Program:: Bachelor
College(s):: College of Undergraduate Studies
Department(s):: Office of Interdisc Studies

College of Undergraduate Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies
Trevor Colbourn Hall (TCH), 239
407-823-0144
is@ucf.edu

The Environmental Studies degree prepares students for a number of interesting and challenging careers. Its interdisciplinary nature provides students with tools that can be applied across a spectrum of science, social behavior, and humanities, using the strengths of the various areas. Students seeking journalistic or artistic careers will gain a scientific background by which to understand environmental science, while students going into the sciences will appreciate the social, political, and ethical dimensions of environmental actions and policy decisions.

Admission Requirements

None

Degree Requirements

Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
Students must have declared an Environmental Studies major at least two semesters before graduation.
Research, Internship, and Independent study credit cannot be used in this major without approval from Interdisciplinary Studies. Meet with a college advisor for additional information. in this major without prior to taking an independent study or internship for use in the program; non-approved independent studies will not be counted towards the major.
Co-op credit cannot be used in the major.
Students must earn at least a “C” (2.0) grade in each required course in the core and restricted electives.
Students must consult with a college adviser when entering the program.
Courses designated in 1 (General Education Program) and 2 (Common Program Prerequisites) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Students wishing to earn an Environmental Studies degree as a double degree, double major, or second degree, must complete all advanced level core requirements and restricted electives exclusive of credits done for the other degree(s) and/or major(s), including any minors associated with that degree.