Environmental Science, B.S.

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Environmental Science, B.S.

• College of Liberal Arts Sciences (CLAS)
• College of Agriculture Natural Resources (CANR)

University of ConnecticutSpring 2007
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A Unique Program

• The only interdisciplinary program at the
  University that also spans two colleges
• Support from two program Co-Directors, an
  Environmental Science Program Assistant, over
  nine departments, and two colleges!

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The Plan of Study

• Basic Science Requirements
• Agriculture Resource Economics course
• Biology Sequence
• Chemistry Sequence
• Math/Calculus Sequence
• Physics Sequence
• Statistics course

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• Introductory Environmental Science (Two of the
  following courses)
• Introduction to Oceanography
• Environmental Science
• Earth Life Through Time (Introductory Geology)
• Introduction to Physical Geography

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• Upper-Level
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Health
• General Ecology
• Earth Surface Processes
• The Hydrosphere
• Meteorology

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• Capstone Course
• Environmental Evaluation Assessment
• Concentration
• 5 - 6 additional courses in a concentration to be
  declared by your Junior year.

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College of Liberal Arts Sciences
Concentrations

• Environmental Geography
• Environmental Biology
• Environmental Chemistry
• Environmental Geoscience
• Marine Science

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College of Agriculture Natural
ResourcesConcentrations

• Natural Resources
• Environmental Health
• Resource Economics
• Soil Science

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85 Students and Counting
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Mentor Program

• New program launched during the Fall 06 semester
• Incoming freshman paired with a sophomore or
  junior in the program
• Relationship as defined by the mentor-mentee
  pair
• Goal To support new students during the
  transition from high school to college

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A Word from Our Graduates

• Based on a survey polling graduates from
  1996-2003
• 94 of our graduates left UConn with a GPA of 3.0
  or higher.
• On a 1-10 scale the average graduate expressed a
  satisfaction level of 8.1 with the overall
  quality of instruction in those courses required
  for the major.
• 89 of our graduates felt that their advisors
  were there when they needed them

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Graduate School Opportunities

• To date, approximately half of our graduates have
  attended graduate school.
• Areas of graduate level study have included

• Watershed Science
• Natural Resources Management Engineering
• Public Health
• Geology/Geosciences
• Geographic Information Systems

• Physical Geography
• Environmental Science Engineering
• Environmental Ecology
• Environmental Education
• Environmental Toxicology

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Post-Graduation Employment

• The majority of our graduates are currently
  employed in a field relating to Environmental
  Science, including

• Engineering Environmental Consulting Firms
• USGS
• Local and regional health agencies
• National Park Service
• Environmental Education

• Private Laboratories
• Environmental Protection Agency
• USDA and Cooperative Extension Services
• DEP

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Thank You! Questions?

• Visit us on the Web
• www.enviroscience.uconn.edu