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Environmental Science
Associate in Science for Transfer
The development of the Associate in Science in Environmental Science for Transfer Degree (AS-T in Environmental Science) helps transfer students focus on the core prerequisite courses and supports them as they move toward their goal in transferring to a four-year institution. Students who complete this degree will satisfy lower-division general education and major requirements for transfer to a CSU in Environmental Science program.— Show Full Program Details
Environmental Science Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2021-2022. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Understand the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and explain how thermodynamics underpins living systems.
- Discuss sources of air, land, and water pollution, including management and legislation that helps to mitigate their impacts on the ecosphere.
- Diagnose the concept of sustainability, from local through global scales.
- Analyze the impacts of modern technologies on living and non-living systems, including the health of human and non-human animals.
- Relate population growth with environmental issues.
- Diagram how water and key chemical elements (e.g., carbon, etc.) cycle throughout the earth system.
- Describe the history and current use of fossil fuels; debate the challenges associated with their use and the relevance of alternative forms of energy (including nuclear) in the modern energy landscape.
- Describe the properties, conservation, and role of soil in agriculture, including how water is consumed and managed throughout the anthroposphere.