The undergraduate minor in environmental policy and planning requires a minimum of 18 s.h., including 12 s.h. in University of Iowa courses numbered 3000 or above. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.

For help in selecting courses, students should contact the department secretary to request an advisor for the minor. Students may apply a maximum of 6 s.h. toward both the minor in environmental policy and planning and any major or minor in the departments of Anthropology, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, or Political Science.

The minor in environmental policy and planning requires three core courses plus three courses from the student's choice of track: the planning track or the policy track. Students may not use a course to satisfy more than one requirement of the minor.

Core Courses

All students complete three core courses.

Students also complete coursework in a single track, choosing three courses from either the planning track list or the policy track list below.

Planning Track

Policy Track

Sample Plan of Study

Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor. For additional sample plans, see MyUI.

Environmental Policy and Planning, Minor

a

Choose one course from ANTH:2261, ANTH:3103, GEOG:3300, NAIS:1290.

b

Students must complete three courses from either the policy track or the planning track; see the General Catalog for list of approved courses.