Environmental Science majors are subject to the following rules regarding units and grades.

Unit Requirements

• At least 120 units are required to graduate
• At least 30 upper division units in Environmental Sciences are required. All courses taken to fulfill ES requirements (ES 100, ERG 102, the Human-Environment Interactions class, etc.) count toward the 30 unit minimum.
• At least 36 upper division units OVERALL are required to graduate. Units taken to fulfill the ES requirement of 30 upper division units in the major count as part of the 36 upper division units. In other words, a student must take a minimum of 30 upper division units in Environmental Sciences plus enough upper division units to total 36 units. The remaining units needed to reach 36 upper division units may come from any department, including ES. They may include 198 or 199 course work.
• No more than one third of the total units attempted at Berkeley may be taken Pass/No Pass

Maximum Allowable Units for Certain Kinds of Courses

• No more than four units of physical education activities may apply toward your degree
• No more than 16 units of special studies courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 may apply toward your degree

Grades/Scholarship requirements

• All major requirements must be taken for a letter grade.
• Students must earn at least a:
  1. "C" average (2.0 GPA) in all courses undertaken at UC including UC Summer Session courses and UC Education Abroad Program, but excluding UC Extension courses.
  2. "C" average (2.0 GPA) in all courses required for the ES major.
  3. "C" average (2.0 GPA) in all upper division courses undertaken at Berkeley for the ES major.
     

Residency Requirement

• After 90 units toward the bachelor's degree have been completed, at least 24 of the remaining units must be completed at Berkeley. These 24 units must be completed in the semester in which 90 units are exceeded plus at least one additional semester. Special provisions are made for students in the campus study abroad program. Direct questions about senior residency to the Office of Instruction and Student Affairs, 260 Mulford Hall, (510) 642-0542.

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Environmental Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
260 Mulford Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3100
Phone: 510-643-9479
Fax: 510-643-3132
email: es-help@nature.berkeley.edu

Modification Date: 10/02/2006