The environmental sustainability track in the environmental sciences major is an interdisciplinary program among the Departments of Environmental Sciences, Biology, Social Sciences, and Business. The goal of this program is to give students a well-rounded background in the factors and practices that promote environmental health and persistence. The program prepares students to pursue careers in green technologies, environmental protection, engineering and design, business management and planning, and human dimensions of resource use among others.

The environmental sustainability track in the environmental sciences major requires at least 71 credits in the following courses:

Foundation Courses (26 credits)
21:120:200 Concepts in Biology (4)
21:120:201 and 202 Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology and Laboratory (3,1)
21:160:113-114 General Chemistry Laboratory I,II (1,1)
21:160:115-116 General Chemistry I, II (4,4)
21:460:103 Planet Earth (3)
21:460:104 Planet Earth Laboratory (1)
21:460:206 Environmental Geology (3)
21:460:207 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1)

Quantitative Courses (11 credits)
21:460:375 Quantitative Methods in the Geosciences (4)
21:640:135 Calculus (4)
21:460:327 Probability and Statistics (3)

Field Courses (3)
21:216:333 Freshwater Ecology (4) or 21:120/216:380 Field Ecology (3) or 21:120/216:475 Ecological Field Methods (3)
21:460:311 Geologic Field Methods (3)

Senior Capstone (3 credits)
26:120:522 Resource Sustainability (3)

Advanced Science Courses (25-26 credits)
21:160:223 Analytical Chemistry (3)
21:160:227 Experimental Analytical Chemistry (2)
Chem 360 Environmental Chemistry (3) (NJIT course) or Chem 361 Environmental Chemistry (3) (NJIT course) or 21:460:401 Introduction to Geochemistry (3)
28:460:309 Geomorphology (3) (NJIT course) or 21:460:325 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
21:460:401 Introduction to Soil Science (4) or Hydrogeology (3)
21:120/216:205-206 Foundations of Ecology and Evolution and Laboratory (3,1)
21:120/216:280 Ecology (3)
29:799:490 Supply Chain Environmental Management/Green Purchasing (3)

General Education Courses (6 credits)
21:070:350 Environmental Anthropology (3)
21:790:382 Environmental Politics and Policy (3)