Discover the Environmental and Ocean Sciences Curriculum
The Department of Environmental and Ocean Sciences at USD offers students intellectually challenging conceptual training coupled with practical hands-on experience in the field and lab to prepare them for graduate school and diverse environmental career opportunities.
Students can select from the following pathways or programs below:
- Major: Environmental and Ocean Sciences (EOS)
- Environmental Science Pathway, BA or BS
- Environmental Studies Pathway, BA
- Marine Ecology Pathway, BS + required Biology minor
- Minor: Environmental and Ocean Sciences (EOS)
- Minor: Sustainability
- Certificate: Geographic Information Systems
- Open to all majors pursuing an undergraduate degree at USD
- Combined Degree Program, BS/MS or BA/MS
Faculty-student research collaborations may involve summer research programs, local or international field work, and the opportunity to participate in professional conferences or publications. Study abroad programs may satisfy some requirements of the major. Students work with their advisors in completing the checklist of EOS major/minor requirements.
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Read descriptions of our EOS classes on our Courses page!
Program Requirements
Each student declares their major(s) and minor(s) under a single catalog of record that is identified on the student's degree audit (available on Degree Works).
The program requirements below are based on the current course catalog and may not be applicable if a student is declared in an earlier catalog.
Find all previous course catalogs on our Archived Catalogs of Record page.
Questions about our previous Environmental Studies and Policy minor?
Please review the Archived Catalogs of Record or contact us at eos@sandiego.edu.
56-58 units
Environmental Science Pathway (BA)
67-70 units
Environmental Science Pathway (BS)
61-62 units
Environmental Studies Pathway (BA)
60-62 units + 18 units
Marine Ecology Pathway (BS) + required Biology minor
18-19 units
Environmental and Ocean Sciences Minor
18-20 units
Sustainability Minor
Estimates include major preparation courses as well as major requirements.
- EOS Major (BA)
- EOS Major (BS)
- EOS Minor
- Sustainability Minor
- Environmental Studies and Policy Minor
- Combined Degree Program (BS/MS or BA/MS)
- Learning Outcomes