Environmental Studies, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Admission Requirements

To ensure consistency in course sequencing, the majority of admissions will occur in the fall semester of each academic year. Admission to the program requires successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in a graduate, degree-granting academic program in a regionally accredited university.
Applicants seeking admission to the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Environmental Studies program are required to submit the following to the Graduate School:

1. An application for graduate admission
2. Official transcripts of all prior university or college work (undergraduate and graduate)
3. Official scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) less than five years old
4. Three recommendations by individuals in professionally relevant fields
5. A personal statement describing educational and professional experiences, reasons for pursuing graduate study in environmental studies and career goals
6. Application and supplemental documents must be submitted by the published deadline.

Applicants seeking admission to the program must meet the following requirements:

1. Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college, or its equivalent (due to the diversity of areas of emphasis within the program, it is not required that the successful applicant possess a degree in Environmental Studies)
2. Successful completion or concurrent enrollment in a graduate, degree-granting academic program in a regionally accredited university.
3. Strong academic performance in an undergraduate curriculum indicated by a minimum of a GPA of 3.0 or higher, or its equivalent
4. Indication of graduate academic potential reflected by satisfactory performance on the Graduate Record Examination
5. Indication of graduate academic potential reflected by three letters of recommendation from individuals in professionally relevant fields
6. Concurrency of personal goals with the focus of the environmental studies graduate curriculum

Certificate Requirements (18 credit hours)

The program requires 18 credit hours. Students complete an introductory course (Introduction to Environmental Problems and Policy) and either a practicum or a capstone course (Final Project/Seminar). Students will then complete a foundations course for the certificate in which they are enrolled. Nine hours of approved electives complete the certificate program. A maximum of 6 total credit hours from any combination of EVS 591 , EVS 595 , EVS 597 , and/or EVS 598  may be applied toward the certificate without approval from the graduate coordinator. Students in the post-baccalaureate certificate must have either completed or be concurrently enrolled in a graduate, degree-granting program.