The minor is open to all students (except B.S. in Earth and Environmental Sciences and B.A. in Earth and Environmental Studies majors), but it is primarily designed for students in the natural sciences and engineering who wish to explore interdisciplinary problems and broaden their studies to include the application of their fields to understanding the Earth system.

NOTE: All of these courses have prerequisites. Students pursuing the minor should plan to fulfill all prerequisites prior to enrolling in these courses.

Requirements for the Minor

A. Earth System Science 51, 53, 55, or Earth System Science 60A, 60B, 60C,

B. Four electives from the following (at least two must be Earth System Science courses):

• all four-unit upper-division Earth System Science courses except 114, 116, and 198 or H198 (199 or one quarter of H199A-B-C may count only once toward the elective requirement);
• Chemistry 51A and 51LA, 51B and 51LB, 51C, H52A and H52LA, H52B and H52LB, H52C, 130A, 130B, 130C,131A, 131B, 131C;
• Physics 51A, 51B, 115A, 120, 134A, 137, 144, 145;
• Mathematics 2D or 2J (may be counted only once), 3A or 6G, 3D, 105A, 112A, 115, 131A, 131B, 131C;
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) 91, 130A, 164, 180, 185;
• Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) 156, 162, 171, 172, 176, 178;
• Biological Sciences 93, 94, 98, D105, E106, E167, E178, E179, E179L, E186, E189, M133;
• Criminology, Law and Society C148;
• Planning, Policy, and Design 133, 136, 138, 139;
• Public Health 161;
• Computing Skills (one of the following may be counted toward degree): Information and Computer Science 21, Engineering EECS10, Engineering MAE10, Physics 53, or an approved programming course.