Undergraduate Programs
Environmental science is the study of people’s role in our natural systems. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the Environmental Science program tackles complex environmental issues across multiple perspectives. Environmental Science students study ecology, soil and water sciences, and natural resource management as well as environmental ethics, economics, policy, and law.
Students interested in the baccalaureate in Environmental Science should prepare by meeting the college's pre-professional requirements (see the Critical Tracking courses in the Undergraduate Catalog). Students seeking to become a registered professional engineer in Environmental Engineering Sciences should instead follow the pre-professional requirements of that department. Those undecided about becoming engineers should make curricular selections that maintain their options until they make a firm decision. Students seeking the maximum depth of scholarship available in a more specialized or traditional environment-oriented discipline in another college are encouraged to major in the appropriate discipline-centered department rather than the School of Natural Resources and Environment.
For undergraduates seeking to major in Environmental Science (B.S.) or Environmental Studies (B.A.), please contact the SNRE staff.
SNRE also supports the B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Management in Agriculture and Natural Resources (EMANR) program offered by the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences. Please find details on that program here.