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.
020 Agriculture and Food Systems
067 Animal Science with options in:
Preveterinary Medicine and Research
Laboratory Animal Science
Equine and Production Animal Science
Companion Animal Science
115 Biochemistry
Biochemistry of Microbial Systems
Biochemical Toxicology
Biochemistry of Plant Systems
Protein and Structural 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
216 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
366 Environmental Engineering
370 Entomology
373 Environmental and Business Economics with options in:
Business Economics
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Food Industry Economics
Food Science and Management Economics
374 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior
375 Environmental Sciences with options in:
Applied Environmental Science
Environmental Health
Environmental Science
377 Exercise Science
400 Food Science
One Pathway (Starting Fall 2022)
Food Science and Management Economics (class of '25 and earlier)
Food Science Research (class of '25 and earlier)
General Food Science (class of '25 and earlier)
Pet Food Science (class of '25 and earlier)
Sustainability (class of '25 and earlier)
628 Marine Sciences with options in:
Directed Marine Studies
Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography
Marine Chemistry
Marine Geology
Physical Oceanography
670 Meteorology
680 Microbiology
709 Nutritional Sciences with options in:
Community Nutrition
Dietetics
Food Service Administration
Nutrition
Nutrition, Food, and Business
776 Plant Biology with options in:
General Plant Biology
Horticulture and Turf Industry
Natural Products
832 Public Health
A bachelor of science degree is conferred for all programs of study except for biological sciences, for which a bachelor of arts degree is conferred.
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 at Rutgers University-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.
