The Environmental Studies and Sustainability program at Sierra College provides students with the opportunity to meet the requirements to transfer to four-year colleges in the environmental fields including Environmental Studies and Environmental Science. The program provides students with a common interdisciplinary base with which to address issues of environmental health, sustainability, and global stewardship. Students will have the opportunity to apply principles from a range of scientific fields including the physical, life and social sciences as well as technical skills utilized in ecosystem assessment and the expanding field of solar energy.
The program is developing several degree track options, along with a photovoltaics technician certificate. A three course sequence in photovoltaic installation and design will be implemented in the fall of 2009.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SUSTAINABILITY
A.S. Degree
Successful completion of the Environmental Studies and Sustainability curriculum will prepare students for transfer to four-year colleges or universities. The major has been designed to meet lower-division requirements for Environmental Studies and Environmental Science majors at transfer institutions. In all cases students should consult with counselors to select courses which meet general education and transfer major requirements. Students must fulfill program requirements and all Associate Degree Requirements for the A.S. degree.
DIVISION OFFICE: V 211
FACULTY: K. Gilbert
LIAISON COUNSELORS: E. Farrelly