Why Choose the Environmental Studies Program at CSUF?
Our program offers a transdisciplinary perspective on Environmental Studies at an advanced level. Students have access to faculty expertise in the natural sciences, engineering, social and behavioral sciences, business and economics, the arts, and humanities. The Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies is an important qualification for environmental professionals, and signifies the skills to independently conduct and supervise environmental research and environmental impact assessment. Some graduates continue in academics, pursuing doctoral degrees. Still others are educators at the K-12 or community college level.
Requirements for admission to ENST Program:
Admission to the Environmental Studies Program is competitive. We accept students as a cohort, and we are limited in the number per cohort. The following are minimum requirements necessary to apply, but meeting these in no way guarantees admission to the program
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Good standing at the last attended college
- A minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in the last 60 units of attempted coursework
- Two (2) letters of recommendation
- For the Environment and Society track: Completion of one (1) course in ecology AND one (1) course in quantitative methods. For the Environmental Sciences and Techinology Track: Completion of nine (9) upper division units in the natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics.
- The GRE is not required.
- For International students, a minimum score of 550 (TOEFL, paper-based), 80 iBT, or 6.5 (IELTS) is required.
