BA Environmental Thought and Practice at University of Virginia

Programme overview

Environmental Thought and Practice is an interdisciplinary major requiring five core classes and six electives for 33 credits. At least 12 credits must be at the 3000 level or higher.

Faculty: College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences | Department: Environmental Thought and Practice | Duration: 33 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Core: EVSC 2030 Politics, Science, and Values; one Values, Culture and History course; one Policy, Planning and Society course; one natural science course (e.g. EVSC 1010, 1080, 1450, 2200, 2220); and ETP 4010 Environmental Decisions. Six electives span values/culture/history, policy/planning/society and natural sciences (at least two).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Declaring the major: complete the course-options worksheet and meet with the director. Distinguished Majors Project requires 3.6 GPA in the major and 3.4 overall.

First-year entry for Fall 2027 via Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision; transfer applicants can apply for Spring or Fall entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision and Early Action November 1 (decisions by December 15 and February 15 respectively); Regular Decision January 5 (decision by April 1). Applications are submitted through the Common Application. Standardized testing is test optional for Fall 2027 first-year applicants.

Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 1 (notification by December 1); Fall Transfer March 1 (notification by May 1). Transfer applications are test optional.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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