Foundations & Breadth

• BIO 41 or BIO 43 or BIO 43H or BIO 101 or EARTHSYS 30 or HUMBIO 2A & 2B or
•     EARTHSYS 116
• CHEM 31A & 31B or 31X
• ECON 1
• GS 1A, B, or C or GS 4 or EARTHSYS 117
• MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42
• CME 100 (preferred), or MATH 51 and 52 (MATH 52 not required if CME 100 completed)
• PHYSICS 41, and PHYSICS 45 or GEOPHYS 110
• Statistics: BIO 174H or ECON 102A or STATS 110 or 116 or 141
• EARTHSYS 10
• EARTHSYS 111
• EARTHSYS 112
• EARTHSYS 210A, B, or C (Senior Capstone & Reflection)
• EARTHSYS 210P (Capstone Project)
• EARTHSYS 260 (Internship) 
• WIM: EARTHSYS 200, or another designated WIM course in a related department- must be approved by an advisor. Your WIM course may not also count towards your track or electives, if counted as a WIM.

(These courses must be taken for a letter grade: EARTHSYS 10, 111, 112, 210 A/B/C, 200)

Track

All track courses and electives must be taken for a letter grade. Six track courses and two electives (eight courses total), and the field experience are required for the Oceans track.

Physics of the Atmosphere and Climate

Choose One:

• CEE 63: Weather and Storms
• EARTHSYS 146A (preferred): Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: The Atmospheric Circulation

Physics of the Ocean

Choose One:

• EARTHSYS 164: Introduction to Physical Oceanography
• EARTHSYS 146B: Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: The Ocean Circulation
• (EARTHSYS 146B can be taken in addition to EARTHSYS 164 and would count as an elective.)

Spatial Analysis

• EARTHSYS 141: Remote Sensing of the Ocean

Biological Oceanography

Choose one:

• BIOHOPK 163H: Oceanic Biology
• EARTHSYS 151 (preferred): Biological Oceanography

 (*EARTHSYS 151 and 152 should be taken at the same time.)

Marine Chemistry

• EARTHSYS 152: Marine Chemistry

Human Dimensions

Choose One:

• BIOHOPK 173H: Marine Conservation Biology
• EARTHSYS 175: California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law

Field Experience

Choose at least one:

• 1 quarter at Stanford @ SEA
• 1 quarter abroad at BOSP Australia
• 1 quarter at the Hopkins Marine Station

*Courses taken during Stanford @ Sea and BOSP Australia cannot be substituted for track requirements but can count toward electives.

Electives

TWO additional courses at the 100-level or above are required. Electives allow students to personalize their Earth Systems curriculum by pursuing higher-level courses offered in their focus area, or by incorporating new academic perspectives. Each must be a minimum of 3 units. See program staff for listing of possible electives.

Track Updated 8/2015