Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of 60.00 University Transfer (UT) credits
- Credits must satisfy the requirements of the Associate of Arts Degree framework (see Table 1), including a minimum of 18.00 Arts credits at the 2000-level or higher taken in two or more subject areas.
- Credits must also satisfy the Thematic Emphasis framework for this credential (See Table 2).
- A minimum of 50% (30.00 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
- A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required
- Time limit to complete program graduation requirements: seven (7) years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek permission from the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits.
Additional Graduation Requirements with Cooperative Education Option
- Successful completion of 9.00 additional credits through Cooperative Education (COOP 1100)
- Students completing the Cooperative Education designation will graduate with 69.00 credits
- 50% (34.50 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
Course Requirements
Table 1 - Associate of Arts Degree Framework (see Notes 1, 2, and 3)
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Course Number |
Course Description |
Credits |
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First-year English |
Three credits in ENGL at the 1000-level or higher. |
3.00 |
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Three credits in English at the 1000-level or higher that transfer to one of the Research Universities as ENGL credit, which could include courses in CMNS, CRWR, and ENGL. |
3.00 |
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Science |
Three credits in Mathematics, Computing Science, or Statistics at the 1000-level or higher, which could include courses in BUSN, CMPT, CSIS, GEOG, MATH, and PSYC. |
3.00 |
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Three credits in a Laboratory Science at the 1000-level or higher, which could include courses in ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, EAES, GEOG, and PHYS. |
3.00 |
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Three credits in Science at the 1000-level or higher, which could include courses in ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, CMPT, CSIS, EAES, GEOG, MATH, PHYS, and SPSC. |
3.00 |
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Arts (See Note 4) |
Six credits in Social Sciences at the 1000-level or higher, which could include courses in ANTH, CRIM, GEOG, GSWS, INST, POLI, PSYC, SOCI, and SOSC. |
36.00 |
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Six credits in Humanities (other than English) at the 1000-level or higher, which could include courses in CMNS, CRWR, GSWS, HIST, HUMS, MODL, MUSC, PEFA, PHIL, STGE, and THEA. |
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24 credits in Arts at the 1000-level or higher, which could include courses in ANTH, CMNS, CRWR, CRIM, ECON, GEOG, GLGC, GSWS, HIST, HUMS, INST, LING, MATH, MODL, MUSC, PEFA, PHIL, POLI, PSYC, SOCI, SOSC, STGE, and THEA. |
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Electives |
Nine credits in Arts, Science, or other subject areas at the 1000-level or higher. |
9.00 |
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Total Credits |
60.00 |
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Table 2 - Thematic Emphasis: Environmental Studies (see Note 1)
All 24.00 credits required for Thematic Emphasis may be used to satisfy requirements in the Associate of Arts Degree framework (See Note 2).
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Course Number |
Course Description |
Credits |
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Choose four courses from the following options: |
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Ecology and Culture |
3.00 |
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ECON 2460 (see Note 5) |
Environmental Economics |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Earth Sciences |
3.00 |
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Weather and Climate |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Earth Sciences |
3.00 |
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Human Impact on the Environment |
3.00 |
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GEOG 2311 (see Note 5) |
Urban Environmental Sustainability |
3.00 |
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PHIL 2123 (see Note 5) |
Environmental Ethics |
3.00 |
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SOCI 2270 (see Note 5) |
Society and the Environment |
3.00 |
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GEOG 2333 (see Note 5) |
Climate Action |
3.00 |
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Choose four courses from the following options: |
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Anthropology in Developing Countries |
3.00 |
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CRIM 3320 (see Note 5) |
Environmental Criminology and Law |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Human Geography |
3.00 |
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Environment and Media |
3.00 |
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The Geography of British Columbia |
3.00 |
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The Geography of Canada |
3.00 |
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Selected Regions |
3.00 |
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GEOG 2210 (see Note 5) |
Atmospheric Environments: Climatology |
3.00 |
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GEOG 2213 (see Note 5) |
Social Geography |
3.00 |
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GEOG 2220 (see Note 5) |
Geomorphology |
3.00 |
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GEOG 2230 (see Note 5) |
The Geography of Biodiversity |
3.00 |
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GEOG 2270 (see Note 5) |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
3.00 |
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World History Since 1945 |
3.00 |
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Environmental History |
3.00 |
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Frontiers of Thought |
3.00 |
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Perspectives on the Environment Creating a Sustainable Society |
3.00 |
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Introduction to World Politics |
3.00 |
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POLI 2203 (see Note 5) |
Current International Issues |
3.00 |
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Principles of Biology: The Biosphere |
3.00 |
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Principles of Biology: The Organism |
3.00 |
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BIOL 2300 (see Note 5) |
Marine Biology |
3.00 |
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BIOL 3305 (see Note 5) |
Ecology |
3.00 |
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BIOL 3500 (see Note 5) |
Plant Biology |
3.00 |
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BIOL 3700 (see Note 5) |
Evolution |
3.00 |
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CHEM 2303 (see Note 5) |
Environmental Chemistry |
3.00 |
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History of the Earth |
3.00 |
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Global Environmental Change |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Environmental Science |
3.00 |
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Ocean and the Environment |
3.00 |
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Resources from the Earth |
3.00 |
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EAES 2340 (see Note 5) |
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy |
3.00 |
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EAES 2537 (see Note 5) |
Environmental Science Project |
3.00 |
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EAES 2605 (see Note 5) |
Environmental Geology |
3.00 |
Cooperative Education Designation
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Course Number |
Course Description |
Credits |
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(see Note 6) |
Cooperative Education |
9.00 |
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Total Credits with Cooperative Education Designation |
69.00 |
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Notes:
- First-year English – English can include courses in written Communications (CMNS), Creative Writing (CRWR), and English (ENGL) that transfer to one of the Research Universities as assigned or unassigned 100-level or higher English credits. A minimum of 3.00 credits must be from an English (ENGL) course.
- Science: Mathematics, Statistics, or Computing Science – Mathematics, Statistics, or Computing Science can include 1000-level or higher courses that transfer to one of the Research Universities as assigned or unassigned credits in Mathematics, Statistics, Computing Science. Quantitative courses from other subject areas such as Business (e.g. BUSN 2429, BUSN 3431), Psychology (PSYC 2300), or Geography (GEOG 2251) might also satisfy this requirement.
- Science: Laboratory Science – A laboratory science course is one in which a substantial component of student instruction involves the study of natural phenomena, either in the laboratory or in the field. At Douglas College, this includes designated courses within subject codes: ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, EAES, GEOG, and PHYS.
- Science - Science courses must be in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Science degree or Baccalaureate of Applied Science degree at one of the Research Universities. This can include most course subject areas offered by the Faculty of Science and Technology, as well as some CSIS and GEOG courses.
- Arts - Arts courses must be in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Arts degree at one of the Research Universities. This can include most course subject areas offered by the Faculty of Languages, Literature, and Performing Arts and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as ECON and some MATH courses.
- Arts: Social Sciences - Courses in Social Sciences normally refer to those taken in disciplines such as Anthropology, Criminology, Economics, Human Geography (courses in Physical Geography are often classified as a Science), International Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Sciences and Sociology. Courses in Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies may be classified as either Social Science or Humanities.
- Arts: Humanities - Courses in Humanities normally refer to those taken in disciplines such as History, Humanities, Modern Languages, Music, Performing & Fine Arts, Philosophy, Stagecraft & Event Tech and Theatre. Courses in disciplines such as Women’s Studies may be classified as either Social Science or Humanities. For purposes of the Associate of Arts degree, English courses cannot be counted as Humanities courses.
- Electives – An elective course is any UT course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate Degree in Arts, Science, or Applied Science at one of the Research Universities. It can be a UT Arts course, a UT Science course, or a UT course in another area.
3. No course may be used to meet more than one of the specific requirements in the Associate of Arts Degree framework.
4. A second-year course is one that transfers to one of the Research Universities as assigned or unassigned credits at 200-level or higher.
5. Course may have prerequisites. Please check the Program and Course Catalogue.
6. Students in this program have the option to participate in Cooperative Education, COOP 1100. Each Co-Op work term is a minimum of 420 hours of work and must be taken through Douglas College’s Co-Op program. The timing of the work terms is restricted to the following:
- Can be undertaken only after completion of a minimum of two semesters, 18.00 credits.
- Cannot be taken in the last semester of the program.