Environmental 科学 4+1 program

The Environmental 科学 programs strive to increase awareness 和 appreciation of human connections with the rest of nature 和 to stimulate advocacy for sustainable behaviors. The curriculum stresses sound interdisciplinary underst和ing of natural sciences, 社会科学, 和 humanities disciplines in order to explore past, 现在, 和 potential ways of living on the earth. We are concerned with environmental issues at local, 区域, 国家, 以及全球层面, 和 we especially desire to help individuals 和 communities practice sustainable living by means of our research, 教学, 和服务. Faculty 和 students collaborate in active 和 critical learning through community discourse, 个人调查, 和 experiential learning. We intend that our students develop a personal aesthetic awareness of the earth 和 that they engage in the inquiry, 发现, 批判性思维, 和 debate that characterize the study of environmental issues.

This degree requires a total of thirty-six (36) graduate credits beyond the Bachelor of 科学 with a major in Environmental 科学 major. This includes a minimum of twelve (12) credits in ENV 510 – Thesis/研究 credits (ENV 510), two (2) credits of Graduate Seminar in Environmental Studies/科学 (ENV 530; split between the fourth 和 the fifth year), three (3) credits of 研究 Methods (BIO 503) 和 twelve (12) to nineteen (19) additional course credits, of which a minimum of two (2) classes must be ENV courses. A maximum of twelve (12) course credits can double-count towards both the undergraduate 和 graduate degree requirements.

项目的目标

• Improve the competitiveness of our graduates for jobs 和 entrance into doctoral programs
• Continue to strengthen 和 diversify research productivity of faculty
• Attract 和 retain high achieving students
• Enhance the intellectual community involving faculty 和 students in our department

*One (1) credit taken in the fourth year 和 one (1) credit taken in the fifth year.

**学生 can combine credits from both ENV 510 和 electives in any 500-level or higher course with the prefix ENV, BIO, MAR, or MAF to reach the required seven (7) credits. They do not need to choose one (1) or 另一个.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

To remain in the M.S. in Environmental 科学 program, the student's cumulative graduate GPA must be a minimum of 3.0. A student whose GPA falls below 3.0 or who receives a grade below B- in any course taken for graduate credit will be placed on academic probation.

Program Completion Timeline

学生 have a maximum of five (5) years to complete the graduation requirements. After two (2) academic years (fall 和 spring terms), students who have completed their coursework but are still completing their theses are required to enroll in a minimum of three (3) Thesis credit hours per semester to remain in the program.

Probation/Dismissal

A graduate student whose grade point average (GPA) for any semester falls below 3.0, or whose cumulative grade point average is below 3.0, or who receives a class grade below a B- for any class taken for graduate credit is automatically placed on probation. A student placed on academic probation will be granted one fall or spring semester to raise their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or above, will be required to achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the semester, 和 cannot receive a second class grade below B-. Any student who fails to meet these criteria will be considered for dismissal by the School of Marine 和 Environmental Programs 和 the Dean of the College of 艺术与科学.

Upon successful completion of this program, students will:

• Demonstrate expertise in their thesis research field
• Develop outst和ing scientific communication skills through written 和 oral 现在ations
• Demonstrate mastery of the concepts 和 principals of Environmental 科学s
• Demonstrate an underst和ing of research design 和 have the ability to carry out a research project

转移信用

Transfer credits will be reviewed 和 awarded on a case-by-case basis.

免修

No advanced st和ing is available.

Experiential Learning

No credit will be awarded for experiential learning.

政策的例外

• Policies have been established to ensure fair 和 consistent admissions practice for all applicants.
• All criteria 现在ed in this summary are subject to change per professional accreditation requirements, changes in curriculum or other institutional st和ards, 和 clinical affiliation requirements.
• Exceptions to existing admission 政策 are rare 和 made on a case by case basis, only when it is deemed necessary 和 appropriate to maintain fair 和 consistent practice for all c和idates, individual c和idates.

学费和杂费

Tuition 和 fees for subsequent years may vary. Other expenses include books 和 housing. For more information regarding tuition 和 fees, please consult the Financial 信息rmation section of this catalog.