BS Environmental and Sustainability Sciences at Northeastern University

Programme overview

Our Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences is designed to provide students comprehensive and transdisciplinary skills needed to tackle the pressing environmental problems we face. Our core curriculum is grounded in a solid foundation in Earth systems, ecology, sustainable development, and required skills courses in data management and geographic information systems. Students then diverge into one of four concentrations. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Science | Department: Marine Environmental | Duration: 128 semester hours | Study mode: co-op | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 semester hours. Required courses include INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern; EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 Ecology and Lab for EEMB 2302; ENVR 1200 and ENVR 1201 Dynamic Earth and Lab for ENVR 1200; ENVR 1400 and ENVR 1401 Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Lab for ENVR 1400; ENVR 1500 and ENVR 1501 Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Biological Data and Lab for ENVR 1500; ENVR 2515 Sustainable Development.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants apply for Fall entry through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants can apply for Fall or Spring entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 1; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 1. Decision notifications: ED I by January 1, EA by February 15, ED II by March 1, RD by April 1.

Transfer deadlines: Fall April 1; Spring October 15 (extended).

First-year and transfer applicants apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northeastern.edu/

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