Program Proposal FormB. Date of Submission to College Dean:

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1 D --=-- SACRAMENTO STATE ENVSB Program Proposal FormB Academic Group (College): SSIS Date of Submission to College Dean: --~ - Academic Organization (Depanment): ENVS Requested Effective: Fall_, Spring_X_, Department Chair: Jeffery A. Foran Contact if not Department Chair: Anne Montgomery Title of the Program (Please be specific; indicate minor. undergraduate or graduate degree. etc.): Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies (undergraduate) Type of Program Proposal: --x- Modification in Existing Program: x Substantive Change _Non-Substantive Change _ Deletion of Existing Program New Programs _Initiation (Projection) of New Program on to Master Plan _New Degree Programs _Regular Process Fast Track Process Pilot Process - _New Minor, Concentration, Option, Specialization, Emphasis _ New Certificate Program PLEASE NOTE: Form B is to be used only as a Cover Form. Additional information is requested for each of the above as noted in the corresponding procedure in the Policies and Procedures for Initiation, Modification, Review and Approval of Courses and Academic Programs found at: httq:// resources/qolicies and Qrocedures/Course and Program ProQosals/AQQrovalProc ess.html

2 Briefly describe the program proposal (new or change) and provide a justification: The proposed program changes are intended to provide consistency, clarity, and a more appropriate learning experience for students who wish to pursue the BA in Environmental Studies (ENVS). Courses that are no longer offered have been deleted, prerequisites that are not needed or have not been enforced have been deleted, course sequences have been modified to ensure appropriate content sequencing, and courses that will enhance the student experience and achievement of program learning outcomes have been added. Required units have been clarified. We have also proposed new course sequence labels that provide clarity for the required and elective courses of the ENVS BA degree. Partner departments have been consulted about, and have approved changes that affect those departments. There are no costs associated with the proposed changes. Following are the proposed changes: 1) BIO 2 has been removed as a required lower division course (it can still be taken by ENVS students with permission of the major advisor, and will fulfill the lower level course requirements). BIO 2 has become an intensive cellular/molecular biology course intended for biology and pre-med majors; as such, it is not suitable for ENVS majors. We have worked with the Biology faculty to identify BIO 10 (accompanied by its laboratory component - BIO lsl) as the second level Biology course most appropriate for ENVS majors. BIO 10 achieves the prerequisite for BIO 160, another BIO course required of ENVS majors. ENVS and BIO faculty agree that BIO 1 followed by BIO 10 is the appropriate biology course sequence for the ENVS major. 2) CHEM la has been removed as a lower division course (it can be still taken by ENVS students with permission of the major advisor, and will fulfill the lower level course requirements). CHEM la has become an intensive inorganic chemistry course intended for chemistry and pre-med majors; as such, it is not suitable for ENVS majors. We have worked with the Chemistry faculty to identify CHEM 6A as the chemistry course most appropriate for ENVS majors. CHEM 6A meets all prerequisites for courses throughout the ENVS curriculum and ENVS and chemistry faculty agree that CHEM 6A is the appropriate chemistry course for the ENVS major. 3) ENVS 12 - Joy of Garbage, has been deleted. This course has not been offered in several years and is no longer available. 4) ENVS Contemporary Environmental Issues, has been moved to a environmental science elective (Section C in the revised curriculum), as it is an upper level course that is similar to ENVS 130, 144, 149, 151, 158, and 163. It is not suitable as a required course in the curriculum. 5) ENVS The title for ENVS 120 has been changed from Quantitative Methods for Environmentalists to Quantitative Methods for Environmental Science. Our courses are intended to be offered to students with varied interests and who will pursue jobs in a variety of fields and professions. "Environmentalists" implies a very specific vocation and does not convey the flexibility desired in all ENVS courses. We are also restricting this course to Environmental Studies majors and minors. This course is a bottleneck course for ENVS students, is required for the degree, is constantly over enrolled, and is frequently filled by non-majors. We do not have the ability to offer additional sections of ENVS 120; therefore, restricting this course to ENVS majors and minors is absolutely necessary to ensure that majors and minors are able to complete their degrees in a timely fashion. 6) ENVS This course will be offered for majors and minors only. This course is a bottleneck course for ENVS students, is required for the degree, is constantly over enrolled, and is frequently filled by nonmajors. We do not have the ability to offer additional sections of ENVS 120; therefore, restricting this course to ENVS majors and minors is absolutely necessary to ensure that majors and minors are able to complete their degrees in a timely fashion. 7) Prerequisites for ENVS 111, 120, 128, 130, 171, and 190 have been changed (presented with Form A). 8) ENVS Environmental Studies Seminar has been added to the required courses for the BA degree. The ENVS faculty believes that this general seminar course is highly valuable and will give all ENVS students a broad exposure to an array of pertinent environmental issues. 9) ENVS 199 has been moved from the upper division required courses to Section E - other courses. This course has become confusing and students have enrolled in it thinking that they were enrolling in the required internship (ENVS 195) or thesis (ENVS 190). By moving this course to section E, we have made it available as an elective per instructor permission, consistent with its intent, and we have removed the source of confusion for students wishing to enroll in the internship or thesis courses.

