Advising: Frequently Asked Questions
(1) Is the minor limited to students in the social sciences and humanities?(2) Can I have an EPC minor if I am an Environmental Sciences major?
(3) What is the connection between the EPC minor and the Environmental Sciences major?
(4) How do I get to pre-register for courses which fulfill the minor requirements?
(5) What if I don't have the pre-requisites for a particular course on the EPC list of approved courses?
(6) As an upper class student, am I too late to complete the minor?
(1) Is the minor limited to students in the social sciences and humanities?
The focus of the minor, itself, is in the social sciences and the humanities. But the minor is open to all undergraduates, Whatever their major or majors.
(2) Can I have an EPC minor if I am an Environmental Sciences major?
This combination is certainly possible. But it may not be as
desirable as some other combinations. Perhaps an Environmental
Sciences major might do better minoring (or having a second
major) in political science or international studies, for example.
A student considering an Environmental Sciences/EPC combination
should also consider the alternatives
(3) What is the connection between the EPC minor and the Environmental Sciences
major?
At this time the two programs are administratively separate. Environmental
Policy and Culture is a new program, and Environmental Sciences is undergoing
major changes. We hope and expect that the programs will be complementary.
Students are likely to share many courses.
(4) How do I get to pre-register for courses which fulfill the minor requirements?
Pre-registration is complicated because departments have different policies
for pre-registration. Courses for the EPC minor are in fourteen separate
departments and programs. For some limited enrollment courses, a fixed
number of slots will be available for EPC students. For other courses,
students will be able to enroll after majors have pre-registered, but before
general registration. EPC minors will receive e-mail advisories on pre-
registration each quarter.
(5) What if I don't have the pre-requisites for a particular course on the EPC list of approved courses?
Then you should choose another class. If you wish to take
Environmental Economics, for example, you had best have the
economics prerequisites. But social science and humanities
students occasionally assume that science and engineering classes
have formidable pre-requisites. This is often not the case for
science and engineering courses on the EPC list.
(6) As an upper class student, am I too late to complete the minor?
If a student has taken a number of environmental policy and
culture courses before the minor was created, and it is not
possible to complete all the courses before graduation, it may
be possible to count other courses taken, which are not on
the current course list.
