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How to Choose Your Path

You’ll choose what you study to earn a Bachelor’s degree that’s meaningful to you. Some students decide their programs as they go, while others chart their course in advance.

Aim for both breadth and depth; explore fields that may be related or that may seem very distant. You'll be surprised at what you discover.

If you're new to college, look for programs where you can gain a foundation, build key skills, and broaden your knowledge (FR only, FR-SO, or FR-SR).

If you already have a foundation in this field, look for programs with intermediate or advanced material (SO-SR, JR-SR, or FR-SR). These programs may include community-based learning and in-depth research. Some of these programs have specific prerequisites; check the description for details.

Talk to an academic advisor to get help figuring out what coursework is best for you.

Planned offerings for 2019–20
Class Standing Quarters Offered Credits
Alaska Wrangell Mountains Summer Field Studies SO-SR
  • Summer
 16
Deserts JR-SR
  • Winter
 16
Ecological Dynamics SO-SR
  • Spring
 16
Ecology, Genetics, and Biodiversity of Riparian Ecosystems JR-SR
  • Fall
 16
Field Ecology JR-SR
  • Spring
 16
Field Ornithology: Thinking Like a Mountain - Avian Ecology in the Cascades FR-GR
  • Summer
 8
Forests JR-SR
  • Fall
 16
Foundations of Ecology FR-SR
  • Fall
 8
General Biology: Cells, Populations, and Ecosystems FR-SR
  • Winter
  • Spring
 16
Introduction to Environmental Studies: Water FR-SO
  • Fall
 16
Island Ecology and Evolution JR-SR
  • Fall
 16
Picturing Plants JR-SR
  • Spring
 16
Plant Chemical Ecology: The Secret Life of Plants JR-SR
  • Winter
 16
Practice of Organic Farming: Culture and Agriculture (Fall) FR-SR
  • Fall
 16
Practice of Organic Farming: Culture and Agriculture (Summer) FR-SR
  • Summer
 16
Practice of Organic Farming: Entrepreneurial Culture and Agriculture FR-SR
  • Spring
 16
Snow Ecology SO-SR
  • Winter
 16
Student-Originated Studies: Food and Agriculture SO-SR
  • Winter
 16
Planned offerings for 2020–21
Class Standing Quarters Offered Credits
Ecology of Grazing and Grasslands in the Pacific Northwest FR-SR
  • Spring
 16
Environmental Analysis SO-SR
  • Winter
  • Spring
 16
Field Ecology JR-SR
  • Spring
 16
Field Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Conservation JR-SR
  • Spring
 16
Food, Health, and Sustainability SO-SR
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Spring
 16
Forests JR-SR
  • Fall
 16
General Biology: Cells, Populations, and Ecosystems SO-SR
  • Fall
 16
Introduction to Environmental Studies: Water FR-SR
  • Fall
  • Winter
 8, 16
Introduction to Plant Biology FR-SR
  • Spring
 8
Plant Ecology and Physiology JR-SR
  • Winter
 16
Practice of Organic Farming (Spring) SO-SR
  • Spring
 16
Practice of Organic Farming: Culture and Agriculture (Fall) FR-SR
  • Fall
 16
Science, Story, and Sustainability: The Quest for a Flourishing Earth SO-SR
  • Fall
  • Winter
 8
Shaped by the Sea, Shaped by the Hand: Marine Biology and 3D Art FR-SO
  • Fall
  • Winter
 16
Student-Originated Studies: Prairie Conservation JR-SR
  • Spring
 16
The Fungal Kingdom JR-SR
  • Fall
  • Winter
 16