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How the EA Track System Works Print
In the Track System all majors go through a core – specialization – capstone progression.  Typically a major will begin with the single core course – Introduction to Environmental Analysis.  Students will take this course during their first or second year at Pomona.  During the sophomore year all EA majors pick a “track” in which to specialize.  Each track has a specific disciplinary or methodological approach that gives students depth in a subject matter and set of analytical tools, preparing them for a successful, post-graduate career or pursuit.  Students continue to deepen their training and specialization during their junior year.  During senior year all EA majors come back together to complete the capstone – a two-course sequence that includes the Environmental Seminar and the Senior Thesis Exercise.

Each track has a track advisor – a Pomona faculty member who manages the track and advises students within the track on a volunteer basis.  Their primary role is to advise students in the planning of when to take which courses for their track.  The track advisor does not have to be the official advisor for an EA major but may be if the student so desires.
 
 
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The Course Tables Print

DISCLAIMER:  

The track system is kept as up-to-date as possible and is based on the most up-to-date course information available in course catalogs and on college websites.  Even so there is always the possibility of errors in course names, professors, semesters offered, etc.

 

by using the track tables you recognize that It is your responsibility to double-check course information with the registrar, the appropriate professor and/or the track advisor.

 

Use the Track Menu on the right to explore the course tables for each track. 

Course requirements for each track and the minor are displayed in a standardized table format.  Every course is grouped by course theme and requirement type.  In the first column are the course themes which delineate the primary academic areas or foci of a track, i.e. economics or chemistry.  In the second column are the requirement types - Complete All or Choose X - allowing students to visualize how flexible or inflexible a track's course load is overall and within each Course Theme.  In the third column are the names of the approved classes.  The name of every course is a link which leads to either a page specific to that course or in the case of the EA Options List a page summarizing the list and its approved courses.

At times it is necessary or desirable for a student to take a course currently not listed in their track.  Knowing the Course Theme of the course they are trying to replace can greatly simplify the process of finding an acceptable, alternative course.  While students may wish to take one or more courses outside of listed ones for their track, all replacement courses must be approved by the track advisor or the EA coordinator (see Contact Us under the ABOUT tab).
 
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