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  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Geography",
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  "name": "Sustainability",
  "award": "Associate of Arts Degree",
  "department": "geography",
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      "markdown": "### Summary\n\nThe Sustainability AA provides students with a practical, interdisciplinary understanding of the environmental, social, and economic aspects involved in creating and maintaining sustainable societies. The degree is structured to allow students to direct their studies for transfer into a number of related majors.\n\n**Award Note:**\nThe Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Sustainability Program will be able to:**\n\n1.  Demonstrate integrative and applied learning.\n2.  Demonstrate critical inquiry, analysis, thinking, writing, and quantitative skills.\n3.  Demonstrate knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world.\n4.  Demonstrate intellectual and practical skills.\n5.  Demonstrate personal and social responsibility."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements"
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          "code": "SUST 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Sustainability",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON C2001",
          "title": "Principles of Microeconomics",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SERV 277D",
          "title": "Service Learning on Campus",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SERV 277C",
          "title": "Service Learning in the Community",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SERV 277E",
          "title": "Service Learning in International Communities",
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          "code": "BUSE 115",
          "title": "Statistics for Business",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "STAT C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Statistics",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 258",
          "title": "Behavioral Science Statistics",
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          "text": "Select at least six units from the following:",
          "units": "6-7"
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          "code": "ANTH 103",
          "title": "Introduction to Cultural Anthropology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL 101",
          "title": "Environmental Science",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "GEOG 102",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "GEOG 104",
          "title": "World Regional Geography",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PADM 200",
          "title": "Introduction to Public Administration",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 131",
          "title": "Environmental Ethics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHYN 114",
          "title": "Weather and Climate",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "AVIA 115",
          "title": "Aviation Weather",
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          "title": "American Government and Politics",
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          "indent": false
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          "indent": false
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          "title": "Contemporary Social Problems",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOCO 223",
          "title": "Globalization and Social Change",
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          "indent": false
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