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Environmental Sciences Graduate Certificate

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Help protect our planet

Enhance your career with our Environmental Science Graduate Certificate. Our fully-online, thirteen-hour program lets you study from anywhere, anytime. Learn how to protect and maintain our natural resources by investigating environmental law, renewable energy, site assessment, hydrology and environmental remediation. This academic certificate prepares you for employment in pollution remediation, impact assessment, monitoring, site assessment, investigation, compliance and regulation enforcement. Other careers include opportunities in state, federal and local environmental regulatory agencies, private environmental firms, local governments, corporations and industry. Protect the environment and its inhabitants using STEM, innovation and discovery.

Where It Is Offered Commerce, Online
Duration

1-2 years

Foreign Language

No foreign language credits required

Delivery 100% Online
Total Credit Hours

13 hours

Thesis Requirements

No thesis required

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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: 1.3 SEE YOURSELF SUCCEED

SEE YOURSELF SUCCEED IN environmentAL SCIENCE

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Innovation and Discovery

Take on our mission to build a better Texas that is eager to compete in an interconnected world with creativity, ethical leadership and imagination. We don’t just discover the future, we make it.

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Career Readiness

The College of Science and Engineering is a gateway to in-demand STEM careers projected to make up a significant portion of the U.S. and global economy.

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Accomplished Faculty

Shape an innovative framework with an award-winning faculty including four Regents Professors, a highly selective honor for exemplary contributions to their university, community and the State of Texas.

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Hands-on Research

Our faculty will help you tackle complex challenges and discover solutions with hands-on research in various fields.

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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

A graduate certificate in environmental sciences will offer you the opportunity to:

  • Explore environmental ethical issues, policy and regulations as well as gain an understanding of our complex environment.
  • Learn to analyze and interpret environmental site assessments and protocols.
  • Understand the economic and political issues surrounding environmental law and regulation.
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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: Careers

Careers

Career Possibilities and Current Median Salaries

There is a 11% projected job growth through 2026 for Environmental scientists and specialists and a 12% projected job growth for Environmental science and protection through 2026.

Environmental scientists and specialists
$71,130
Environmental science and protection technicians
$46,170

US DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2018

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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Internship opportunities

Internship experience provides the foundation employers are often looking for. Although not required for your degree, internships are an important part of your education experience. These are just a few of the companies that partner with Career Development and offer opportunities for A&M-Commerce environmental science students.

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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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What You Will Learn

Our graduate certificate offers an overview of environmental law, policies, regulations and management. This program promotes your professional development and prepares you for entering the environmental science industry.

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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: Featured Courses

Featured Courses

Renewable Energy ENVS 506

You’ll study a brief survey of the state of non-renewable energy resources and a detailed survey of types, advantages and disadvantages, recent advances, and the commercial availability of products related to our renewable energy resources.

Hydrology ENVS 505

This course is designed to familiarize you with all aspects of the hydrologic cycle, but the bulk of the course is devoted to hydrogeology, the study of groundwater. Characteristics of groundwater flow and practical methods of aquifer characterization will also be discussed.

Environmental Law, Regulation, and Ethics ENVS 503

You’ll study an overview of environmental law and regulation and learn how to naivagate through regulation changes. In addition, this course will acquaint you with numerous environmental ethical issues that influence the development of environmental policy and regulations.

View Full Curriculum In The University Catalog
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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: Course Delivery and Resources

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Course Delivery and Resources

You do not have to be enrolled in a master’s degree program to complete this certificate. All that is required is an undergraduate degree. Our certificate program is offered fully online. You can enroll in any of the available courses at any time. There are no prerequisites.

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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: Student Organizations

Student Organizations

The Residential Living and Learning – EcoLions at A&M-Commerce (RLL-EcoLions) is an on-campus student organization supporting all things sustainable. Do your part and join the effort to maintain a clean and sustainable campus by supporting essential sustainability practices such as recycling. Create a positive impression on your surroundings and help educate fellow students on the importance of our planet’s well-being.

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Graduate Program Costs

Program Costs

Tuition and fees for graduate students taking nine credit hours are $3,594 for Texas residents and $6,897 for non-residents.

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Environmental Sciences Graduate Certificate:: Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

New Students

  • Complete the ApplyTexas application
  • Pay $50 application fee
  • All official undergraduate transcripts, including all transcripts used towards earning a bachelor’s degree. Any master’s degree transcripts with graduate coursework, if applicable.

Current Students

If you are a current graduate student at A&M-Commerce, you can add the graduate certificate to your plan of study by submitting a Graduate Certificate Admission Request Application.

Program Requirements

Once admitted, you must:

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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: Staff

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Dr. Haydn Fox, Ph.D. Associate Dean
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Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences :: Contact

Contact Us

  • Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
  • 903.886.5378
  • P.O. Box 3011
  • Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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Environmental Science Graduate Certificate :: Related Degree Programs

Related degree programs

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