Sustainability Studies Minor Program

Rachel Carson College is the home of a Minor in Sustainability Studies, designed for students who want to work in the sustainability field, pursue green entrepreneurship and startups, and become agents of the change needed to protect the environment in an equitable and effective way. The Sustainability Studies minor offers a model for new college-based undergraduate curricula and pedagogies and emphasizes the central academic role of UCSC’s college system on the campus. The minor is highly interdisciplinary, and open to all UCSC students.

Who We Are

Shelly Grabe, Rachel Carson Provost

Anne Freiwald, Minor Academic Coordinator 

Ella Carroll, College Academic Manager 

Natalie Twilegar, Sustainability Minor Media and Communications Coordinator Jr.

Max Tcheng, Sustainability Studies Minor Media and Communications Coordinator Jr. 

Ethan Palmer, Sustainability Studies Minor Intern

Location/Contact Information

The Sustainability Studies Office is located in the Rachel Carson College Academic Building, Room 114.

Front Desk Phone: (831) 459-2361.

Advising Email: ssminor@ucsc.edu or swaghela@ucsc.edu

On the subject line add: Sustainability Studies Minor 

Ready to Declare?

Find out how here 

How to Declare the Minor

Making Appointments / Getting Your Questions Answered 

Make Appointment

For additional questions, email us at sustainability_studies@ucsc.edu.When emailing, please leave your student ID, name, and year, and on the subject line add Sustainability Studies Minor.

Most of our advising is done through SlugSuccess and appointments. Students who have more complex issues, or who find it difficult to make appointments can also contact us via email.