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IMPORTANT NOTE

The requirements below apply to those students with a year. Students are required by to follow the major (and minor) requirements found in the catalog in effect at the time they declared their first major. To find your catalog year, please visit your Grades and Academic Records found in and access the that matches your catalog year.

Students interested in the UEP major are encouraged to take UEP 101 during their first year. It is also recommended to take POL 101 and ECON 101 by the end of the sophomore year. 

Though not required for the major, students are also encouraged to take environmental science courses in the Geology department such as: GEO 150, GEO 245, and GEO 255.

Placement Information

No placement exams are specifically required for the UEP major.

Sample 4-Year Plan


Fall

Spring

Year 1

  • Fall FYS course

  • UEP 101

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • Spring FYS course

  • POLS 101 or ECON 101

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

Year 2

  • UEP 300

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • Core Requirement (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

Year 3

  • UEP Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

Year 4

  • UEP 410

  • UEP Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • UEP 411

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

  • General Elective (4 units)

Curricular Notes

  • It is highly recommended that students enroll in UEP 101 during their first year.

UEP Transfer Student Advice

Transfer Course Limit for Transfer Students: No Limit

Designated Transfer Adviser


Expected preparation for transfer students wanting to major in UEP:

  • Transfer students intending to start Occidental as rising juniors should have completed the equivalent of ECON 101 and POLS 101 before enrolling.


General advice for transfer students wanting to major in UEP:

  • All transfer students should complete their Methods requirement during their junior year and prior to the start of senior comps in the fall of their senior year. 

  • Transfer students should have completed the equivalent of ECON 101 and POLS 101 by the end of their sophomore year.


What courses should a transfer student take during their first semester at Occidental?

  • Rising Juniors starting in the fall of their junior year, must register for the 8-unit Organizing class in their first semester. To do this, students must talk with Claire Cahen (instructor) or Sylvia Chico (administrator) during the summer to ensure an internship placement.

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Urban & Environmental Policy Institute

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