2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Science, B.S.


The Environmental Science Major consists 53-68 credits, depending on advising and the interests of the student. All students must take at least 21 credit hours from the list below at Westfield State University. A minimum grade point average of 2.7 in the Environmental Science major is required to be eligible to graduate with a degree in Environmental Science. 

A course used to satisfy a required component of the major (either environmental science course or fundamental lab course) cannot be used to satisfy an elective in one of the three dimension areas (natural, human, or methods).  A course used to satisfy an ENVS major requirement can be used to satisfy a minor requirement in ENVS, but no course may satisfy more than two requirements in the major and/or minors at one time.

Areas of Study - Dimensions


12-16 credits, by advisement; must choose one from each of the three dimensions, plus one additional course from any of the three areas.

Capstone Senior Thesis/Seminar


Senior status is required.

Additional Graduation Requirements


All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements  and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in General Education: WISE  or Common Core .