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BA in Environmental Studies - STEM designated

Shorelight - Adelphi University, United States

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Next enrollment cycle

April 2023

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First Year Course Fee

USD 41,600

Course Accredited By

ACS

  • 4 Years
  • On Campus
  • Undergraduate
  • Degree
  • Up to 30% scholarship
Wherever you go, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to help take on environmental issues and the ability to make a difference in a number of rewarding careers including as a high school teacher, environmental scientist, hydrologist, policy developer, research and development manager, or sustainability consultant.
  • Receive personal attention from world-class faculty as you design a unique program of study tailored to your personal and professional goals.
  • Immerse yourself in fieldwork on Long Island or as far away as the Great Barrier Reef of Australia or the Alaskan wilderness.
  • Translate your passion for sustainability into a rewarding career devoted to improving our environment.

Enrollment Cycles

  • April 2023
  • July 2023
  • December 2023

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

  • Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms C /7
  • Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms C /7
  • Undergraduate ID 2 Terms B-/8

English Requirements Certificate

  • GCSE/IGCSE
  • AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
  • EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
  • ID (2 Terms) NA
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

  • AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
  • EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
  • ID (2 Terms) 6.5
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

  • AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
  • ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

  • AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
  • ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

Uganda

  • Advanced Certificate of Education with a minimum of 2 Principal Passing grades of D or higher and at least 1 subsidiary pass in a college preparatory subject. In addition, Uganda Certificate of Education with a C (7) average or higher or General Certificate of Education Level (O Level)
  • Examination Certificate with 5 academic subjects passed is required.
  • Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms C7
  • Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms C7
  • Undergraduate ID 2 Terms B5

English Requirements Certificate

  • GCSE/IGCSE
  • AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
  • EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
  • ID (2 Terms) NA
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

  • AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
  • EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
  • ID (2 Terms) 6.5
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

  • AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
  • ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

  • AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
  • ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

Tanzania

  • Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
  • Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms E/5
  • Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms E/5
  • Undergraduate ID 2 Terms D/4

English Requirements Certificate

  • GCSE/IGCSE
  • AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
  • EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
  • ID (2 Terms) NA
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

  • AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
  • EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
  • ID (2 Terms) 6.5
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

  • AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
  • ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

  • AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
  • ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

(BTEC) Extended Diploma (Level 3)

  • Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms 80 UCAS Points or MMP Grade
  • Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms 80 UCAS Points or MMP Grade
  • Undergraduate ID 2 Terms 96 UCAS Points or MMM Grade

English Requirements CERTIFICATE

  • GCSE/IGCSE
  • AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
  • EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
  • ID (2 Terms) NA
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

  • AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
  • EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
  • ID (2 Terms) 6.5
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

  • AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
  • ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

  • AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
  • ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

United Kingdom

  • See GCE criteria
  • Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms GCE
  • Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms GCE
  • Undergraduate ID 2 Terms GCE
  • Bachelor’s degree (Pass or Honours earned after 3 or 4 years); Bachelor of (Architecture, Dental Surgery, Medicine); Master of Pharmacy (I and II); BTEC Level 7 Diploma in Technology or Technological Engineering or Arts and Design
  • Undergraduate PS AAP 2 Terms 45
  • Undergraduate PS EAP 3 Terms 45
  • Undergraduate PS ID 2 Terms 55

English Requirements CERTIFICATE

  • GCSE/IGCSE
  • AAP (2 Terms) B (b)
  • EAP (3 Terms) C (c)
  • ID (2 Terms) NA
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required
  • Academic English (2 Terms) Below C (c): Other approved test required

IELTS

  • AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
  • EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
  • ID (2 Terms) 6.5
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 4.5
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 4
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 4

TOEFL

  • AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14 (My Best Accepted)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12 (My Best Accepted)
  • ID (2 Terms) 80 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 50 - 59 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) Below 40 (My Best Accepted)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 40 - 49 (My Best Accepted)

Duolingo

  • AAP (2 Terms) 90 (approved through fall 22)
  • EAP (3 Terms) 80 (approved through fall 22)
  • ID (2 Terms) 110 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English - PSE (1 Term) 70 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (3 Terms) 50 (approved through fall 22)
  • Academic English (2 Terms) 60 (approved through fall 22)

Environmental Studies, B.A.
NY State Program Code: 19055
HEGIS Code: 0420.00
CIP Code: 03.0103

  • Required GPA: 2.0
  • Credits Required for Major: 41
  • Credits Required to Graduate: 120

General Education Requirements

  • All students must satisfy the University’s General Education and foreign language requirements, in addition to the requirements for the major.

Core Courses (18 credits)

  • ENV (0125) 101 - Society and the Environment Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 102 - Natural Science and Environmental Problems Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 201 - Climate Change Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 201 - Climate Change Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 202 - Climate Change Policy and Solutions Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 210 - Mapping Environmental Issues Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 410 - Environmental and Earth Science Capstone Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (cross-listed with)
  • EAS (0112) 410 - Environmental and Earth Science Capstone Credits: 3.00 hrs

Area Electives (23 credits total)

  • Students will select 23 credits of variable electives from the following two Areas of Study: 7 credits from The Physical and Living World and 16 credits from Humans and the Environment.
  • A minimum of 9 credits of the 23 must be from Environmental Studies (ENV) and/or Earth Science (EAS).

