Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Climate Scholars

Program Requirements:

Build a Community of Scholars:

Participation in an approved community building activity. Students register for CLIM 110 each semester of the program.

CLIM 110 - Climate Scholars Community Credit(s): 0

Fundamental Climate Change Knowledge:

Minimum grade of C+ or higher. Take one of the following:

GEOG 215 - Understanding Climate Change Credit(s): 3
GEOG 341 - Climate and Climate Change Credit(s): 3

Deepen/Broaden Climate Knowledge:

Minimum grade of C+ or higher. Take one of the following:

ANTH 331 - Culture and Global Climate Change Credit(s): 3
ANTH 332 - Global Environmental Sustainability Credit(s): 3
ANTH 357 - Climate Refugees and Environmental Displacement Credit(s): 3
ENEP 426 - Climate Change Policy Credit(s): 3
GEOG 229 - Climate Change and Food Security Credit(s): 3
GEOG 342 - Bioclimatology Credit(s): 3
GEOG 412 - Physical Climatology Credit(s): 4
GEOG 416 - Storytelling in the Climate Crisis Credit(s): 3
GEOG 417 - Seminar in Climate Change Credit(s): 3
GEOG 419 - Climate Change Adaptation Policy & Practice Credit(s): 3
GEOG 440 - Polar Meteorology & Oceanography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 458 - Paleoclimatology Credit(s): 3
GEOG 475 - Satellite Climatology Credit(s): 3
MAST 409 - The Ocean and Climate Change Credit(s): 3
MAST 439 - Renewable Energy & Climate: Law, Regulation and Environment Credit(s): 1-3 (3 credits required)
MAST 462 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3
MAST 488 - Climate Change Economics Credit(s): 3
SPPA 415 - Moving the Needle on Local Climate Policy Credit(s): 3

Work with Communities:

Participate in the Climate Scholars Community Engagement Project.

CLIM 301 - Climate Scholars Community Engagement Project Credit(s): 0

Climate Change Solution:

Participate in an approved climate change solution project.

CLIM 401 - Climate Challenge Solution Project Credit(s): 0

Last Revised for 2024-2025 Academic Year