Environmental Studies, B.A.

Requirements

A minimum of 13 courses including one introductory course chosen from the following:

• ENV 101 - Environmental Perspectives (1)
• GEO 105 - Marine Science (1)
• GEO 122 - Climate Change (1)
• PSY 109 - Psychological Insights (FYS) (1)

• Topics courses (such as BIO 108 ) will be considered by the program chair on a case-by-case basis

Five (5) Electives

To be chosen with the student’s ENV advisor and that define a concentration, at least two (2) of which must be at or above the 300-level. No prescribed list of electives will be created; instead, students will be allowed to choose from all classes offered at Cornell as long as (1) they define a particular area of concentration and (2) they are acceptable to that student’s ENV advisor. The list of five electives will be finalized with the students’ ENV advisor and submitted to the Registrar and the Environmental Studies Program Committee at the time of spring registration during the junior year. The list of electives must be accompanied by a statement explaining how those courses define a particular area of concentration, and must be signed by the advisor and two other members of the Environmental Studies Program Committee.

Capstone Experience:

May involve a course, internship, or other experience that complements the student’s ENV concentration. Should be performed only after having completed at least 9 of the credits required for the major. Capstone proposals must be deemed acceptable by the student’s capstone advisor at least one month in advance of the capstone experience.

Graduating with Honors in Environmental Studies

Requires satisfying the following two requirements:

A. An average GPA of 3.5 in all courses counted for the ENV major; these include the required courses, the courses used to define a concentration, and any courses used to satisfy the capstone requirement (note that the capstone need not be a course);

B. A capstone project of sufficient intellectual depth to merit honors in Environmental Studies; each honors capstone will be evaluated by the student’s capstone committee (which is to be composed of three faculty, at least two of whom are regular members of the Environmental Studies Program Committee) and should be discussed among the student and his/her capstone committee during construction of the capstone proposal.