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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog
Environment & Natural Resources, B.S. or Concurrent Major
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Environment & Natural Resources (ENR) students will gain depth and breadth across a range of interdisciplinary fields that engage with complex ENR ideas and challenges, with the goal of integrating across fields of study.
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Degree Program Requirements
This major requires a minimum of 44 credits (primary) or 38 (concurrent), <variable> of which are upper-division credits. All undergraduate students in ENR complete their coursework in conjunction with another major in any discipline. See “An Approved Major in Any Discipline” section for more details. Students must satisfy USP requirements in accordance with their primary program. Additionally, students need a minimum of 120 total credits, including 42 upper-division credits to graduate from UW.
University Studies Program
This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.
Program Overview
Students can choose to pursue:
- a concurrent major in ENR, earned alongside an approved baccalaureate degree in any other discipline, or
- B.S. in ENR, earned alongside an additional major in any other discipline.
The ENR curriculum is designed to prepare students to demonstrate learning in six key areas:
- Specialization & Integration - Students will complement their disciplinary depth with broad exposure to ENR-related disciplines and approaches.
- Spatial & Temporal Perspectives - Students will understand the temporal and spatial characteristics of ENR challenges.
- Policy - Students will recognize the content and implications of past and current ENR policies.
- Cultures & Values - Students will appreciate the diversity of ENR perspectives and experiences, including the role of personal and collective value systems and structural inequalities in shaping those systems.
- Complexity, Risk, & Uncertainty - Students will understand that ENR problems inherently involve complexity, risk, and uncertainty.
- Professional & Academic Skills - Students will acquire specific skills necessary to succeed in a range of ENR professions and/or graduate and professional school, especially proficiency in written and oral communication, applied problem solving, and collaboration.
All undergraduate students in ENR complete their coursework in conjunction with another major in any discipline.
17+ Credit Hours of ENR Core Courses
Foundations of Environmental Studies
Foundations of Environmental Science
(Choose one course):
Approaches to Problem Solving
Professional Development (1 Credit Min. S/U Grading Only)
- ENR 4970 - ENR Internship Credits: 1-6
Satisfactory completion of a professional and applied experience required prior to enrollment. No more than 6 total credits of ENR 4970, ESS 4970, or ORTM 4970 can be applied across multiple Haub programs. All prefixes are interchangeable and are accepted for any Haub program.
21+ Credit Hours of ENR Disciplines Courses
Courses taken to satisfy one discipline cannot apply toward another.
Cultures & Values
(Choose one course):
Economics
(Choose one course):
Environmental Management
(Choose one course):
Data Analysis
(Choose one course):
Physical & Natural Science
(Choose one course):
Policy
(Choose one course):
ENR Electives
(Select from the following, minimum three credits required):
Any course with code ENR 1000-4999, not already used above. Be cautious of cross-listed offerings as you cannot receive duplicate credit.
An Approved Major in Any Discipline
All undergraduate students in ENR complete their coursework in conjunction with another major in any discipline.
Students can choose to pursue:
• a concurrent major in ENR, earned alongside an approved baccalaureate degree in any other discipline, or
• B.S. in ENR, earned alongside an additional major in any other discipline.
6+ Credit Hours of Haub School Requirements Courses (for B.S. ENR only)
Students earning a B.S. in ENR with their degree awarded from the Haub School must additionally complete 6 credit hours of Haub School Requirements:
1. U.S. Diversity (choose one course)
2. Global Awareness (choose one course)
Additional Requirements
Students complete additional credit hours in consultation with advisor(s) if needed to meet minimum credits to earn a B.S. in ENR (minimum 120 credits, including 42 upper division credits) or to meet primary degree requirements.
Additionally, students must:
- earn a C or better in all courses fulfilling program requirements - including Haub School U.S. Diversity and Global Awareness courses, and degree, major, and/or minor courses;
- earn 12 credits unique to each program when enrolled in multiple Haub School programs;
- meet University of Wyoming requirements for earning a bachelor’s degree, including, but not limited to, completion of University Studies Program and maintaining minimum 2.0 GPA for good academic standing and graduation.
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