UT Dallas 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Sustainability Planning and Policy (BS)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH		Semester 2 - Spring	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH
030 Core			030	3		010 Core			010	3
060 Core			060	3		030 Core		GEOG 2302	030	3
070 Core			070	3		EPPS 2301	1, 2		090	3
ECON 2301	1, 2		8090	3		GISC 2309			090	3
EPPS 2307	1, 2		2090	3		MATH 1325	1, 2, 3		2090	3-4
or GISC 2307	1, 2		2090			or MATH 2413	1, 2, 3		2090
or GEOS 2307	1, 2		2090			or MATH 2417	1, 2, 3		2090
EPPS 1110				1
Total				16		Total				15-16

Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH		Semester 4 - Spring	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH
040 Core			040	3		060 Core			060	3
ECON 2302			8090	3		070 Core			070	3
EPPS 2302	1, 2		090	3		ECON 3310				3
GEOG 3331				3		GEOG 3372				3
or EPPS 3331						GEOG 3377				3
or ENVR 3331						or PA 3377				3
GISC 3336			2090	3
or EPPS 3336			2090
or ENVR 3336			2090
Total				15		Total				15

Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH		Semester 6 - Spring	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH
050 Core			050	3		PA 3333				3
GEOG 3357				3		PSCI 4304				3
IPEC 3349				3		PPOL 4305				3
PA 3382				3		GISC 4382				3
or SOC 3382				3		GISC 4386				3
GISC 4325				3		or EPPS 4386
or GEOS 4325				3		or ENVR 4386
Total				15		Total				15

Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH		Semester 8 - Spring	Notes	Preferred	Core	SCH
GISC 4384				3		PA 4357				3
ECON 4333				3		Sustainability Policy				3
ECON 4324				3		Free Elective				3
or IPEC 4324						Free Elective				3-4
or PPOL 4324						Free Elective				0-2
or PSCI 4324
Free Elective				3
Free Elective				3
Total				15		Total				13-14

NOTES:

1	Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2	A Major requirement that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
3	Incoming and transfer students may need to complete the necessary 1000-level mathematics course, i.e., MATH 1314, prior to taking MATH 1325 or MATH 2312 prior to taking MATH 2413.

Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation

This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.

Updated: 2025-05-15 11:15:46 v3.adf713