Semester Conversion - Environmental Management and Protection (ENVM)
Cal Poly is moving to the semester system in Fall 2026!
The Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences Department and CAFES Advising are here to support you through the transition from quarters to semesters. Below, you'll find helpful information on course scheduling, typical term offerings, and important course updates
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Your Last Year on Quarters: What to Take and When
It's advised that outside of the prioritized courses, students follow their flowchart as best as they can.
| Students | Prioritize | Hold Off On | Classes Not Being Offered and Substitutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started Fall 2025 |
• NR 140 • NR 142 • SS 120 |
Not applicable |
No new information at this time |
| Started Fall 2024 |
• STAT 217 or 218 • NR 218 • NR 208, BIO 162, BIO 222, BIO 227, or CHEM 128 |
Not applicable | No new information at this time |
| Started Fall 2023 |
• NR 306, NR 305, or NR 304 • NR 335 (or subs listed on DPR) • NR 314 or NR 445 • BRAE 348, ENVE 324, or NR 310 |
• Concentration courses or Approved Electives | No new information at this time |
| Started Fall 2022 |
• 1st Priority - NR 465, NR 416, NR 425, NR 435, NR 404 • 2nd Priority - Approved Elective |
• Free Electives (Non-concentration) | No new information at this time |
Flowcharts
To assist with course planning, the department is designing flowcharts that will help visualize course sequencing. There are different types of flowcharts:
- 3+1 Flowchart: For students who started as first-time freshmen with 3 years on quarters, and 1 year on semesters.
- 2+2 Flowchart: For students who started as first-time freshmen with 2 years on quarters, and 2 years on semesters.
- 1+3 Flowchart: For students who started as first-time freshmen with 1 year on quarters, and 3 years on semesters.
- Transfers Students: Meet with your academic advisor to develop a personalized graduation plan.
For now, flowcharts have not yet been developed for this major. We will send communications through your Cal Poly email and update this section once they are complete.
Course by Course Changes: Quarters to Semesters
On semesters, some courses will change numbers, merge with others, or no longer be offered—check here to see what’s happening to the classes you need.
This document is not yet made available to students. We will send communications through your Cal Poly email and update this section once they are complete.
Terms Typically Offered on Semesters
This chart shows which term a course is planned to be offered under the semester system for Fall 2026 to Spring 2027.
Environmental Management and Protection (ENVM)
MAJOR & CONCENTRATION COURSES
| semester COURSE | QUARTER COURSE EQUIVALENT | Course TItle | OFFERED FALL | OFFERED SPRING | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR 1142 | NR 140 + NR 142 | Environmental Management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 2208 | NR 208 | Dendrology | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 2218 | NR 218 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 3304 | NR 304 | Agroecology | ✔ | ||
| NR 3305 | NR 305 | Forest and Fire Ecology | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 3306 | NR 306 | Natural Resource Ecology and Habitat Management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 3308 | NR 308 | Fire and Society | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 3310 | NR 310 | Global Climate Change | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 3323 | NR 323 | Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 3324 | NR 324 | Social Dimensions of Sustainable Food Systems | ✔ | ||
| NR 3326 | NR 326 | Natural Resources Economics and Valuation | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 3328 | NR 328 | Environmental Leadership and Community Engagement | ✔ | ||
| NR 3335 | NR 335 | Conflict Management in Natural Resources | ✔ | ||
| NR 3360 | NR 360 | Ethnicity and the Land | ✔ | ||
| NR 3363 | NR 363 | Undergraduate Seminar | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 4404 | NR 404 | Environmental Law | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 4408 | NR 408 | Water Resource Law and Policy | ✔ | ||
| NR 4416 | NR 416 | Environmental Impact Analysis and Management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 4442 | NR 314 | Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis | ✔ | ||
| NR 4452 | — | Leadership Seminar on Issues Affecting California | ✔ | ||
| NR 4460 | NR 420 | Senior Project - Watershed Assessment and Protection | ✔ | ||
| NR 4462 | NR 425 | Senior Project - Applied Resource Analysis and Assessment | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NR 4463 | NR 464 | Senior Project - Ecological Restoration | ✔ | ||
| NR 4464 | NR 435 | Senior Project - Environmental Policy Analysis | ✔ | ||
| NR 4465 | NR 465 | Senior Project - Ecosystem Management | ✔ |
SUPPORT COURSES
| Semester course | Quarter course equivalent | course title | offered fall | offered spring | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO 1162 | BIO 162 | Introduction to Organismal Form and Function | ✔ | ✔ | |
| BIO 2222 | BIO 222 | Biodiversity of California | ✔ | ✔ | |
| BIO 2227 | BIO 227 | Wildlife Conservation Biology | ✔ | ✔ | |
| BOT 3311 | BOT 311 | Plants, People and Civilization | ✔ | ||
| BRAE 3348 | BRAE 348 | Energy for a Sustainable Society | ✔ | ✔ | |
| ENVE 3324 | ENVE 324 | Introduction to Air Pollution | ✔ | ||
| CHEM 1120 | CHEM 124, CHEM 125, CHEM 126 | Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties | ✔ | ✔ | |
| CHEM 1122 | CHEM 127, CHEM 128, CHEM 129 | Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity | ✔ | ✔ |