Graduation from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences requires the successful completion of one of the curricula (major programs of study) listed below. Any student in the school who decides to double-major may choose the second major from those offered by other faculties or schools at Rutgers University; however, only one bachelor's degree is conferred upon graduation. Students in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences may also minor in programs offered by other faculties and schools. They may also enroll in individual courses offered by other faculties and schools of the university.
Any potential student who does not wish to major in a curriculum that is on the list below should apply directly to the school at Rutgers that offers the desired major. Any student already enrolled in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, but who no longer wishes to major in a curriculum on the list below should consult with one of the school's deans in the Office of Academic Programs in Martin Hall about initiating an application for a school-to-school transfer within Rutgers (http://admissions.rutgers.edu/schooltoschool).
The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences uses a system of adviser codes to aid in the advising and registration process. Adviser codes are indicated in the lists of faculty advisers for each curriculum.
The number preceding each title below indicates the curriculum code for the program.
017 Agriculture and Food Systems with options in:
Agricultural and Science Teacher Education
Agroecology
Animal Science
Plant Science
067 Animal Science with options in:
Preveterinary Medicine and Research
Laboratory Animal Science
Equine Science
Production Animal Science
Companion Animal Science
115 Biochemistry
117 Bioenvironmental Engineering (Five-Year B.S./B.S. Program)
119 Biological Sciences
126 Biotechnology with options in:
Animal Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Bioscience Policy and Management
General Biotechnology
Microbial Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
160 Chemistry*
192 Communication*
704 Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
373 Environmental and Business Economics with options in:
Business Economics
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Food Industry Economics
Food Science and Management Economics
573 Environmental Planning and Design with options in:
Environmental Geomatics
Environmental Planning
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Industry
374 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior with options in:
Environmental and Health Communications
Health and Environmental Policy
Individual Option
International Environmental and Resource Policy
United States Environmental and Resource Policy
375 Environmental Sciences with options in:
Applied Environmental Science
Environmental Health
Environmental Science
377 Exercise Science and Sport Studies with options in:
Applied Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Science
Sport Management
400 Food Science with options in:
Food Science and Management Economics
Food Science Research
General Food Science
447 Genetics
450 Geography*
460 Geological Sciences*
554 Independent Major
567 Journalism and Media Studies*
628 Marine Sciences with options in:
Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography
Marine Chemistry
Marine Geology
Physical Oceanography
670 Meteorology
680 Microbiology
709 Nutritional Sciences with options in:
Dietetics
Food Service Administration
Nutrition
776 Plant Science with options in:
Horticulture and Turf Industry
Professional Preparation
Research
832 Public Health
A bachelor of science degree is conferred for all programs of study except the following, for which a bachelor of arts degree is conferred: biological sciences, chemistry, communication, genetics, geography, and journalism and media studies.
Students in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences electing to major in one of these programs of study, offered by faculties of other schools in Rutgers–New Brunswick, are required also to complete a minor or certificate program offered by the faculty of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. These minor and certificate programs are outlined later in this chapter.