BA Environmental Science at Washington University in St. Louis

Programme overview

The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS) offers majors in Earth Science, Environmental Science, and Planetary Science. The curriculum is broad, and the requirements are flexible enough to accommodate diverse needs and interests.

Faculty: Arts & Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Major requires 52-56 units. Required courses include EEPS 2020 Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science; MATH 1510 Calculus I; MATH 1520 Calculus II; MATH 2130 Calculus III; SDS 2020 Elementary Probability and Statistics; SDS 3020 Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No programme-specific admission requirements are listed for this major; admission is to Washington University through the Arts & Sciences (university-level application via admissions.washu.edu).

USD 71,310 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for 2026-27 ($35,655 per semester) for the College of Arts & Sciences, Sam Fox School, Olin Business School and McKelvey School of Engineering; one rate for all students. Excludes the student activities fee, health and well Source

Entry term: Fall semester (applications for fall 2027 entry); spring transfer entry is also offered.

Spring Transfer and Fall Transfer applicants are admitted for the spring and fall semesters respectively.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 2 (Early Decision notification by December 15, Early Action by December 23); Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 4 (notification by February 14 and April 1 respectively). Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 15; Fall Transfer March 1.

Applications are submitted through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (automatically waived for students applying for financial aid). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional policy for fall 2027 entry).

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

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