ESCI 330: Natural History of the Pacific Northwest

Environmental Sciences · 4 credits

A field-oriented introduction to the geology, climate and ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on the biology and the ecology of important organisms. Course includes field trips. This course has been approved for study abroad.

Offered in 18 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

BIOL 101 or HNRS 213 or BIOL 204 or ESCI 225

Prerequisite tree

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

BIOL 101 Introduction to Biology w/lab
HNRS 213 Colloquium in Biology
BIOL 204 Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity w/lab
requires (CHEM 121 or CHEM 161) or (CHEM 125 or CHEM 175)
- CHEM 161 General Chemistry I
  requires MATH 114 or MATH 156 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 115 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 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 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
  - 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
      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
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
      - 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 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 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
      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 (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 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 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 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)
- CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors
  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 Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), 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 MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 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 (shown above)
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
ESCI 225 Beginning Ecology
requires (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 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 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) or MATH 240
- 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
    requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
  - 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 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
  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 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)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (2)

C/AM 430, ENVS 430

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

C/AM 430 Borderlands: Resource Management
ENVS 430 Borderlands: Resource Management

Syllabi and course websites

None listed yet.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Lloyd, T. Abe	13	Spring 2021 to Spring 2027
Green, Gregory	10	Fall 2021 to Spring 2027
Blackie, Barbara	8	Spring 2022 to Spring 2026
McLaughlin, John	3	Fall 2021 to Fall 2023

Every offering in the listed terms (34 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0	20566	Lecture	T 1:00pm-2:20pm · MH 154 W 1:00pm-4:20pm · ES OFC	Lloyd, T. Abe	0/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027	0	23232	Lecture	F 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES OFC W 2:00pm-2:50pm · ES 418	Green, Gregory	0/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	0	13623	Field Experience	T 1:00pm-2:20pm · AH 012 W 1:00pm-4:20pm · AH 012	Lloyd, T. Abe	0/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	2	42642	Lecture	R 1:00pm-3:50pm · MH 156 W 3:00pm-3:50pm · AW 302	Green, Gregory	15/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	01	40448	Lecture	F 1:00pm-3:50pm · AW 302 W 2:00pm-2:50pm · AW 302	Green, Gregory	18/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	9Z1	23664	Lecture	R 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PT	Blackie, Barbara	3/4	Hybrid
Spring 2026	91G	23665	Lecture	R 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PL	Blackie, Barbara	14/13	Hybrid
Spring 2026	0	20619	Lecture	T 1:00pm-2:20pm · CV 103 W 1:00pm-4:20pm · ES OFC	Lloyd, T. Abe	23/22	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	23910	Lecture	T 8:00am-9:20am · CF 226 W 8:00am-11:20am · HU 108	Lloyd, T. Abe	20/22	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	2	43123	Lecture	R 1:00pm-3:50pm · HH 253 W 3:00pm-3:50pm · AH 012	Green, Gregory	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	01	40483	Lecture	F 1:00pm-3:50pm · AH 012 W 2:00pm-2:50pm · AH 012	Green, Gregory	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2025	8K1	30903	Lecture	TBA	Lloyd, T. Abe	10/12	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	20662	Lecture	T 1:00pm-2:20pm · CF 227 W 1:00pm-4:20pm · ES OFC	Lloyd, T. Abe	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	2	44027	Lecture	R 1:00pm-3:50pm · AW 410 W 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 109	Green, Gregory	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	01	40519	Lecture	F 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 070 W 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 109	Green, Gregory	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	VV1	23950	Lecture	R 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-EV	Blackie, Barbara	2/7	Hybrid
Spring 2024	9Z1	23979	Lecture	R 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PT	Blackie, Barbara	2/8	Hybrid
Spring 2024	91G	23968	Lecture	R 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PL	Blackie, Barbara	4/10	Hybrid
Spring 2024	0	20762	Lecture	T 1:00pm-2:20pm · CF 231 W 1:00pm-4:20pm · ES OFC	Lloyd, T. Abe	22/22	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	01	40603	Lecture	F 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 072 W 2:00pm-2:50pm · AH 018	McLaughlin, John	18/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0	41737	Lecture	R 1:00pm-3:50pm · AW 410 W 3:00pm-3:50pm · AH 018	Green, Gregory	19/20	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2023	8K1	30776	Lecture	TBA · ES OFC	Lloyd, T. Abe	9/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0	20790	Lecture	W 1:00pm-3:50pm · BH 112 T 2:00pm-2:50pm · AW 405	Lloyd, T. Abe	21/22	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	01	40626	Lecture	F 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 072 W 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 114	McLaughlin, John	18/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	0	41921	Lecture	R 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 418 W 3:00pm-3:50pm · AH 017	Green, Gregory	20/22	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2022	8K1	31206	Lecture	TBA	Lloyd, T. Abe	11/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	VV1	24016	Lecture	W 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-EV	Blackie, Barbara	7/8	Distance Instr-Interactive
Spring 2022	9Z1	24021	Lecture	W 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PT	Blackie, Barbara	2/3	Distance Instr-Interactive
Spring 2022	91G	24022	Lecture	W 5:00pm-7:50pm · O-PL	Blackie, Barbara	11/12	Distance Instr-Interactive
Spring 2022	0	20853	Lecture	W 1:00pm-3:50pm · AH 018 T 2:00pm-2:50pm · IS 310	Lloyd, T. Abe	21/22	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021	01	40701	Lecture	F 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES OFC W 2:00pm-2:50pm · ES OFC	McLaughlin, John	18/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021	0	42164	Lecture	R 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 072 W 3:00pm-3:50pm · AH 017	Green, Gregory	22/22	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2021	S01	30184	Lecture	R 9:00am-5:00pm · ES 413	Lloyd, T. Abe	15/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0	20911	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Lloyd, T. Abe	26/26	Face to Face Instruction