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2025-2026 Edition
The goals of the Environmental Science program are to: 1) meet the needs of students who are majoring in one of the diverse fields encompassed by environmental science, and 2) provide options for students fulfilling general education science requirements.
Awareness of the issues of environmental quality and environmental justice are increasingly important in business, industry, and government.  The growing human population and increasing consumption of resources are creating unprecedented pressures on our planetary life support systems.  Within the human population, socioeconomically and politically disenfranchised communities oftentimes suffer the consequences of polluted environments when compared with more advantaged communities.  This uneven, inequitable environmental landscape is viewed through the lenses of environmental racism, environmental justice, and multiculturalism.
Environmental Science Majors need to complete an interdisciplinary set of core requirements that provide a basic understanding of the physical, biological, and social sciences and the relevance of these sciences to environmental processes and issues.  In addition, the coursework will prepare students for related baccalaureate majors, including: biology, chemistry, engineering, geography (including emphasis in geographic information systems (GIS)), geology, mathematics, oceanography, and physics.  For non-majors, the program’s goal is  to educate students to make better-informed choices about key environmental and health issues.
The Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing the AS-T are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major.
To earn this Environmental Science AS-T degree, students must meet the following requirements:
Completion of the following major requirements with a minimum grade of "C" (or "P").
Certified completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), which requires a minimum of 34 units; and
Completion of a minimum 60 Cal-GETC transferrable semester units with a minimum “C”  grade required in each course. A “C” is defined as a minimum of 2.0 grade points on a 4.0  scale.
Students planning on transferring to a four-year institution and major in Environmental Science should consult with a counselor regarding the transfer process and lower division requirements.
Course List
Code
Title
Units
Required Courses:
BIOL 205
Cell and Molecular Biology
CHEM 150
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151
General Chemistry II
ENVSCI 100
Introduction to Environmental Science
One Course Sequence from the Following: (4 units)
GEOL 101
GEOL 111
Introduction to Physical Geology
and Introduction to Physical Geology Laboratory
GEOG 110
GEOG 111
Physical Geography
and Physical Geography Laboratory
or
GEOG 111H
Physical Geography Laboratory - Honors
STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
or
STAT C1000H
Introduction to Statistics - Honors
or
ECON 208
Business and Economic Statistics
or
PSYC 105
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
MATH 250
Single Variable Calculus I
or
MATH 141
Business Calculus
ECON 201
Principles of Microeconomics
or
ECON 201H
Principles of Microeconomics - Honors
PHYSIC 202
PHYSIC 203
Physics I
and Physics II
Course List
Code
Title
Units
Major Total
40
Total Units That May Be Double Counted
13
General Education (Cal-GETC) Units
34
Total Units
60
See Section on Degree, Certificate, and Transfer Information for additional information on the Associate Degrees for Transfer.
To earn an SBVC Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) students must complete the following General Education (GE) pattern:
Cal-GETC - California General Education Transfer Curriculum
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
Analyze the interaction between natural and social systems and subsequent impacts on sustainable development, environmental policies, environmental justice, and racial justice.
Synthesize the fundamentals of sociology, biology, chemistry, Earth sciences, mathematics, physics, and other social and natural sciences within a framework of human-environment interactions with an emphasis on racial equity and social justice.
Critically interpret and assess environmental news and trends, including green technologies and career opportunities, national and international environmental policies, resource exploitation and conservation, global climate change, sustainable development, and human health within the context of racial equity and social justice.
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