Requirements for the ESRM: General Pathway

All pathways in ESRM require the same set of ESRM Core courses, UW General Education requirements, and fundamental Science, Math, and Social Science course content.  The only distinction is in the final set of upper division course requirements (40-55 credits, depending on the pathway chosen and the classes selected within that pathway).

ESRM: General Pathway-Specific Requirements

ESRM: General requires 45 credits of upper- division courses from within the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (ESRM and SBSE courses) or from a list of approved courses outside of SEFS.  There are some specific requirements of those 45 credits:

• 25-45 credits must be from 400-level courses.  You can select up to 20 credits of non-400-level courses if you want instead.
• A maximum of 10 credits can be from the ESRM Elective List of applicable classes from outside the department (see below), or courses approved via SEFS Course Petition.
  • PLEASE NOTE:  The elective list is new for the degree audits as of Autumn 2025, and we are still building out this elective list.  If you have courses that you think should be added, please let SEFS Advising know.  We are trying to reduce the number of elective petitions students need to submit.
• A maximum of 10 credits can be from the Q SCI Elective List below.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Q SCI courses are on both the Q SCI Elective List and the ESRM Elective List, which means you can complete up to 20 Q SCI credits as part of your degree.

ESRM Elective List of courses from outside the department (10 credits Max) – please let SEFS Advising know if you have additions to propose

Spots in These Courses for ESRM Students are Not Guaranteed and are Subject to All Registration Restrictions the Department in Question May Have In Place

Some of these Courses May Have Course Prerequisites that you Must Complete Before You Are Eligible to Register

Q SCI Elective List (10 credits Max)