Nov 03, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Policy Minor

Special Topics and other courses may be substituted with the prior approval of the Chair for Environmental Science & Policy

Requirements for a Minor in Environmental Policy

Required Courses: 18 cr

ENSC101L - Introduction to Environmental Issues 3 Credit(s) ²
ENSC202L - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 Credit(s) ³
OR
POSC202L - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 Credit(s) ³
ENSC230L - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
ENSC305L - Environmental Economics 3 Credit(s) ^1,3
OR
ECON305L - Environmental Economics 3 Credit(s) ^1,3
ENSC420L - Environmental Planning 3 Credit(s) ^1,3
OR
POSC420L - Environmental Planning 3 Credit(s) ^1,3
ENSC425L - Environmental Law 3 Credit(s)

Electives: 3 cr

Options:

a. Choose three elective credits related to the Minor with approval of Chair of Environmental Science & Policy

ENSC210L - Introduction to Geology 3 Credit(s)
ENSC212L - Introduction to Geology Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
ENSC230L - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
ENSC315L - Natural History of the Hudson Valley 3 Credit(s)
BIOL211L - Plant Biology 4 Credit(s)

b. Complete a three-credit internship with approval of Internship Coordinator of Environmental Science & Policy

Total Credit Requirement for a Minor in Environmental Policy: 21 cr

¹ Prerequisite courses required beyond those listed under Required Courses
² Counts for Core/LS Natural Science
³ Counts for Core/LS Social Science