Sample Four-year Plan for Environmental Sustainability Major (B.S.)
Note: The four-year plan below is for example purposes only. Students should refer to the catalog in effect upon their entry to Viterbo for more specifics on requirements of the core curriculum, major, and degree. Also, some courses have certain semester rotations that may or may not be reflected below. Your advisor will assist you with actual registration planning to accommodate these rotations. For complete information see the current undergraduate catalog.
| Freshman Fall |
16–18 credits |
| VUSM 100 - Franciscan Values and Traditions |
3 |
| ENGL 105 - Accelerated Composition |
4 |
| ENVS 101 - Environmental Science |
4 |
| Fine Arts Elective |
2 |
| Electives |
3–5 |
| Freshman Spring |
16–18 credits |
| MATH 130 - Introductory Statistics |
3 |
| SUST 210 - Foundations in Sustainability |
3 |
| Theological Inquiry |
3 |
| Electives |
7–9 |
| Sophomore Fall |
16–18 credits |
| VUSM 200 - Living in a Diverse World |
3 |
| BIOL 161 - General Biology II |
4 |
| Chemistry, Physics, or Environmental Science Elective |
4 |
| POSC 121 - Introduction to American Government |
3 |
| Electives |
2–4 |
| Sophomore Spring |
16–19 credits |
| SUST 330 - Systems Thinking and Change Management OR SUST 360 - Sustainability Policy, Planning, and Governance |
3 |
| BIOL 251 - Ecology and Evolution |
4 |
| Literature Elective |
3 |
| Fine Arts Elective |
1–2 |
| Electives |
5–7 |
| Junior Fall |
13–15 credits |
| VUSM 300 - Serving the Common Good |
3 |
| SUST 470 - Sustainable Monitoring and Measurement |
3 |
| SUST 420 - Sustainable Organizations OR Environmental Literature |
3 |
| BIOL 317 - Plant Biology OR BIOL 321 - Conservation Biology |
4 |
| Electives |
0–2 |
| Junior Spring |
16–18 credits |
| SUST 330 - Systems Thinking and Change Management OR SUST 360 - Sustainability Policy, Planning, and Governance |
3 |
| GIS Application Course OR POSC 320 - American Public Policy |
3 |
| HIST 354 - American Environmental History |
3 |
| PHIL 302 - Environmental Ethics OR RLST 260 - Servant Leadership |
3 |
| Electives |
4–6 |
| Senior Fall |
15–18 credits |
| VUSM 400 - The Ethical Life |
3 |
| ENVS 400 - Seminar on the Environment OR SUST 495 - Sustainability Capstone Experience |
3–4 |
| SUST 420 - Sustainable Organizations OR Environmental Literature |
3 |
| Electives |
6–8 |
| Senior Spring |
16–18 credits |
| Experiential Learning |
4 |
| GIS Application Course OR POSC 320 - American Public Policy |
3 |
| PHIL 302 - Environmental Ethics OR RLST 260 - Servant Leadership |
3 |
| Electives |
6–8 |