Nonmajor University-Wide Requirements
for B.S. in Environmental Resource Management

Students must complete CSU general education and other university-wide requirements in addition to major requirements to be awarded a baccalaureate degree. A few courses in most majors simultaneously meet a university-wide requirement. The following university-wide requirements are not automatically met in the course of completing major requirements for the B.S. in Environmental Resource Management.

  1. First-Year Experience for CSUB Entering Freshman: CSUB 101 (2 units)
  2. Two American Institutions courses: U.S. History and US/California government
  3. Foreign Language Proficiency (2 years of high school language or 1 college course)
  4. Three courses in CSU General Education Area A: A1 (Speaking and listening), A2 (Reading and writing), and A3 (Writing-critical thinking)
  5. All CSU General Education Area B requirements can be met through completion of major requirements. e.g., B1/B3 Life Science: BIOL 103; B2/B3 Physical science (GEOL 205) and B4 Mathematics (MATH 140)
  6. Three courses in CSU General Education Area C selected from three different areas: C1 (Art or performing arts), C2 (Foreign languages), C3 (History), C4 (Literature), and C5 (Philosophy and religious studies)
  7. One course in CSU General Education Area D selected from D1 (Anthropology), D4 (Psychology), or D5 (Sociology). Note: Area D3 is covered by the American Institutions requirement (US/California government) and Area D2 is covered in the major (Econ 201)
  8. One courses satisfying the Upper Division General Education Theme 2 requirement (Arts and Humanities). Note: Theme 1 (Natural Sciences and Technology) is covered in the major (SCI 351B or SCI 352B). Theme 3 (Social and Behavioral Science also is covered in the major (ECON 370 or PPA 340).
  9. The Graduation Writing Assessment requirement (GWAR) is covered in the major (COMM 304).
  10. One Gender, Race, and Ethnicity requirement (GRE) course

Major Requirements for the
B.S. in Environmental Resource Management (ERM)
(2009-2011 CATALOG)

1. Computer and Statistical Skills (2 courses)
     MATH 140 Elementary Statistics
     One of the following:
          CMPS 120 Computer Skills & Concepts I
          MIS 200 Software Productivity Tools
2. Communication and Management Skills (3 courses)
     COMM 304 Technical & Report Writing
     MGMT 430 Negotiation, ADR, and Conflict Management
     One of the following:
          MGMT 300 Organizational Behavior or
          MGMT 460 Total Quality Management Environmental or
          PPA 465 The Art and Science of Supervision
3. Life Science (2 courses)
     Two approved life science courses.
     Courses from the following are recommended:
     BIOL 103 Principles of Ecology and
     SCI 370A Human Biology; or BIOL 250 & 255 Human Anatomy and Physiology
4. Physical Science (5 courses)
     CHEM 101 College Level Chemistry
     CHEM 150 General, Organic and Biochemistry I
     GEOL 201 Physical and Historical Geology or GEOL 205 Environmental Geology
     SCI 360B Water and the West
     SCI 360A Energy and Technology
5. Environmental Policy Analysis (4 courses)
     ECON 201 Essentials of Microeconomics
     PPA 340 Policy Networks
     ECON 370 Environmental Economics
     One of the following:
          ECON 320 Introduction to GIS or
          ECON 395 Economic Geography or
          ECON 453 Cost Benefit Analysis or
          PPA 430 Parks, Public Lands, and the Environment
6. Law and Compliance (4 courses)
     PPA 325 Introduction to Administrative Law and Bureaucracy
     PPA 450 Contract Management
     INST 420 Electronic Legal Research Methods
     One of the following:
          ERM 300 Health and Safety Compliance or
          ECON 404 Law and Economics or
Science or Math Elective
7. Senior Seminar (1 course)
     ERM 490 Senior Seminar

8. Concentration (4 Courses)
     Complete one of the following concentrations.

     AERA Energy LLC Concentration in Occupational Safety and Health Management
          ERM 301 Introduction to Occupational Safety & Health Management (4)
          ERM 302 Advanced Occupational Safety & Health Management (4)
          ERM 310 Hazardous Materials Management (5)
          ERM 320 Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals (5)

     Land Use Planning and Policy Concentration
          One of the following:
               ECON 320 Introduction to GIS
               ECON 395 Economic Geography

          Three courses selected from the following or approved by the advisor:
          SOC 367 Urban Sociology
          ECON 390 Regional Economic Analysis
          PPA 479 Urban Planning and Public Policy
          ANTH 415 Cultural Resource Management
          PSYC 332 Environmental Psychology
          BEHS 321 Community Politics

Customized Emphasis
          Students may complete an advisor-approved individualized program of study consisting of at least 17 quarter units.


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