Overview

A minor in Urban Sustainability complements degree programs and disciplines across the academic spectrum.  The minor helps students to engage their diverse backgrounds to develop sustainable and resilient solutions to pressing issues affecting society, organizations, the environment, and the world. The minor is open to students of all majors.

Program Requirements

The Minor in Urban Sustainability, available for students in any fields, consists of 15 units. A minimum of 12 units must be distinct from the core requirements in the student’s major. A maximum of 3 units may overlap with the electives in the student’s major. Students must get approval from an advisor in the minor department in order to declare a minor. It is essential that this advisor verify that the courses used to satisfy the minor are aligned with the criteria stated above. Students may double-count only six units. Minimum C grades are required in all courses taken to complete the minor program. The minor will be noted on the transcript if the minor requirements are completed by the time all degree requirements are met.

Admission Requirements

To declare this minor, a student must meet the following requirements.

• 4 GE basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D.
• Scored satisfactory on placement examination or graded C or better in either MATH 1040   or (MATH 1081   and MATH 1083  ) or (MATH 1082   and MATH 1083  ) or (ESM 1082   and MATH 1083  ). 
• In addition, the following prerequisites must be graded with C or better: (CHEM 1000   or CHEM 1010   or CHEM 1040  ) and MATH 2110   and (PHYS 1100   or (PHYS 1560   and PHYS 1570 ) or PHYS 2100 ). 
• Students must get approval from the Civil Engineering Dept. in order to declare the minor.

 Learning Outcomes