The Physical and Living World (7 credits)

  • Select 7 credits from the following with a minimum of 3 credits at 300 level or higher.
  • ENV (0125) 104 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 104 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • PHY (0156) 104 - Astronomy Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 109 - Physical Geology Credits: 4.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 102 - Physical Geology Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 110 - Historical Geology Credits: 4.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 103 - Historical Geology Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • BIO (0105) 111 - Biological Concepts and Methods I Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • BIO (0105) 112 - Biological Concepts and Methods I I Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • MTH (0144) 113 - Survey of Statistics Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • MTH (0144) 114 - Statistics for Natural Sciences Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 205 - Introduction to the Oceans Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 205 - Introduction to the Oceans Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 215 - Introduction to Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Systems Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 215 - Intro To Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Systems Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • BIO (0105) 234 - Principles of Ecology Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • BIO (0105) 243 - Botany Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • BIO (0105) 250 - Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • PHY (0156) 250 - Physical Problems of Pollution Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • ENV (0125) 250 - Physical Problems of Pollution Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • BIO (0105) 253 - Marine Biology Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • BIO (0105) 290 - Vertebrate Zoology Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 291 - Observing Nature in The Field Credits: 1.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 301 - Environmental Science Credits: 4.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 301 - Environmental Science Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 310 - Water Resources and Hydrology Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 310 - Water Resources and Hydrology Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 323 - Marine Resources Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 323 - Marine Resources Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 343 - Primate Ecology and Sustainable Development Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • ENV (0125) 343 - Primate Ecology and Sustainability Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 404 - Environmental Spatial Analysis Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 412 - Marine Science Credits: 4.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 412 - Marine Science ( Lecture ) Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 415 - Field Research On Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Systems Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 415 - Field Research On Tropical Marine and Terrstrial Systems Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 498 - Guided Research Credits: 2.00 to 4.00 hrs
  • EAS (0112) 498 - Supervised Research Credits: 2.00 to 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 567 - Environmental Pollutants And Disease Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 570 - Principles of Toxicology Credits: 3.00 to 4.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • BIO (0105) 585 - Special Topics in Biology Credits: 2.00 to 4.00 hrs

Humans and the Environment (16 credits)

  • Select 16 credits from the following with a minimum of 6 credits at 300 level or above.
  • ANT (0103) 113 - Archaeology Credits: 3.50 hrs
  • POL (0158) 212 - Environment and Politics Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • POL (0158) 213 - Energy Policy: A Political Perspective Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ECA (0203) 215 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 218 - You Are What You Eat: Anthropology of Food Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 225 - Human Evolution Credits: 4.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • ANT (0103) 225 - Human Evolution Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 225 - Human Evolution Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 227 - Peoples of the North Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 229 - Humankind, Culture and Environment Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 244 - Rise and Fall of Civilization Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 260 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 260 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 280 - Urban Environments Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • EAS (0112) 280 - Urban Environments Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 321 - Historic Preservation Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 322 - Archaeology of Animals Credits: 3.50 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 332 - Archaeological Field Methods in Alaska Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 340 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 350 - Pathways to Sustainability Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • PHI (0154) 382 - Environmental Ethics & Justice Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 405 - GIS in Public Health Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 420 - Internship Credits: 3.00 to 6.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 491 - Independent Study Credits: 2.00 to 3.00 hrs

or (crosslisted with)

  • EAS (0112) 490 - Independent Study Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 503 - Green Energy Conservation Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 504 - Green Energy Management Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 519 - Hazardous Material and Waste Operations Management ( HAZWOPER ) Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ANT (0103) 532 - Advanced Archaeological Field Methods in Alaska Credits: 4.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 560 - International Environmental Policy Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • POL (0158) 560 - International Environmental Policy Credits: 3.00 hrs
  • ENV (0125) 561 - Human Ecology Credits: 3.00 hrs
    or (crosslisted with)
  • ANT (0103) 561 - Human Ecology Credits: 3.00hrs
  • Academic Accelerator Cost per Semester 
  • Fall 2021 $21,104.7 
  • Spring 2022 $21,104.7 
  • Summer 2022 $21,104.7
  •  Housing Option Description Cost Per 
  • Semester Option A: On Campus Double (with AC)
  •  Option A offers on-campus dorm room shared between two undergraduate students and a common bathroom in hallway. 
  • Fall 2021 $6,295 
  • Spring 2022 $6,295 
  • Summer 2022 $5,531 
  • Option B: On Campus Large Triple (with AC)
  •  Option B offers an on-campus suite-style room shared among three undergraduate students. Shared bathroom is en suite. 
  • Fall 2021 $6,710 
  • Spring 2022 $6,710 
  • Summer 2022 $5,531 
  • Option C: On Campus Regular Triple (with AC) 
  • Option C offers an on-campus dorm room shared among three undergraduate students, with an ensuite bathroom. 
  • Fall 2021 $6,490 
  • Spring 2022 $6,490 
  • Summer 2022 $5,531
  •  Option D: On Campus Double (No AC) 
  • Option D offers an on-campus dorm room shared between two undergraduate students, with a common bathroom in the hallway. 
  • Fall 2021 $5,705 
  • Spring 2022 $5,705 
  • Summer 2022 $5,531
  •  Option E: On Campus Converted Triple (No AC) 
  • Option E offers an on-campus dorm room shared among three undergraduate students, with a common bathroom in the hallway.
  •  Fall 2021 $4,725 
  • Spring 2022 $4,725 
  • Summer 2022 $5,772 Meal Plan Details Cost Per Semester Panther Lifestyle Plan 200 meals per semester (~12 meals per week) at "all you can eat" dining hall, plus $200 Panther Dollars at food trucks, markets, cafés, and more. Includes free Sunday brunch in Post Hall. 
  • Fall 2021 $2,365
  •  Spring 2022 $2,365 
  • Summer 2022 $700

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