ENVST:BS - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
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Admissions Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Environmental Studies
See general university admission requirements at admissions.fiu.edu.
In addition to the following list of Required Courses, students must complete one of the Major Requirements in the below section: Natural Resource Sciences or Agricultural Sciences.
course is strongly recommended for the Natural Resource Sciences Major.
courseIs strongly recommended for the Agricultural Sciences Major.
Other Curricular Offering: Combined BS in Environmental Studies to MS in Environmental Studies Accelerated Degree Pathway
The combined BS/MS degree pathway in Environmental Studies allows qualified students to earn both the BS in Environmental Studies and a non-thesis MS in Environmental Studies, in a shorter amount of time than typically required for earning degrees sequentially. The accelerated pathway is designed for highly qualified undergraduate students in the Department of Earth and Environment.
A student admitted to the combined degree pathway will be considered to have undergraduate status until the student applies for graduation from their bachelor’s degree program. Only 5000-level or higher courses, and no more than the number of credits specified by the program catalog, may be applied toward both degrees. Shared credit is limited to formal coursework, exclusive of independent study. Students may not enroll in graduate level classes until provisionally admitted to the graduate program.
Students must apply for the award of their bachelor's degree the semester the degree requirements will be completed.
The bachelor's degree and master's degree cannot be awarded in the same term. No undergraduate credit may count toward the graduate degree.
General Requirements
(1) Meet the requirements of both the BS in Environmental Studies and the non-thesis MS degree in Environmental Studies.
(2) Overlap of programs: Up to 4 courses (12 credits) may be used in satisfying both the BS and MS degree requirements, which must be at the 5000-level or higher.
Admissions Requirements for the Combined BS in Environmental Studies to Master of Science (MS) in Environmental Studies Accelerated Degree Pathway
To be considered for admission to the combined bachelor’s/master’s degree pathway, students must have completed at least 75 credit hours including all lower division requirements, typically have at least 30 credit hours remaining in the program, and meet the admissions criteria for the graduate degree program to which they are applying. Students need only apply once to the combined degree pathway; the application is submitted to Graduate Admissions typically before the student starts the last 30 credits of the bachelor’s degree program. Students must apply prior to the semester in which graduate credits will be counted towards the undergraduate degree program.
Admissions Requirements
(1) Current enrollment in the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Environmental Studies at FIU.
(2) Completed at least 75 credits of coursework (including UCC), and typically has at least 30 credits remaining.
(3) Completion of all lower division required courses for the Bachelor’s degree.
(4) Current GPA of 3.25 or higher.
(5) Three letters of recommendation.
(6) Approval by the Earth and Environment Graduate Committee.