Sustainable Communities requires a minimum of 79-80 credits to complete the major. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the major. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements. [On-campus only major]
Take 16 credits from the following lists of courses:
AGRI, CSS, FW & RNG courses are provided by Oregon State University (OSU) on Eastern Oregon University’s Campus. Enrollment for the course is through OSU, students must be an active student at OSU to enroll.
CSS 305 - Principles of Soil Science credits: 4
FW 325 - Global Crises in Resource Ecology Credits: 3 [winter term even yrs]
AGRI 299 - Critical Issues Oregon Ag/Nat Resources Credits: 3 [spring term] Course has field trips to OSU research stations
Students may choose one of the following history courses:
Students may choose one of the following OSU rangeland courses:
RNG 341 - Rangeland Ecology & Management Credits: 3 [fall term] Course has required field trips
RNG 355 - Desert Watershed Management Credits: 3 [winter term even years]
RNG 421 - Wildland Restoration/Ecology Credits: 5 [spring term odd years] Course has required field trips (Prereqs: RNG 341 & CSS 305)
Total credits required for major: 79-80
Last EPCC update - November 2022 (Name change to Sustainable Communities from Sustainable Rural Systems)
Previous EPCC update March 2021 to removed concentrations - see 2022-2023 Academic Program Checksheets for checksheet for summer 2022 through spring 2023
POLS 351 course removed from check sheet options because course was deleted spring 2022