Environmental Science at NC

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Name of Department: Environmental Science

Name of Department Chair/Program Director: Skyler Toney

The Associate of Environmental Science provides students with the general education courses normally taken in he first two years at a four-year college or university and a a flexible plan from which the student can choose a variety of introductory science courses as part of an interdisciplinary or environmental science program. To receive an Associate of Science in Environmental Science degree, students must: 

• Make a minimum grade of C in all required math and science courses
• Have an overall GPA of 2.0 or greater

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Career Destination Map

Environmental Science (A.S.)

Career Opportunities

Climate Change Analysts

Environmental Biologists

Environmental Compliance Inspectors 

Environmental Economists

Environmental Engineers

Environmental Engineering Technician

Environmental Restoration Planners 

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health  

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health  

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Fish and Game Wardens

Forester

Industrial Ecologist

Natural Sciences Managers 

Park Naturalist

Soil and Water Conservationists 

Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists

Marketable Skills

• Active Listening
• Active Learning
• Complex Problem Solving
• Coordination
• Critical Thinking
• Instructing
• Interdisciplinary Thinking
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Learning Strategies
• Mathematics
• Monitoring
• Negotiation
• Operations Analysis
• Persuasion
• Problem Solving
• Reading Comprehension
• Scientific Understanding
• Service Orientation
• Social Perceptiveness
• Speaking
• Systems Analysis
• Systems Evaluation
• Technology Design
• Time Management
• Writing Skills

Transfer Opportunities

 Abilene Christian University

Bachelor of Environmental Science  

Sam Houston State University

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science 

Stephen F. Austin University

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science 

Tarleton State University

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science  

Texas A&M University – Commerce

Bachelor of Environmental Science 

University of North Texas

The Bachelor of Science, Ecology for Environmental Science