This interdisciplinary minor draws on the resources and expertise of several departments. Students enrolling in the environmental policy minor should have normally completed a minimum of 30 credits of course work and be in good academic standing.

The following rules apply:

• The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits, including at least nine credits in courses at or above the 300 level.
• At least nine credits of the 18 credits required for the minor must be taken in residence at AUS.
• At least six credits of the nine credits at or above the 300 level must be taken in residence at AUS.
• A minimum GPA of 2.00 must be earned in courses completed to satisfy the minor.

Students seeking a minor in environmental policy must successfully complete the following courses or their equivalent. All course prerequisites must be satisfied.

Minor Requirements (9 credits)

• ENV 100 Principles of Environmental Science or ENV 201 Fundamentals of Environmental Science
• ENV 411 Environmental Assessment and Management or ENV 412 Concepts and Models in Environmental Management Systems
• POL 201 Introduction to Political Studies

Minor Electives (minimum of 9 credits)

Students must successfully complete a minimum of nine credits in courses selected from the following list, with a minimum of six credits in courses at the 300 level or above:

• ARC 374 Environmentally Sustainable Design
• BIO 330 Ecosystems Management
• ECO 404 Economics of Environmental and Natural Resources
• ENV 294/394/494 Special Topics in Environmental Sciences
• PHI 309 Ethics and the Environment
• MGT 317 Management for Sustainability
• POL 304 International Organizations
• POL 305 Public International Law
• SOC 302 Environmental Sociology
• SOC 380 Urban Sociology