3 Program Proposal Form B - Page 2 Justification for changes to the BA degree in Environmental Studies 10. ENVS 299 has been removed. This is a graduate-level course and the ENVS program no longer has a graduate lewel m or degree. 1'3 1?f.{ 11. ENVS/S been added to the list of interdisciplinary electives (section D). This course is taught by sociology; is co-listed with sociology, and is available to all ENVS students as an elective. It is presently listed as SOC 128 for the BA degree and as it is cross listed with ENVS, it should be listed as ENVS/SOC Required units have been changed to be consistent with the number of units required consistent with the proposed program changes.

4 Approvals: Date: University Committee: Date: Assoc Dean for Undergraduate Studies or Dean for Graduate Studies: Date: Proposed Changes: Proposed changes are highlighted Proposed Catalog Copy Current Catalog Copy 11/08/2012 Units required for Major: 65 Units required for Major: Requirements- Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements- Bachelor of Arts Degree A. Required Lower Division Courses (23 units) A. Required Lower Division Courses (24 units) (5) BIO 1 Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (5) BIO 1 Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (3) BIO 10 Biological Concepts (1) BIO 15L Laboratory Investigations in Biology (BIO 9, BIO 10 or BIO 20.) (5) BIO 2 Cells, Molecules and Genes (BIO 1, CHEM 1A) (5) CHEM 6A Introduction to General Chemistry (5) CHEM 1A General Chemistry I (High school (One year high school algebra; high school chemistry and college algebra; sufficient chemistry recommended.) performance on the college algebra diagnostic test, or equivalent, or minimum grade of "C" in CHEM 4) (3) ECON 1 B Introduction to Microeconomic (3) ECON 1 B Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis Analysis (3) ENVS 10 Environmental Science (3) ENVS 10 Environmental Science OR ENVS 12 The Joy of Garbage OR ENVS 110 Contemporary Environmental Issues (3) GEOG 1 Physical Geography: The Distribution (3) GEOG 1 Physical Geography: The Distribution of Natural Phenomena OR of Natural Phenomena OR GEOL 10 Physical Geology GEOL 10 Physical Geology B. Required Upper Division Courses: (30 units) B. Required Upper Division Courses: (41-45 units) (3) BIO 160 General Ecology (BIO 10 or both BIO 1 (3) BIO 160 General Ecology (BIO 1 O or both BIO 1 and BIO 2; STAT 1) and BIO 2; STAT 1) (3) ENVS 111 Environmental Ethics (ENVS 10) (3) ENVS 111 Environmental Ethics (ENVS 10, ENVS 110 or equivalent recommended) (3) ENVS 112 International Environmental (3) ENVS 112 International Environmental Problems (GWAR certification before Fall 09, or Problems (GWAR certification before Fall 09, or WPJ score of 80+, or 3-unit placement in ENGL WPJ score of 80+, or 3-unit placement in ENGL

