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At Texas A&M University, you will join a community of scholars and leaders -- students, faculty and former students dedicated to preparing Aggie leaders for the challenges of tomorrow. We are determined to secure a healthier, more sustainable and more livable world and we stand together, fearlessly, on the front lines of society’s greatest obstacles to growth and prosperity.  In the College of Arts & Sciences Environmental Programs you will have a number of unique and exciting advantages over the course of your education.

• You will have the opportunity to really get to know your classmates and professors as we focus on building cohorts of students from our freshman seminars through the research intensive capstone course. 

• You will receive individualized academic advising where the average ENVP student has 8 one-on-one advising sessions. 

• You will have opportunities to learn outside of the classroom walls, including study abroad in places like the U.K. and Costa Rica, summer internships in the environmental field for academic credit

• You will explore a range of topics in undergraduate research-- from water security issues to changes in ocean pH to air pollution in the greater Houston area.  Field research experiences range from sailing on an icebreaker using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to explore the ocean, to working in a cloud forest in Costa Rica, to going caving in central Texas to collect speleothems. 

• You will also hone leadership skills as members of numerous student organizations, and have opportunities to network with former students through career panels and other events such as football game tailgates.  

Our primary goal is to provide our students with an education that prepares them to enter and succeed in the workforce or graduate school. The ENVP curriculum and classes are constantly being reviewed by former students working in the environmental fields to ensure our students can meet the demands of a wide range of employers across virtually all sectors of businesses and governmental organizations. We encourage you to explore our website to learn more about the Environmental Program and the exciting work that we are doing inside and outside of the classroom.

The Past

The Environmental Geosciences and Environmental Studies degree programs in the College of Geosciences were proposed in 2001 and approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2002. The Environmental Programs emerged from an environmental focus within the department of Geography that began in 1973. Over the past twenty years, the Environmental Program experienced rapid growth which has led to numerous curricular refinements to meet student and employer demands.  With the recent mergers of three colleges, the signature interdisciplinary program in the legacy College of Geosciences became part of the new College of Arts & Sciences.

The Future

ENVP continues to develop and grow as more individuals recognize the importance of studying the environment and its challenges.   We are committed to continuous assessment of trends and changes within the environmental field and aim to grow and adapt in response.  In addition, we seek to expand our program as we integrate scientists and scholars from the legacy colleges of Liberal Arts and Science. 

Currently, faculty members and students are working with the Center for Teaching Excellence to redesign our curriculum. Our goal is to reflect the scope and depth of environmental research and Earth's system science in the new College of Arts & Sciences.  We also seek to realign our curriculum with workforce and professional needs while integrating cutting-edge knowledge and skills.  Once approved by the University, we expect that the degree revisions will be open to students in Fall 2025.