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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Sustainable Systems Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Sustainable Products Business Management
Sample Plan: Sustainable Products Business Mgmt 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
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
SSM 1004 - Sustainable Systems Management Orientation : 1.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BBE 1002 - Biorenewable Resources : 3.0 cr : TS
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
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BBE 2201 - Renewable Energy and the Environment : 3.0 cr : TS
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
SSM 2003 - Systems Thinking: Development and Applications in Sustainability : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ACCT 2051 - Introduction to Financial Reporting : 4.0 cr
APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics : 3.0 cr
MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management : 3.0 cr
MKTG 3001 - Principles of Marketing : 3.0 cr
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ESPM 3603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis : 3.0 cr
FINA 3001 - Finance Fundamentals : 3.0 cr
SSM 3503 - Marketing of Bio-based Products : 4.0 cr
SSM 4407W - Sustainable Manufacturing Principles and Practices : 3.0 cr : WI
SSM 4407W fulfills the Interdisciplinary Learning Requirement
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
ESPM 3601 - Sustainable Housing--Community, Environment, and Technology : 3.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3605 - Recycling: Extending Raw Materials : 3.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3607 - Natural Resources Consumption and Sustainability : 3.0 cr : GP
SSM 4504W - Sustainable Products Systems Management : 3.0 cr : WI
SSM 4504W fulfills the Experiential Learning Requirement
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HSCI 3244 - Nature's History: Science, Humans, and the Environment : 3.0 cr : HIS, ENV
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BBE 4302 - Biodegradation of Bioproducts : 3.0 cr
SSM 4506W - Sustainable Systems Management Capstone : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr