Our Accelerated Graduate Pathway to the University of Maine School of Law allows you to complete both a Bachelor’s and a JD degree in as few as six years, rather than the usual seven. During your final year of undergraduate study, if you meet progress requirements and Law School admissions standards, you can begin taking graduate-level Law courses. These courses will satisfy credit requirements for your undergraduate program as well as the Law program. You’ll save up to 30 credits worth of undergraduate fees, tuition, and expenses.

This means that you’ll complete your undergraduate Environmental Planning & Policy credit requirements at the University of Southern Maine in 3 years, rather than the usual 4. This involves a rigorous full-time course schedule. The sample Course Progression below illustrates what your undergraduate course schedule could look like if you major in Environmental Planning & Policy.

Course Progression

Year 1: Fall

  • ENG 100 College Writing (3 cr)
  • ESP 101/102 Fundamentals of Environmental Science/Lab (4 cr)
  • ESP 150 Field Immersion (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • ESP 197 Research Skill Lab (1 cr)

Year 1: Spring

  • ESP 125/126 Introduction to Environmental Ecology/Lab (4 cr)
  • MAT 120 Introduction to Statistics (4 cr)
  • CHY 1XX Chemistry Lecture (3 cr)
  • ESP 203 Environmental Communication (3 cr)
  • ECO 102 Microeconomics (3 cr)

Year 2: Fall

  • ESP 200 Environmental Planning (3 cr)
  • ESP 340 Environmental Regulations (3 cr)
  • ESP 280 Research and Analytical Methods (4 cr)
  • ESP 220 Introduction to Environmental Policy OR ESP 375 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (3 cr)
  • ESP 417 Site Planning and Assessment OR ESP 305 Community Planning Workshop (3 cr)

Year 2: Spring

  • ESP 207 Atmosphere: Science, Climate, and Change (3 cr)
  • Creative Expression Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • WRI 2 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • ESP 421 Natural Resouce Policy OR ESP 308 Global Environmental Problems and Sutainability (3 cr)
  • 200-level ESP Elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Fall

  • ESP 417 Site Planning and Assessment OR ESP 305 Community Planning Workshop (3 cr)
  • WRI 3 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • ESP 220 Introduction to Environmental Policy OR ESP 375 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (3 cr)
  • ESP 326 Environmental Economics OR ESP 327 Natural Resource Economics (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Spring

  • ESP 401 Environmental Impact Assessment and Lab (3 cr)
  • ESP 421 Natural Resource Policy OR ESP 308 Global Environmental Problems and Sustainability (3 cr)
  • ESP Tools Course — must be a World Language to fulfill Cultural Interpretation Core Requirement (4 cr)
  • Culture, Power, and Equity Core Requirement (3 cr)

If you’re admitted to the University of Maine School of Law:

Year 4: Fall

  • LAW 613 Civil Procedure (4 cr)
  • LAW 603 Contracts (4 cr)
  • LAW 607 Legal Research, Analysis & Communication I (3 cr)
  • LAW 611 Torts (4 cr)

Year 4: Spring

  • LAW 620 Constitutional Law (4 cr)
  • LAW 605 Criminal Law (4 cr)
  • LAW 608 Legal Research, Analysis & Communication II (3 cr)
  • LAW 610 Property (4 cr)

Read more about University of Maine School of Law First Year Courses