BS Environmental Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

The BS in Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary programme across the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, the School of Earth and Sustainability and the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. It covers the scientific and socioeconomic factors behind major global environmental challenges.

Faculty: College of Natural Sciences | Department: Department of Environmental Conservation; Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences; Stockbridge School of Agriculture | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Students integrate basic science, economics and policy to address ecosystem degradation, pollution from industry and agriculture, and resource management.

Career pathways

A wide array of environmental employment opportunities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UMass Amherst first-year applicants (all undergraduate majors): complete Common Application including the UMass questions; official high school transcript (grades 9-11); official transcripts for any college coursework; one letter of recommendation; $90 application fee; SAT/ACT optional (test-optional); self-reported academic record optional. High school units: English 4; mathematics 4 (Algebra II minimum, including senior-year math); natural science 3 (with labs); social science 2 (one course in US history); foreign language 2 of the same language; electives 2. Non-native English speakers must demonstrate English proficiency.

Requirements published at program group level.

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: the Common Application opens August 1; the Early Application deadline is November 5; the Regular Decision deadline is January 15; the FAFSA priority deadline is March 1.

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