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Program Requirements

Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability

The Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability is offered only at the Grenfell Campus. Students enrolled in this degree program are required to complete 120 credit-hours, usually over a four-year course of study. The degree offers two majors, Environmental Studies and Resource Management.

The program consists of a common set of core courses which provides an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental studies and resource management issues within the context of the physical, social and economic environments and two sets of courses that provide specialized training in either Environmental Studies or Resource Management.

Students interested in this program are required to meet the general admission requirements for Memorial. Apply here.

Course requirements for each major in the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability degree program are as follows:

Program Course Requirements – Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability
*Common courses to both majors*	*Major in Environmental Studies*	*Major in Resource Management*
ECON 1010, 3080 ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 3000, 3001, 4000, 4010 ENVS 1000 GEOG 1050, 3222 POSC 3631 Additional courses: Electives to make up the total of 120 credit hours, 24 credit hours of which must be toward a minor degree program.	ECON 2550, 3085 ENSU 2200 or 2201, 4200, 4201, 4950 POSC 2600, 3351 SOCI 3040 One of: HIST 3030 HUMN 3020 PHIL 2130 RELS 3880	BIOL 1001, 1002, 2600 ENSU 3100, 3101, 4100, 4960 ENVS 4132, 4140 (or equivalent field course from Biology, Earth Science or Geography)

Core Program Requirements

All students enrolled in this degree program must complete the following 24 credit hours to meet the School of Science and the Environment Core Program Requirements: :

One of:

6 credit hours in English courses;
3 credit hours in English and 3 credit hours in another language;
6 credit hours in Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) courses, including at least 3 credit hours in English courses.

6 credit hours in Mathematics or Statistics courses;
6 credit hours in courses chosen from: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Ocean Sciences or Physics;
6 credit hours in courses chosen from: Economics, Environment and Sustainability, Geography or Political Science.

The same course cannot be used to meet more than one of the requirements listed above.

Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) courses are regulated by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, St. John's Campus.

Articulation agreements with the College of the North Atlantic

Articulation Agreements with the College of the North Atlantic are in place for students who have completed the two-year Fish and Wildlife Technician or the two-year Forest Resources Technician Diploma and who wish to complete the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability degree program at Grenfell Campus. Students transferring from each of these College of the North Atlantic programs to either major in the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability degree will be awarded a total of 60 credit hours toward their degree. The remaining required 60 credit hours are as follows:

For students transferring from CNA's Fish and Wildlife diploma program
*Major in Environmental Studies*	*Major in Resource Management*
ECON 1010, 3080, 3085 ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 2200 or 2201, 3000, 4000, 4010, 4200, 4201, 4950 GEOG 1050, 3222 POSC 3351, 3631 SOCI 3040 Additional courses: 3 credit hours in elective courses	ECON 1010, 3080 ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 3000, 3001, 3100, 3101, 4000, 4010, 4100, 4960 ENVS 4140 (or equivalent field course from Biology, Earth Science or Geography) GEOG 1050, 3222 POSC 3631 Additional courses: 6 credit hours in elective courses

For students transferring from CNA's Forestry Resources diploma program
*Major in Environmental Studies*	*Major in Resource Management*
ECON 1010, 3080, 3085 ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 2200 or 2201, 3000, 4000, 4010, 4200, 4201, 4950 GEOG 1050, 3222 POSC 3351, 3631 SOCI 3040 Additional courses: 3 credit hours in first year English 3 credit hours in elective courses	ECON 1010, 3080 ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 3000, 3001, 3100, 3101, 4000, 4010, 4100, 4960 ENVS 4140 (or equivalent field course from Biology, Earth Science or Geography) GEOG 1050, 3222 POSC 3631 Additional courses: 3 credit hours in first year English 6 credit hours in elective courses

Sample four-year plan

Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability

YEAR ONE
	*Common courses*	*Environmental Studies*	*Resource Management*
*Fall*	ECON 1010 ENSU 1000 GEOG 1050	2 electives	BIOL 1001 1 elective
*Winter*	ENGL 1000 ENVS 1000	POSC 2600 2 electives	BIOL 1002 2 electives

YEAR TWO
	*Common courses*	*Environmental Studies*	*Resource Management*
*Fall*	ENSU 2000 GEOG 3222	ENSU 2200 2 electives	BIOL 2600 2 electives
*Winter*	ENSU 2001	ENSU 2201 One of: HIST 3030 HUMN 3020 PHIL 2130 RELS 3880 2 electives	4 electives

YEAR THREE
	*Common courses*	*Environmental Studies*	*Resource Management*
*Fall*	ECON 3080 POSC 3631	ECON 2550 POSC 3551 1 elective	ENSU 3100 ENSU 3101 1 elective
*Winter*	ENSU 3000 ENSU 3001	ECON 3085 SOCI 3040 1 elective	3 electives

YEAR FOUR
	*Common courses*	*Environmental Studies*	*Resource Management*
*Summer*			ENVS 4140
*Fall*	ENSU 4010	ENSU 4200 3 electives	ENSU 4100 ENVS 4132 2 electives
*Winter*	ENSU 4000	ENSU 4201 ENSU 4950 2 electives	ENSU 4960 3 electives