Environmental Science Concentrations

In addition to the core requirements, all students majoring in Environmental Science must also fulfill the requirements of a concentration in a discipline associated with the program before graduation.  Approved concentrations are listed below, all consist of five to six courses in a specialized field, including fieldwork or an internship experience. The associated college and any affiliated centers are also indicated. Students will register for courses in the college appropriate for their intended or declared concentration.

Because of the structure of the curriculum, all Environmental Science majors follow similar programs during the first two years. In order to ensure graduation within four years, students are required to decide before the end of their fourth semester on the concentration they wish to pursue for the remainder of their undergraduate program. The diversity of courses required for this degree mandates that students plan their curriculum carefully to meet the minimum requirements of the school in which they are registered. An appropriate advisor will be assigned at the time a concentration is declared. To declare a concentration students should consult with the Environmental Science Program Assistant.

To learn more about each concentration click on the links below: 

PLEASE NOTE:

Regardless of which college a student enters the Environmental Science Program through, they can select from any of the nine concentrations above.   The college listed beneath the concentration only indicates which college the student will receive their final degree from. The Environmental Science Program is an interdisciplinary program, meaning that there are a variety of departments involved.  In our case these departments span two separate colleges within the University.  Please note that there is no difference between the Environmental Science degrees awarded from the two respective colleges.  The college from which the student will receive their degree is reflective of the location of the participating department which provides the academic advisor for the student. 

For example, a student entering the Program through the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) may decide that their primary area of interest is in natural resources management.  The student would then contact the Program Assistant to declare their concentration as Natural Resources, which would result in the student being automatically transferred (in the computer system) to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR).  This transfer between colleges allows a faculty member from the Natural Resources Management & Engineering Department (located in CANR) to then advise the ENVS student.  The degree requirements remain the same.  Both degrees are Bachelor of Science degrees and confer the same worth to potential employers.