Course Entrance Requirements
Depending upon your interests and choice of AOE, you should have completed the majority of certain entrance requirements before enrolling in the program. Any outstanding course entrance requirements are identified during the initial application review, and verified at admission. You will be expected to complete entrance deficiencies at the earliest possible time. Entrance Requirements follow; courses listed are UC Davis equivalents. Short descriptions are printed in the General Catalog, which is available from the UCD Bookstore at (530) 752-6846 or: http://bookstore.ucdavis.edu
Please note that the course designations listed below correspond to UC Davis courses. For additional information, they are linked to the on-line catalog.
- Introductory Biology: 2 courses from the following options: Biological Science 1A, B, C Principles of Biology, Botany, Zoology or Biological Sciences
- Introduction to Chemistry: 2 courses: General Chemistry 2A,B*
- Physical Science: a choice of - 2 courses in Physics, Physics 1A,B Principles of Physics; or one upper division course in a physical science. Approved courses include: Atmospheric Science 110; Environmental Science and Policy 110; Hydrology 122 or 124; Soil Science 100, 107, 208 or 209.
- Calculus: Mathematics 16A Short Calculus or Mathematics 21A Calculus
- Statistics: Statistics 13 Elementary Statistics or Statistics 102 Introduction to Probability Modeling and Statistical Inference
- Introduction to Ecology: ESP 100 General Ecology or EVE 101 Introduction to Ecology. It's very important that this requirement is satisfied prior to entrance in the program, it is required for Ecology 200 A,B courses, normally taken in the first year
*Note: Students that choose either the Environmental Policy or Human Ecology Area of Emphasis are only required to complete one course in Introductory Chemistry. In addition, they may substitute one course in social science such as micro- or macro-economics for one chemistry or physics requirement.