Sustainability Minor

Requirements

• Upper Division Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives

• BIOL 315 - Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
• BUSI 385 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 310 - Argumentation and Debate Credit Hours: 3
• ECON 300 - Environmental Economics Credit Hours: 3
• GOVT 300 - Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 315 - New York State History Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 335 - History of Farming, Famine and Fraud Credit Hours: 3
• HUMN 325 - Nature and Culture Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 320 - Environmental Literature Credit Hours: 3
• SUST 300 - Sustainable Design & Planning Credit Hours: 3
• SUST 305 - Energy and Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
• SUST 310 - Environmental and Social Justice Credit Hours: 3
• SUST 485 - Sustainability Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 15

Minors - Academic Policy Guidance

• Only students enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program may pursue a minor.
• A student may petition for the minor to be added to their academic record upon successful completion of all courses required for the minor or when the student petitions to graduate.
• The student must earn a GPA of 2.0 in all courses applied to the minor.
• In compliance with federal and state financial aid regulations, courses for the minor may not be eligible for financial aid. Students should be full-time before registering for any courses for the minor.
• Cross registration is not available for courses required for a minor.
• A maximum of 9 credits may be recorded as transfer credit.
• A maximum of 9 credits may overlap with the student’s major course of study.
  • Courses that apply as unrestricted electives do NOT count as overlapping credit.
  • Restricted major electives DO count as overlapping credit.