BS Earth and Environmental Science at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Science exposes students to Earth systems, the processes that drive them, their impacts on human society, and how to apply the scientific method to investigate real-world problems.

Faculty: Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 120 credit hours (minimum) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Programme/major requirements total 73 credit hours.

Career pathways

Graduates will be prepared for both specific and evolving career pathways including: environmental, hydrologic, geochemical, and geospatial consulting; the evolving energy industry (e.g., geothermal energy production, carbon extraction, and sequestration, and discovery and recovery of minerals critical to the battery/electronic production (e.g., rare earth elements)); regulatory agencies at state and federal levels; and entrepreneurial efforts to capitalize on the societal shifts that necessaril

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): First Time Freshmen are admitted directly to the major. Students transferring from another WVU major or from another institution with fewer than 30 credits and 2.0 overall GPA are admitted directly to the major. Students transferring from another WVU major or from another institution with 30 hours or more must have at least a 2.0 overall GPA and meet the following requirement prior to being admitted to the major: completion of MATH 124 or MATH 126 with a C-. Major Code: 14F6

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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