5 109 M/W, or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X or WPJ score 70/71 and ENGL 109X) (3) ENVS 120 Quantitative Methods For Environmental Science (STAT 1; must be an ENVS major or minor.) (2) ENVS 121 Field Methods in Environmental Science (BIO 160, CHEM 1A, or CHEM 6A or concurrent enrollment; must be an ENVS major or minor.) (3) ENVS 122 Environmental Impact Analysis: CEQA and NEPA (3) ENVS/GOVT 128 Environment and the Law (3) ENVS/GOVT 171 Environmental Politics and Policy (Instructor 109 M/W, or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X or WPJ score 70/71 and ENGL 109X) (3) ENVS 120 Quantitative Methods For Environmentalists (Ability to manipulate algebraic expressions (Math 9 or 11 ). For Environmental Studies majors ENVS 111 or instructor (2) ENVS 121 Field Methods in Environmental Science (BIO 160, CHEM 1A, or CHEM 6A or concurrent enrollment; or instructor (3) ENVS 122 Environmental Impact Analysis: CEQA and NEPA (3) ENVS/GOVT 128 Environment and the Law (ENVS 110, ENVS 111 or instructor (3) ENVS/GOVT 171 Environmental Politics and Policy (ENVS 111 or instructor (1) ENVS 187 Environmental Studies Seminar (3) ENVS 190 Senior Thesis (Completion or substantial completion of all lower and upper division ENVS courses prior to enrollment. Instructor permission.) (3) ENVS 195 Environmental Studies Internship (Instructor (3) ENVS 190A_Environmental Policy Thesis or 1908 Environmental Quality and Social Justice Thesis (GWAR Certification before Fall 09, or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X) (3-6) ENVS 195 Environmental Studies Internship OR ENVS 199 Special Problems OR ENVS 299 Special Problems: Individual Study C. Environmental Science Electives (6 units) ENVS 110 Contemporary Issues in Environmental Studies (Instructor permission.) ENVS 130 Environmental Toxicology (CHEM 6A or instructor ENVS 144 Sustainability in the Tropics ENVS 149 Agroecology ENVS 151 Restoration Ecology ENVS 158 Wetlands Ecology ENVS 163 Ethnoecology (Instructor ENVS 130 Environmental Toxicology (CHEM 1A, CHEM 6A or instructor ENVS 144 Sustainability in the Tropics ENVS 149 Agroecology ENVS 151 Restoration Ecology ENVS 158 Wetlands Ecology ENVS 163 Ethnoecology (Instructor D. Interdisciplinary Electives (6 units)

6 ECON 110 Cost Benefit Analysis (ECON 1 B) ECON 123 Resource Economics (ECON 18) ECON 162 Energy Economics (ECON 1 B) ENVS 124 Social Justice in Interdisciplinary Perspective (Sophomore standing or instructor ENVS/HIST 165 American Environmental History ECON 110 Cost Benefit Analysis (ECON 1 B) ECON 123 Resource Economics (ECON 18) ECON 162 Energy Economics (ECON 1 B) ENVS 124 Social Justice in Interdisciplinary Perspective (Sophomore standing or instructor ENVS/HIST 165 American Environmental History ENVS/SOC 138 Environmental Sociology GEOG 147 Urban Geography GEOG 148 Urban and Regional Planning GEOG 149 Transportation Geography (GEOG 141 or GEOG 147 or GEOG 148 or instructor GEOG 161 California's Water Resources GOVT 180 California State and Local Government RPTA 148 Experiential Education in Outdoor Recreation Settings OR RPTA 153 Environmental Interpretation and Outdoor Education GEOG 147 Urban Geography GEOG 148 Urban and Regional Planning GEOG 149 Transportation Geography (GEOG 141 or GEOG 147 or GEOG 148 or instructor GEOG 161 California's Water Resources GOVT 180 California State and Local Government RPTA 148 Experiential Education in Outdoor Recreation Settings OR RPTA 153 Environmental Interpretation and Outdoor Education SOC 138 Environmental Sociology E. Other Electives (permission of instructor) (1-3) ENVS 199 Special Problems