BS Environmental Studies at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies blends an interdisciplinary understanding of Earth’s surface processes and environmental problems, along with the policy and decision-making components of human interactions with the environment. The increasing demands that population growth and affluence put on Earth’s natural resources and environment require greater numbers of trained professionals and informed citizens.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

1 Choose one introductory course in the first semester and an additional one in the second semester of the freshman year. Course list includes ECON 202 Principles of Economics; ENSS 105 Introduction to Environmental Systems Science; POLS 206 American National Government; ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric; GEOG 201 Introduction to Human Geography; MATH 142 Business Calculus. The plan of study totals 120 semester credit hours.

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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 students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

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

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