BA Environmental Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The BA in Environmental Studies, offered by the Department of Environmental Studies (ENVS), is an interdisciplinary degree program that combines and integrates different types of knowledge to address the complex environmental, resource and sustainability challenges in coupled human-environment systems. This is accomplished by addressing the grand challenges related to sustaining the planet and its people. How is it possible to meet the needs of a growing human population while sustaining climate, air and water systems, natural resources, species assemblages and ecosystems on land and in the oceans?

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Environmental Studies | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Foundational courses in sciences, policy, ethics, economics, writing and math. 12 credit hours of upper-division coursework to specialize in an area of interest. Sample listed courses: EBIO 1250 Introduction to Biology Research; ERTH 1030 Introduction to Earth Science Laboratory 1; ERTH 1010 Exploring Earth 1; ERTH 1020 Dodos, Dinos, and Deinococcus: The History of a Habitable Planet.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate admission is to CU Boulder and the College of Arts and Sciences, not directly to the major; university and college admission requirements apply.

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 may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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