Calling All Students! Check Out Our Updated Listing of Courses for Cross-Enrollment
- CNNCTS
- May 21
- 3 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
We're excited to share our updated listing of courses for cross-enrollment across participating California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), and California Community College (CCC) campuses, that integrate Indigenous perspectives through expert guest speakers, curated readings, and hands-on activities. These courses provide students with a strong foundation in applied climate science and action with a place-based focus on California American Indian knowledges, histories, and experiences. Learn more about our updated list of course offerings and enrollment on today's blog!
Are you ready to enhance your environmental and cultural understanding through a California American Indian framework?
Launched in 2023, the Collaborative of Native Nations for Climate Transformation and Stewardship (CNNCTS) brings together Tribal partners, non-Tribal partners, and academic institutions to advance a collaborative model of Indigenous-led land stewardship. These high-impact learning opportunities honor, elevate and incorporate Indigenous wisdom to the curriculum, reflecting both the cultural and biological diversity of Southern California.
Explore Climate Action Through a California American Indian Perspective
Available to students across participating California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), and California Community College (CCC) campuses, our curated listing of courses for cross-enrollment integrate Indigenous perspectives through expert guest speakers, curated readings, and hands-on activities. These courses provide students with a strong foundation in applied climate science and action with a place-based focus on California American Indian knowledges, histories, and experiences.
Please note: Not all courses are offered each semester or quarter.
See enrollment details and course information below.
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The full list of offerings is also available for download here: tinyurl.com/CNNCTSCCE
San Diego State University
Cross Enrollment Courses
AMIND 350 • American Indian Environmental Management
AMIND 420 • Indian Peoples of California
AMIND 470 • American Indian Worldviews and Cosmologies
AMIND 498 • American Indian Community Service
GEOG 370 • Conservation Science and Practice
GEOG 570 • Environmental Conservation Practice
Cross Enrollment Guidance for SDSU Students
To enroll in a course offered by a California Community College (CCC), California State University (CSU), or University of California (UC) campus:
Students should contact and request approval from the campus they would like to attend through the SDSU Cross Enrollment Program (https://tinyurl.com/sdsuceprogram).
University of California Riverside
Cross Enrollment Courses
BIOL 110 • Biology of Human Problems
BIOL 116 • Ecology and Conservation Biology
BIOL 166 • Global Change Biology
BPSC 165 • Restoration Ecology
ETST 121 • California Native Cultures
Cross Enrollment Guidance for UCR Students
To enroll in a course offered by a UC, CSU, or CCC:
Fill out the University of California Intercampus Visitor Program Application Form (https://tinyurl.com/ucivp) and submit the completed form online to reghelpdesk@ucr.edu or in-person at the Highlander One Stop Shop (HOSS) on campus.
CSU Long Beach
Cross Enrollment Courses
AIS 336 • Indigenous Philosophies of Sustainability
AIS 499 • American Indian Studies Independent Study
CE 404 • Laboratory Techniques
CE 435 • Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
ESP 400 • Environmental Science and Policy Capstone Project
GEOL 191 • Air & Water Pollution
GEOL 300 • Earth Systems and Global Change
Cross Enrollment Guidance for CSULB Students
To enroll in a course offered by another CSU:
To enroll in a course offered by a UC or CCC:
University of California Santa Barbara
Cross Enrollment Courses
ESM 215 • Landscape Ecology
ESM 296 • Advanced Topics in Environmental Management & Planning
Cross Enrollment Guidance for UCSB Students
To enroll in a course offered by a UC, CSU, or CCC:
Fill out the University of California Intercampus Visitor Program Form (https://tinyurl.com/ivpucsb) and submit the completed form online to SpecialEnrollment@sa.ucsb.edu.
Cuyamaca College
Cross Enrollment Courses
HIST 129 / KUMY 129 • Kumeyaay History II: 1846-Present
HUM 116 / KUMY 116 • Kumeyaay Arts and Culture I
KUMY 133 • Ethnoecology
KUMY 134 • Ethnobotany
Cross Enrollment Guidance for Cuyamaca Students
To enroll in a course offered by SDSU:
Fill out and submit the Approval for Cross Enrollment to SDSU Form (https://tinyurl.com/cccesdsu). Students can submit this form in-person at the Admissions and Records Office directly or online to their email Cuyamaca.Admissions@gcccd.edu. After submitting the form, students will be asked to fill out an Authorization to Release Information Form.
