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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Sustainable Systems Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Corporate Sustainability Systems
Sample Plan: Corporate Sustainability Sys Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
SSM 1004 - Sustainable Systems Management Orientation : 1.0 cr
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
SSM 2003 - Systems Thinking: Development and Applications in Sustainability : 3.0 cr
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics : 3.0 cr
APEC 1251 - Principles of Accounting : 3.0 cr
APEC 3611W - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
ESPM 3601 - Sustainable Housing--Community, Environment, and Technology : 3.0 cr : TS
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
SSM 4407W - Sustainable Manufacturing Principles and Practices : 3.0 cr : WI
SSM 4407W fulfills the Interdisciplinary Learning Requirement
ESPM 3603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3604 - Environmental Management Systems and Strategy : 3.0 cr
MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
SSM 4504W - Sustainable Products Systems Management : 3.0 cr : WI
SSM 4504W fulfills the Experiential Learning Requirement (
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
ESPM 3602 - Regulations and Corporate Environmental Management : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3605 - Recycling: Extending Raw Materials : 3.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3607 - Natural Resources Consumption and Sustainability : 3.0 cr : GP
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
CEGE 3501 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering : 3.0 cr : ENV
HSCI 3244 - Nature's History: Science, Humans, and the Environment : 3.0 cr : HIS, ENV
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
SSM 4506W - Sustainable Systems Management Capstone : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :2.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr