Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (Natural Resource Planning and Management)

The Environmental Science specialization in Natural Resource Planning and Management is highly relevant to global and regional issues, including climate change, pollution, urbanization and natural resource use. This major provides students with a scientific background in the physical and biological sciences followed by courses that integrate these sciences in addressing environmental issues. The coursework in this specialization focuses on ecology, environmental policy, planning and management of ecosystems. Students gain skills in research methods, GIS, critical thinking, decision-making and science communication. Excellent employment opportunities for natural resource planners and managers exist within the private sector, non-profit organizations, and local, state and national agencies. This major also prepares students for attaining graduate degrees in environment-related fields.

Students will be able to:
demonstrate critical thinking skills by assessing a problem, gathering and analyzing relevant information associated with that problem, and proposing possible solutions. demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills. demonstrate technical competency within their respective discipline.

To be admitted to an undergraduate degree program as a regular freshman student, you must be a graduate from an approved or accredited high school (GED certificate may not be used for admission) and satisfy the below requirements:
You must have a 3.0 weighted GPA in the academic core courses in order to be admitted to the University of Nevada, Reno. The academic courses include: English, math, social sciences and natural sciences. A weighted GPA takes into account the extra difficulty of honors, AP or IB classes.
You must submit your final, official high school transcripts to support your application for admission.
SAT/ACT scores: We do not require SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarship consideration
IELTS (must be academic version) with a score of 6.0 plus
TOEFL score 61 plus