Sustainability Studies (BA)

State Guaranteed General Education Requirements (31 credits)

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• Communication (GT-CO1, GT-CO2)
  2 courses (6 credits):
  ◆ ENG 121 - English Composition I (GT-CO1)  
  ◆ ENG 122 - English Composition II (GT-CO2)  
   
• Mathematics (GT-MA1)
  1 course (3 credits):
  ◆ MAT 120 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1)  or higher
  Credits over 3 will be added to the electives
   
• Arts & Humanities (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4)  
  2 courses (6 credits):
  ◆ PHI 218 - Environmental Ethics (GT-AH3)  
  Plus 3 additional credits from GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4  
   
• History (GT-HI1)  
  1 course (3 credits)
  ◆ HIS 207 - American Environmental History (GT-HI1)  is recommended
   
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3)
  1 course (3 credits), select from:
  ◆ ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1)  
  ◆ ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1)  
  ◆ ECO 245 - Issues in Environmental Economics (GT-SS1)  
   
• Additional Arts & Humanities, History, or Social and Behavioral Sciences course
  Must have a minimum of 15 credits from these areas combined
  1 course (3 credits), select a course from the following categories:
  GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4  
  GT-HI1  
  GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3  
   
• Natural & Physical Sciences (GT-SC1)
  2 courses (7 credits), one of which must be ENV 101, from:
  ◆ BIO 111 - General College Biology With Lab (GT-SC1)  
  ◆ BIO 105 - Science of Biology (GT-SC1)  
  ◆ ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science (GT-SC1)  
  Credits over 7 will be added to the electives

Sustainability Studies Program Requirements (47 credits)

•    SUS 300 - Foundations of Sustainability 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 301 - Systems Thinking & Sustainability 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 310 - Ecology & Sustainability 4.0 Credits
•    SUS 311 - Integrated Sustainability Science 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 320 - Literature for Change 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 321 - Leadership, Ethics, & Social Responsibility 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 330 - Sustainable Economics 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 331 - Cultural & Place-Based Equity 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 410 - Conservation Biology 4.0 Credits
•    SUS 416 - Careers & Professional Skills in Sustainability 2.0 Credits
•    SUS 420 - Writing for Sustainability 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 421 - Fostering Sustainable Behaviors 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 430 - Sustainable Business 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 431 - Social Entrepreneurship 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 489 - Sustainability Capstone 4.0 Credits

Colorado Mountain College Requirements (8 credits)

• Communication Requirement

• ✽ COM 115 - Public Speaking 3.0 Credits

• OR

• ✽ COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 3.0 Credits

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• Cultural Competency Requirement

•     Select 3 credits from CMC’s Cultural Competency Course List  
   

• Wellness Requirement
  Select at least 2 credits from:

• ✽ HWE 100 - Human Nutrition 3.0 Credits
• ✽ HWE 111 - Health & Fitness 3.0 Credits
• ✽ Transfer-level PED/OUT/DAN   courses
   

Electives (34 credits)

• Sustainability program upper-division (300 - 400 level) electives 9.0 credits
  See suggested list below.
   
• Sustainability program open (100 - 400 level) electives 25.0 credits
  See suggested list below.

No PED 100-249 or PED 275 courses allowed to fulfill elective requirements.

It is highly recommended that students seek academic advising in their degree planning.

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  Students are encouraged to consider courses that lead to completion of the Business Emphasis  or the Certificate of Completion in Permaculture Design . Upper-division electives can be selected from Sustainability Studies program offerings as well as from other programs. Following is a list of suggested upper-division sustainability courses:
   

•    SUS 322 - Foodshed Sustainability 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 324 - Colorado in Literature 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 325 - Energy Systems & Sustainability 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 340 - Environmental Chemistry 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 341 - Sustainable Agriculture 4.0 Credits
•    SUS 346 - Creative Sustainability 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 350 - Permaculture Design I 3.0 Credits
•    SUS 351 - Permaculture Design II 4.0 Credits
•    SUS 375 - Special Topics in Sustainability 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
•    SUS 387 - Sustainability Internship 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
•    SUS 391 - Field Experience in Sustainability 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
•    SUS 440 - Watershed Science & Land Use Impacts 3.0 Credits

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  Students may take a wide variety of lower-division courses to fulfill elective credit requirements. The following courses are particularly relevant to students planning to complete a B.A. in Sustainability Studies:

   

• ◆ ECO 101 - Economics of Social Issues (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
• ◆ GEY 135 - Environmental Geology w/ Lab (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
• ◆ HUM 123 - The Modern World (GT-AH2) 3.0 Credits
• ✽ HUM 137 - Wilderness & the American Ethic 3.0 Credits
•    NRE 214 - Environmental Issues & Ethics 3.0 Credits
• ◆ PHI 205 - Business Ethics (GT-AH3) 3.0 Credits
• ◆ SOC 207 - Environmental Sociology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
• ✽ SUS 101 - Introduction to Sustainability 3.0 Credits
• ✽ SUS 201 - Issues in Sustainability 3.0 Credits

Total Credits Earned

State Guaranteed General Education Requirements (minimum 31 credits)
CMC Requirements (8 credits)
Bachelor of Arts Sustainability Program Requirements (47 credits)
Upper-division Electives, 300-400 level (9 credits)
Sustainability Program Open Electives, 100-400 level (25 credits)
Total Credits Earned (minimum 120 credits)

Note:

◆ State Guaranteed Transfer Course

✽ Applies to CMC AA/AS/AGS Degrees

Not all programs/courses are available at every campus and may require travel to another campus or access via distance learning (IVS, hybrid, or online).