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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Sustainable Systems Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Energy Systems
Sample Plan: Energy Systems 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: 16.0 cr
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
SSM 2003 - Systems Thinking: Development and Applications in Sustainability : 3.0 cr
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BBE 2201 - Renewable Energy and the Environment : 3.0 cr : TS
BBE 3033 - Material and Energy Balances in Biological Systems : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3601 - Sustainable Housing--Community, Environment, and Technology : 3.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3607 - Natural Resources Consumption and Sustainability : 3.0 cr : GP
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ESPM 3603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis : 3.0 cr
HSCI 3244 - Nature's History: Science, Humans, and the Environment : 3.0 cr : HIS, ENV
Elective :2.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BBE 3043 - Biological and Environmental Thermodynamics : 3.0 cr
BBE 4733 - Renewable Energy Technologies : 3.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3602 - Regulations and Corporate Environmental Management : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3605 - Recycling: Extending Raw Materials : 3.0 cr : TS
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
SSM 4407W - Sustainable Manufacturing Principles and Practices : 3.0 cr : WI
SSM 4407W fulfills the Interdisciplinary Learning Requirement
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
APEC 3611W - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
SSM 4504W - Sustainable Products Systems Management : 3.0 cr : WI
SSM 4504W fulfills the Experiential Learning Requirement
SSM 4506W - Sustainable Systems Management Capstone : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr