Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

The baccalaureate degree in Environmental Science is a strong, comprehensive degree program. Our campus-wide faculty have identified the subjects you should study to prepare to enter the environmental job market or advance to a graduate degree program in disciplines including, anthropology, biology, entomology and nematology, environmental engineering science, fisheries, forestry, geography, landscape architecture, political science, resource economics, soil and water science, urban and regional planning, or wildlife or to a professional degree program in business, education, journalism, or environmental law. Most students seek the Bachelor of Science track, but some prefer the Bachelor of Arts, which requires less physics, chemistry, and mathematics to prepare for the junior and senior courses. The first two years of study lay a foundation of coursework for building expertise. Students need to know the natural sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology, with laboratory experience. Study of microeconomics and macroeconomics is required to understand the human economy. Introductory statistics empowers students to evaluate sets of numbers. An introduction to calculus enables work with rates of change: the heart of ecological science.

At least three full years of your most recent secondary school transcript(s), including courses in progress (grades 9, 10 and 11 + senior schedule) in both the native language of instruction and a word for word certified English translation (if applicable).
All applicants must submit test scores from the SAT, ACT and/or CLT. UF will superscore (take the highest scores for each subsection) to create the highest possible total score. UF does not require or encourage applications to complete the essay portion of the ACT.