The B.S. in Environmental Policy and Planning offers a unique university-wide, interdisciplinary degree that provides students the opportunity to study environmental problems and their solutions from an interdisciplinary perspective involving humanities, natural and social sciences, planning and public policy. Students who wish to integrate the social sciences into a problem solving, applied program of study will find the Environmental Policy and Planning program well suited to their educational and vocational interests. Students would take the general college preparatory course of study and, if possible, complete additional hours in social science electives such as political science, geography, and economics. Each student's course of study will vary depending upon individual interests. Washington Semester, Maymester, and study abroad programs in England or Cuba have been available to students during summer semesters.
Seniors regularly work on internships in their field during their last semester.
Field trips and undergraduate research opportunities are available as well as participation in the honors program, available to those who qualify. Each year, there are awards given to three undergraduate students to recognize those who, through their academic and professional work, have demonstrated superior performance. Students are encouraged to develop a specialization by careful selection of electives within and outside Environmental Policy and Planning. The social and natural science emphasis, along with flexibility provided by elective course areas, makes this degree an ideal paraprofessional program leading to advanced study in environmental planning, landscape architecture, law, public policy, journalism, public relations, society and technology studies, geography, business, forestry and outdoor recreation management, and other fields.