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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Sustainable Systems Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Integrated B.S. Sustainable Systems Management/M.S. Bioproducts & Biosystems Science, Eng & Mgmt
Sample Plan: Integrated B.S SSM/M.S. BBSEM - Sample Plan
Total Credits: 136.0
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: 17.0 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
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
Specialization Course 1.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ESPM 3601 - Sustainable Housing--Community, Environment, and Technology : 3.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3607 - Natural Resources Consumption and Sustainability : 3.0 cr : GP
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Specialization Course 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 18.0 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
SSM 2003 - Systems Thinking: Development and Applications in Sustainability : 3.0 cr
SSM 4407W - Sustainable Manufacturing Principles and Practices : 3.0 cr : WI
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 18.0 cr
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
SSM 4504W - Sustainable Products Systems Management : 3.0 cr : WI
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
BBE 8001 - Seminar I : 1.0 cr
BBE 8013 - Parameter Estimation in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering : 3.0 cr
Integrated Program Course 2.0 cr
Integrated Program Course 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
SSM 4506W - Sustainable Systems Management Capstone : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Specialization Course 3.0 cr
BBE 8002 - Seminar II : 1.0 cr
Integrated Program Course 3.0 cr
Integrated Program Course 3.0 cr