BA in Environmental Studies at TESU

[ROYISAGIRL]

Hello,

I would first like to thank everyone who has helped answer all of my questions and posted in this forum in general.i will have both an AAS in Environmental studies and an ASNSM in Biology come June. I want to get started on The BA for Environmental Studies, but I am having trouble finding upper level courses any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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[dfrecore]

I think your best bet is to enroll in the comprehensive tuition plan ($6350? with a study.com discount). Then, you get to take up to 36cr in a year, and that's where you would take all of the requirements that you can't find elsewhere, along with all UL courses and the capstone. With that plan, you don't pay the $2,200 residency waiver. All in all, if it's for a degree that you just can't find alternative credits for, then it's a great deal.

I would do a spreadsheet with the courses you already have, what you can take elsewhere for cheap, and make sure you're not over 36cr remaining for the degree. Then, do all of your remaining alternative credits, and make a plan for how to space out your courses from TESU.

[MNomadic]

That sounds tricky and expensive. What about a BALS in natural sciences? Should be more flexible and a little easier to find UL credits.

[ROYISAGIRL]

Since I used Study.com with my other 2 degrees I've already filled up the spots for all the LL courses. If it comes down it I can take 2 of the 5 courses at TESU, but I'd still have to find 3 courses. Price isn't a real concern. Study doesn't have any UL Environmental courses. I chose the BA in Environmental studies because the officer program I'm applying for wants specifically either a BA in Environmental studies or Biology and TESU's Biology is a doozy so I thought the environmental studied one would be best.

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[allvia]

University of Wisconsin has a number of courses in there sustainability certificate (and degree) programs that look like they would fit the TESU requirements. https://sustain.wisconsin.edu/sustainability-programs/

[sanantone]

TESU had an environmental science program, but I think it's gone. Environmental studies is not the same as environmental science. Environmental studies usually has little hard science and focuses on social science issues, and this is true for TESU's program. If I can find an old catalog with the environmental science program, I'll post the link here. There's a reason why TESU had both programs.

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The Environmental, Safety, and Security Technologies program is neither an environmental science nor environmental studies program. You might be able to fool some people into thinking that the AAS in ESST and the BA in Environmental Studies are science programs, but you want to be prepared for whatever you plan to do. If you're just going to work in policy and advocacy, then environmental studies will be fine. If you want to be an environmental scientist, environmental science technician, or anything related to the life sciences, then you will not be prepared for those careers with those degrees.

The BA in Biology is more alternative credit and online course-friendly than the BA in Environmental Studies.

[ROYISAGIRL]

The Associate's is environmental science, I have that one already. The BA is Environmental Studies I double checked because I thought I wrote it wrong. It's attached to the bottom.
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[dfrecore]

I'm going with Sanantone, Environmental Science and Environmental Studies are completely different, and I would double check the requirements for the program you're applying for. If it says Environmental Science, then you are off track with Environmental Studies.

[ROYISAGIRL]

When I did the Associate's degree I didn't realize the program I am trying out for wanted an Environmental Studies Degree so I finished the Associate's because why not and the LL Environmental courses fit in with BA. I think I confused everyone when I said something about the Associate's. I double checked to be 100% sure that it's the BA in Environmental Studies. hopefully that clears everything up.

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[sanantone]

When I did the Associate's degree I didn't realize the program I am trying out for wanted an Environmental Studies Degree so I finished the Associate's because why not and the LL Environmental courses fit in with BA. I think I confused everyone when I said something about the  Associate's. I double checked to be 100% sure that it's the BA in Environmental Studies.  hopefully that clears everything up.

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Okay. You wrote "AAS in Environmental Studies" in the OP, and I didn't know where you got the degree from because TESU doesn't offer it.

As for the bachelor's, you mentioned biology and environmental studies for a job, but those are very different degrees. I'm still not sure whether you need a science degree because TESU's program isn't a science degree. There are some environmental studies programs at other schools that are a little more science-y. You just want to make sure that you have the education to do environmental testing or interpret scientific data if that's what the job entails.