Jul 30, 2025  
DRAFT 2025-2026 SCRIPPS CATALOG 
    
DRAFT 2025-2026 SCRIPPS CATALOG

Environmental Analysis Major (EA)


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Course requirements may differ slightly depending on both the chosen EA Track and the chosen College( e.g. PZ or PO). Please be sure to check with the Scripps EA Major Advisor    as you plan your courses.

Requirements for the Major


1. Introductory Core

2. One Specialized Field in which to develop a course plan

3. A Senior Thesis (one- or two-semester) for the EA Tracks; a Clinic Thesis (EA190) or Thesis Seminar (EA191)

EA Tracks


EA Majors Tracks through Pitzer or Pomona must specify a Track and develop a course plan in close consultation with a faculty member in that Track at the chosen College (e.g., PZ or PO).

Required EA Core Courses:

  • The following core courses 
  • EA 010  PZ
  • EA 030  L KS
  • EA 086 PZ or POLI 136 PO 

And one of the following:

Tracks at Pitzer College:

  • Must take one (1) additional Natural Science course as part of the EA Core in consultation with an EA major advisor or a DNS Environmental Science faculty member (e.g. BIOL 044L KS, CHEM 014L KS, CHEM 070L KS, EA 055LA KS, EA 055LB KS, EA 055LC KS, or other approved courses).
  • The Environment and Society Track and the Environmental Policy Track require a minimum total of 11 courses, including the four (4) EA Core courses.
  • The Sustainability and the Built Environment Track requires a minimum total of 12 courses, including the four (4) EA Core courses.
  • Must enroll in the Pitzer EA Senior Thesis Seminar and complete a Senior Thesis in EA.

Tracks at Pomona College:

  • Eleven courses plus the 3-course EA Core Courses are required for the major.
  • Senior Thesis or Thesis Clinic at Pomona
  • All EA majors completing Senior Thesis projects must work in close consultation with their First and Second Readers, whom they should choose prior to the end of their Junior Year. First and Second Readers are faculty members in the chosen Track or faculty doing related work. For EA majors taking the Thesis Clinic course (EA190), the First Reader is the course instructor, and the Second Reader must be a Scripps faculty member.

 

Honors Requirements


To be considered for departmental honors in Environmental Analysis, a student must:

  • Achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.67 in courses in the major;
  • Complete a one-or two-semester thesis project in which the student has demonstrated excellence by making a significant contribution to the progress of the research and by producing a thesis document judged to be of honors quality by the department;
  • Present an oral progress report at the end of the first semester of a two-semester thesis and a poster at the conclusion of either a one- or two-semester thesis in which the student clearly explains the rationale for the project and the conclusions that were drawn, engages the listener, and knowledgeably answers questions; and

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