To provide a common background in and understanding of the disciplines involved in environmental study, students take all of these courses. Advanced Placement credit (AP) that appears on the LSA transcript can meet some pre-requisites (as noted below). Please note: all students are required take Chem 130. LSA requirements are indicated in (blue).

1. Introductory Interdisciplinary Course (one of the following)

• Environ/Bio 101 (NS)(BS)
• Environ 110: Global Change I (NS)(BS)
• Environ 111: Global Change II (SS)
• Environ 139: First-Year Seminar in the Environment (ID)
• Environ 201: Ecological Issues (NS)(BS)
• Environ 270: Our Common Future (ID)
• CEE 230: Energy and Environment

2. Introductory Biology Course (choose one of the following)

• Bio 171
• Bio 195 - AP credit accepted

3. Introductory Chemistry (required course)

• Chem 130: General Chemistry (NS)(BS)(QR/2)

4. Introductory Geological Sciences (choose one of the following)

• Geosci 118 and 119: Intro Geology and lab
• Geosci 116: Intro Geology at Camp Davis (NS)(BS)

5. Environmental Social Sciences (choose one of the following)

• Econ 101: Principles of Economics I (SS)(QR/2) - AP credit accepted
• Environ 211: Social Sciences and Environmental Problems (SS)
  Environ 211 is only offered in the winter term and is geared towards first-year and sophomore students. Juniors and seniors need permission from instructor to enroll in this course.
• Environ 290 (Food: The Ecology, Economics and Ethics of Growing and Eating).
  Environ 290 is only offered in Fall and is restricted to Fresh, Soph and Juniors.

6. Calculus 1 (required course)

• Math 115: Calculus I (MSA)(BS)(QR/1) - AP credit accepted

These courses expand students' knowledge of environmental problems and solutions by exposing them to a wide range of natural, social science, and humanistic disciplines. Core courses must be taken for a letter grade, and cannot be graded on a pass/fail basis. Students select one course from each of these six areas (except where noted), at the 200 level or above:

1. General Ecology

• Bio/Environ 281 and Environ/EEB 372
  (Environ/EEB 372 is only offered in the fall term.)
• Bio 381
  (In spring or summer)

2. Analytics

• Stats 265
• Stats 250
• Stats 400
• Stats 405
• Stats 412
• Econ 404
• Econ 405
• IOE 265

3. Culture and Environment

• List of pre-approved courses pre-approved courses(pdf).

4. Natural and Earth Systems Science: Any 200-level or above Natural Science course or concentration advisor approved.

• List of pre-approved courses (pdf).
  Please note: Environ 201 does not meet this requirement.

5. Environmental Social Science (2)

• Choose TWO courses from this list of approved courses (pdf). One must be at the 300-level or above.

6. Senior Capstone Course (see the list of F11 courses sorted by PitE requirements)

The Practical Experience (formerly referred to as Field Experience) is an exploration — an experiential immersion — of theories, practices and techniques that underlie environmental questions and contribute to their resolution. The skills and experience built through the practical experience requirement prove to be important additions to student resumes, as well as providing opportunities to learn more about careers they may be contemplating.

This requirement can be met with any one of the following experiences:

• APPROVED course at a residential field station (e.g. U-M's Biological Station or Camp Davis)
  
• Study abroad field course or program (content must be related to the environment)
  
• Internships: because internships can change from year to year, these opportunities must be PRE-APPROVED by the Program Coordinator before starting the internship. Students must also find a U-M faculty advisor before beginning the internship.

While a research independent study is also a valuable experience, these usually focus on a narrowly proscribed question, however, and are NOT considered broad enough to satisfy the practical experience requirement.

More information on practical experience options and requirements can be found in the Practical Experience section.

To better understand and gain a range of applicable skills in one discipline of environmental study, students take three courses at the 300 level or above, in one of the following specialization areas: Environmental Science, Environmental Social Science, or Culture and the Environment.

Visit the Specialization section for more information and forms.