Substitutions may be made with the permission of the appropriate department chair. Consult your major adviser for details. This special interdisciplinary program leads to a B.S. in Environmental Sciences jointly conferred by California State University, Fresno and UC Riverside. Qualified students admitted into this program are concurrently registered at both universities but pay student fees only to the campus where they are in residence. There are minimum residence requirements by both universities.
Students can take courses at both campuses in person or through distance learning.
The curriculum is designed to provide an interdisciplinary education in life, physical, or social sciences directed towards the understanding and the solution of today's environmental problems. The B.S. in Environmental Sciences is jointly conferred with UC Riverside. The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences offers graduate courses of instruction and research leading to the Master of Science degree. The graduate courses are designed to meet the needs of individuals with several different career goals. In addition to classical geology, the graduate program offers studies in applied geology.