Dear PoE students:

As a reminder, Spring Quarter 2012 registration begins Friday, February 17, 2012. Please review the information below regarding courses that will be offered Spring Quarter 2012 and how they will fulfill environmental studies major requirements.  If you have a quick question or you think there is an error with your degree audit, please e-mail poeadv@uw.edu.  If you would like to make an appointment to see an adviser, please check the online adviser calendars first, then e-mail poeadv@uw.edu with your preferred date and time.

Best,

PoE Student Services

Environmental Studies Core:

ENVIR 100 (Interdisciplinary Foundations)

• Co-taught by Peter Kahn and Kristi Straus
• No prerequisites! I&S/NW credit!
  
• If you enjoyed this course, tell your friends/neighbors/classmates!

ENVIR 200 (Communication and Information)

• Taught by Andrew Rose or Frederica Helmiere
• Prerequisites: 2.0 in ENVIR 100 and an English Composition course.
• Writing Intensive

ENVIR 300 (Synthesis and Analysis)

• Taught by Megan Styles
• Prerequisites: 2.0 in ENVIR 100, ENVIR 200, and ENVIR 250 (if applicable).
• Writing Intensive
• If you declared the ENVIR major Autumn 2009 or before, you must e-mail poeadv@uw.edu for an add code.  If you declared afterwards, no add code is needed if you meet prerequisites.

ENVIR 490 (Pre-Capstone Seminar: Part I)

• Taught by Sean McDonald
• Prerequisites: 2.0 in ENVIR 300
  
• Must attend PoE capstone symposium: May 21-23 from 1:30-5:30 p.m.

ENVIR 492 (Post-Capstone Seminar: Part III)

• Taught by Sean McDonald
• You will be added when you have successfully completed ENVIR 491 (this will occur the week of March 19)
• Must attend PoE capstone symposium: May 21-23 from 1:30-5:30 p.m.

If you declared Autumn 2010 or after, please use the following as a guide.  If you declared before Autumn 2010, your major requirements will vary slightly — please see an adviser with questions.

Foundational (Biology):

BIOL 180 (Introductory Biology)

BIOL 200 (Introductory Biology)

• This course has CHEM 142 and CHEM 152 as prerequisites.

BIOL 118 + 119 (Survey of Physiology + Lab)

ENVIR 280 (Natural History: Knowing Our Non-Human Neighbors) – FIELDTRIPS!  NEW!

• This course counts towards the second biology course requirement for Environmental Studies majors.  All Environmental Studies majors must take BIOL 180 and a second biology course.  This course counts as the second biology course.
• For Environmental Studies minors: this course can count towards Perspectives and Experiences – Natural Sciences.
  

Foundational (Chemistry):

CHEM 142 (General Chemistry)

Foundational (Statistics):

STAT 220 (Basic Statistics)

STAT 311 (Elements of Statistical Methods)

• This course has one quarter of pre-calculus/calculus as a prerequisite.

Q SCI 381 (Intro to Probability and Statistics)

• This course has one quarter of pre-calculus/calculus as a prerequisite.

Foundational (Other Quantitative Methods):

ENVIR 495A (Environmental Pedagogy: How to Teach the Environment) NEW!

ESRM 250 (Intro to GIS in Forest Resources)

• This course is restricted to ESRM majors during Period 1

ESRM 430 (Hyperspatial Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management)

GEOG 360 (Principles of GIS Mapping)

Foundational (Earth Systems Literacy – Land, Water, Atmosphere):

OCEAN 200 + 201 (Intro to Oceanography + Lab)

Foundational (Values and Cultures):

ENVIR/ESRM/ECON 235 (Intro to Environmental Economics)

ENVIR/PHIL 243 (Intro to Environmental Ethics)

Perspectives and Experiences Courses:

• Please see: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/perspexp.html
  

COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS:

• If you find a course that you think should count towards an environmental studies major or minor requirement but is not showing up on the list, you must submit an online course substitution petition:https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/poeadv/148320