HCLAS - 4-Year Schedule - Sustainability Studies BA

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

THE SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES BA MAJOR AN 8-SEMESTER STUDY GRID

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This is simply an example of what 8 semesters might look like for incoming First-Year students. Shown below are major requirements and university general education requirements. If you declare your major later, or are a Transfer Student, your grid will look considerably different. Your course choices may vary. Note that you will complete one of your NS Distribution requirements taking GEOL 005 and that many of the SBLY Degree Elective courses will fulfill distribution requirements in the BH, HP, CC, and CP categories (see HU Bulletin for a complete list).

Up to 6 credits of Distribution courses may be taken during Study Abroad.

At least 15 semester hours in the major field of study must be taken at Hofstra.

SBLY 105 (Seminar) must be taken before SBLY 110 (Studio), usually in Fall and Spring of senior year.

SBLY 180 (Internship) may be completed during Summer or January sessions.

FIRST YEAR Fall WSC 001 SBLY 001 – Our Sustainable World (IS) LT/AA/CP (Humanities Distribution) Foreign Language MA (Math)

Spring WSC 002 SBLY 002 – Sustainability Planning and Policy (IS) LT (Literature) Foreign Language BH (Soc/Anthro/Eco/PoliSci)

Summer/January Sessions*

Spring Advanced SBLY elective LT/AA BH/HP Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective

Notes

SECOND YEAR Fall GEOL 005 Environmental Geol. (NS) HP (Hist/Reli/Phil) Foreign Language Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective

THIRD YEAR Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester or an entire academic year; not restricted to Junior Year.* Fall Degree Elective Course Cross Cultural Elective (CC) Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective

Spring Degree Elective Course SBLY 180 (Internship) MA/CS/NS Elective Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective

Notes For complete list, see HU Bulletin May be taken in summer or January Math, Computer Science, or Nat. Sci.

Spring SBLY 110 (Studio) Degree Elective Course Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective

Notes Capstone courses – senior year For complete list, see HU Bulletin

FOURTH YEAR Fall SBLY 105 (Seminar) Degree Elective Course Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective

For more information and to meet your faculty, visit our Department website at: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/geol/sbly/index.html https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/geol/sbly/sustainability-programs.html Why study SUSTAINABILITY? https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/geol/sbly/sustainabilityresearch.html What can I do with a SUSTAINABILITY degree? https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/geol/sbly/sustainability-careers.html

NOTES Foreign language must be taken up to completion of level 3 or placement above.

Some Degree Requirement courses (AP/IB/Transfer) taken prior to Hofstra can count toward the major. Degree Requirement courses taken prior to your first year can count toward general education requirements or elective credits, whether taken at Hofstra or transferred in.

You are not required to take Summer or January courses (for which there is no financial aid). You can complete your degree of 124 credits with 5 3-credit courses every semester provided you take an additional 4 credits during your time at Hofstra or transfer in AP or other pre-college credits. Note that you can take up to 17 credits per semester without paying additional tuition. Some courses such as math, physics, and chemistry are 4 credit courses.

Also, you may consider taking the 3 credit January Session study abroad program in the GalĂ pagos Islands and Ecuador (additional tuition and program fees) or doing additional internship or independent research projects.

We encourage SUSTAINABILITY students to participate in internships, independent research, or other forms of experiential learning by requiring all students to complete an internship and an independent study project as part of their degree coursework.

Students who wish to stay at Hofstra and earn a MASTERS DEGREE in SUSTAINABILITY may elect to enter the 5-year program. Students begin taking graduate courses during their senior undergraduate year and complete their MA degree after one additional year of graduate study. *In addition to going on study abroad for either semester in their third year, students can go for the entire academic year in their third year, for a semester in their second or fourth years, or for a short-term program in the summer or during the January break.