PROGRAM AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
<p><strong>UW-Whitewater offers the following Environmental Science undergraduate options:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/environmental-science-geosciences/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Environmental Science - Geosciences Emphasis (BA/BS)</a> | <a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/environmental-science-geosciences/#fouryearplantext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4-year plan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/environmental-science-natural-science-emphasis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Environmental Science - Natural Science Emphasis (BA/BS)</a> | <a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/environmental-science-natural-science-emphasis/#fouryearplantext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4-year plan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/environmental-science-environmental-resource-management-emphasis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Environmental Science - Sustainability & Environmental Management Emphasis (BA/BS)</a> | <a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/environmental-science-environmental-resource-management-emphasis/#fouryearplantext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4-year plan</a></li>
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<p><strong>Teaching licensure:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/geography-bse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Geography Education (BSE)</a> | <a href="https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/geography-bse/#fouryearplantext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4-year plan</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Minors:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/letters-sciences/geography-geology-environmental-science/environmental-studies-minor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Environmental Studies</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In addition to UW-Whitewater’s general education requirements, as an Environmental Science major, you’ll take a variety of core and elective classes that will vary based on your chosen emphasis. Here’s an example of classes most Environmental Science majors will take:</p>
<ul>
<li>Introduction to Environmental Science</li>
<li>GIS I: Mapping Our World</li>
<li>North American Environmental History</li>
<li>Writing in the Sciences</li>
</ul>
<p>Students will have plenty of flexibility to explore electives based on their emphasis and environmental science career interests. Here’s just a sampling of the scores of electives across the biological and social sciences you can choose from:</p>
<ul>
<li>Earth and Life History</li>
<li>Geohazards</li>
<li>Rocks and Minerals</li>
<li>Paleontology</li>
<li>Animal Behavior</li>
<li>Sociology of Natural Disasters</li>
<li>Urban Land Use Planning</li>
<li>Water Law</li>
</ul>
HOW TO APPLY
<p>To apply, you’ll complete the UW-Whitewater standard application for admission and indicate your interest in earning a degree in Environmental Science.</p>
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