ENVS 449: Northwest Energy Systems Transitions

Environmental Studies · 4 credits

This course explores the technological, policy, and social changes underway to transition from a fossil fuel based energy system to a low-carbon system, including altering the ways in which we use energy, generate electricity, and fuel transportation systems. Emphasis will be on the Pacific Northwest and Columbia River basin. Also offered as ENRG 449.

Offered in 6 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

ENRG 350 or ENVS 350 or PLSC 350 or UEPP 350

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

ENRG 350 Energy Policy and Politics
requires PLSC 250 or MGMT 271 or UEPP 261 or ENVS 305
- PLSC 250 The American Political System
- MGMT 271 Law and the Business Environment
- UEPP 261 Planning the American City
- ENVS 305 Introduction to Environmental Studies II: History and Policy
  requires (ENVS 201 or MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 156 or MATH 240 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55) and ENVS 303
  - ENVS 201 Understanding Environmental Information
    requires MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or MATH 106 or MATH 107 or MATH 108 or MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70
    - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
      requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
    - MATH 106 Quantitative Reasoning
    - MATH 107 Mathematical Reasoning and Its Applications
      requires MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or MATH 112 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 145 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 25 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2
      - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra (shown above)
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
        MATH 099 Introductory Algebra (shown above)
        MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
        MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
    - MATH 108 Math Applications & Reasoning
      requires MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or MATH 112 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 145 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 25 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2
      - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra (shown above)
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
      - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra (shown above)
      - MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
      - MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II
      requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
      requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
        requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
        MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
      requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
    - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
    - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
      - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
    - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra (shown above)
    - MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
      requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
    - MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
      requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II
    requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
    requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
  - MATH 240 Introduction to Statistics
    requires MATH 112 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 147 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
  - ENVS 303 Introduction to Environmental Studies I: Human Ecology and Ethics
    requires ENG 101 or WWU English Clearance and (ENVS 203 or HNRS 215 or GEOL 211 or HNRS 212) and (ENVS 204 or ECON 206 or ESCI 325 or BIOL 325)
    - ENG 101 Writing Your Way Through WWU
    - ENVS 203 Physical Geography
    - HNRS 215 Colloquium in Physical Geography
    - GEOL 211 Physical Geology
      requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
      - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
      - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
      - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
        requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
      - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
    - HNRS 212 Colloquium in Geology
      requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
      - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
      - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
      - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
      - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
    - ENVS 204 Human Geography
    - ECON 206 Introduction to Microeconomics
      requires MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 124 or MATH 118 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
      - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
      - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
      - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
    - ESCI 325 Fundamentals of Ecology
      requires BIOL 206 and (CHEM 123 or CHEM 163 or CHEM 225)
      - BIOL 206 Introduction to Organismal Biology w/lab
        requires BIOL 205 and (CHEM 122 or CHEM 162 or CHEM 126 or CHEM 176) and (CHEM 123 or CHEM 163 or CHEM 225)
        BIOL 205 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology w/lab
        requires BIOL 204 and (CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 125 or CHEM 175) and (CHEM 122 or CHEM 162 or CHEM 126 or CHEM 176) (continues on its page)
        CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
        requires CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 (continues on its page)
        CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors
        requires CHEM 175 (continues on its page)
        CHEM 163 General Chemistry III
        requires CHEM 122 or CHEM 162 (continues on its page)
        CHEM 225 General Chemistry III, Honors
        requires CHEM 126 or CHEM 176 (continues on its page)
      - CHEM 163 General Chemistry III
        requires CHEM 122 or CHEM 162
        CHEM 162 General Chemistry II (shown above)
      - CHEM 225 General Chemistry III, Honors
        requires CHEM 126 or CHEM 176
        CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors (shown above)
    - BIOL 325 Ecology
      requires BIOL 321 and (PHYS 114 or PHYS 161 or HNRS 211)
      - BIOL 321 Genetics
        requires BIOL 327 and (BIOL 340 or MATH 240 or ANTH 355 or BNS 301 or ESCI 340)
        BIOL 327 Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
        requires BIOL 205 and CHEM 351 (continues on its page)
        BIOL 340 Biostatistics
        requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 (continues on its page)
        MATH 240 Introduction to Statistics (shown above)
        BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience
        requires (CHEM 161 or CHEM 175) and (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) (continues on its page)
        ESCI 340 Biostatistical Analysis
        requires (CHEM 123 or CHEM 163 or CHEM 225) and (BIOL 206 or PHYS 163) (continues on its page)
      - PHYS 114 Principles of Physics I
        requires MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
        MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
        MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
        MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
        MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I
        requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
        MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
        MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
      - HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics
        requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
        MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
        MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
ENVS 350 Energy Policy and Politics
requires PLSC 250 or MGMT 271 or ENVS 305
- PLSC 250 The American Political System (shown above)
- MGMT 271 Law and the Business Environment (shown above)
- ENVS 305 Introduction to Environmental Studies II: History and Policy (shown above)
PLSC 350 Energy Policy and Politics
requires PLSC 250 or UEPP 261 or MGMT 271 or ENVS 305
- PLSC 250 The American Political System (shown above)
- UEPP 261 Planning the American City (shown above)
- MGMT 271 Law and the Business Environment (shown above)
- ENVS 305 Introduction to Environmental Studies II: History and Policy (shown above)
UEPP 350 Energy Policy and Politics
requires PLSC 250 or MGMT 271 or UEPP 261 or ENVS 305
- PLSC 250 The American Political System (shown above)
- MGMT 271 Law and the Business Environment (shown above)
- UEPP 261 Planning the American City (shown above)
- ENVS 305 Introduction to Environmental Studies II: History and Policy (shown above)

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Wang, Xi	4	Spring 2022 to Spring 2027
Glosser, Debb	1	Spring 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (6 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	1	22149	Lecture	TR 10:00am-11:50am · MH 103	Wang, Xi	0/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	1	22448	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · MH 105	Wang, Xi	0/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	1	22950	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · BH 221	Wang, Xi	0/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0	23750	Lecture	MW 3:00pm-4:50pm · ES 070	Staff	0/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	1	22518	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · AH 225	Wang, Xi	1/5	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	1	22919	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC	Glosser, Debb	3/15	Face to Face Instruction