Environmental Studies, Associate in Arts (AA)
Associate Degree Graduation Requirements
Complete all of the following:
- All Department Requirements listed below with a “C” or better or “P” in each course (at least 20% of the department requirements must be completed through SBCC).
- One of the following three General Education options:
- OPTION 1: A minimum of 18 units of SBCC General Education Requirements (Areas A-D) and Institutional Requirements (Area E) and Information Competency Requirement (Area F) OR
- OPTION 2: IGETC Pattern OR
- OPTION 3: CSU GE Breadth Pattern
- A total of 60 degree-applicable units (SBCC courses numbered 100 and higher).
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all units attempted at SBCC.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all college units attempted.
- A minimum of 12 units through SBCC.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Department Requirements | ||
| ENVS 110 | Humans And The Biological Environment | 3 |
| ENVS 111 | Environmental Field Studies | 1 |
| ENVS/ERTH 115 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| ENVS/ERTH 115L | Environmental Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| ENVS/ERTH 116 | Energy and Natural Resources | 3 |
| HIST/ENVS 112 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| ENVS 200 | Projects In Sustainability | 2 |
| BIOL 100 | Concepts Of Biology | 4-5 |
| or BIOL 101 | Plant Biology | |
| or BIOL 102 | Animal Biology | |
| or BIOL 103 | Cell and Molecular Biology | |
| CHEM 155 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| ECON 101 | Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| or ECON 101H | Microeconomics, Honors | |
| or ECON 102 | Macroeconomics | |
| or ECON 102H | Macroeconomics, Honors | |
| ENG 110 | Composition and Reading | 4 |
| or ENG 110H | Composition and Reading, Honors | |
| ENG 111 | Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature | 3 |
| or ENG 111H | Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature, Honors | |
| MATH 117 | Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Ethics | 3-4 |
| or PHIL 101H | Introduction To Ethics, Honors | |
| or PHIL 205 | Introduction to Logic | |
| or POLS 132 | Political Thinking | |
| Select one combination from the following: | 3-5 | |
| Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology and Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology Laboratory | ||
| Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology, Honors and Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Physical Oceanography and Introductory Physical Oceanography Laboratory | ||
| Physical Geography and Physical Geography Laboratory 1 | ||
| Physical Geography and Physical Geography Laboratory 1 | ||
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| Introduction To Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Comparative World Cultures | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Introduction to Global Studies | ||
| Global Problems | ||
| American Government And Politics | ||
| International Politics | ||
or POLS 121H | International Politics, Honors | |
| Comparative Politics | ||
| General Psychology | ||
or PSY 100H | General Psychology, Honors | |
| Introduction To Sociology | ||
or SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology, Honors | |
| Select one course from Area 3A of IGETC 2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Units | 54.00-62.00 | |
| 1 | ERTH 141/141L are the same as GEOG 101/101L. |
| 2 |
- Explain how human activities impact the environment and how the environment impacts human society over time.
- Explain the interconnections among the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
- Apply critical thinking to establish connections and evaluate the extent to which human activities degrade, protect, or rehabilitate environmental health.