Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
College of the Environment
Students in Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM) learn about natural and human-dominated landscapes and how to apply this knowledge to real-world problems. With a focus on sustainability, students work with professors and regional experts on environmental issues. Field work gives students enhanced opportunities for experiential learning and service in a rich contextual landscape.
Major category: Minimum requirements
Minor available
Curricular options: Landscape Ecology & Conservation, Restoration Ecology & Environmental Horticulture, Sustainable Forest Management, Wildlife Conservation
Area(s) of interest: Natural and environmental sciences
websiteDegree requirements
Applicant type
First-year students can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
Read more about applying to the UW as a first-year student, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).
An application for general admission to the UW is required for all transfer students. UW accepts general applications for Autumn and Winter with some select majors allowing applications in Spring. Review your intended major’s website for information about which quarters it is open for admission.
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
- Use the information below to help you prepare for this degree
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- UW college and school graduation requirements
Department admission information
Please contact the department for details about the application process.
Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management is a minimum requirements major. To be able to declare the major, students must have completed all of the minimum course requirements with a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA in courses required for admission.
Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Courses REQUIRED for admission:
- One course: Q SCI 291, MATH 124, or MATH 134
- One course: Q SCI 292, MATH 125 or MATH 135
- One course: CHEM 120, CHEM 142, CHEM 143 or CHEM 145
- One course: CHEM 220, CHEM 152, CHEM 153, CHEM 155 or OCEAN 295
- Either BIOL 180 or BIOL 161 and BIOL 162
- 5 credits of English Composition
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 524
Total from Washington community colleges: 43
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00: 11
3.50 – 3.74: 14
3.25 – 3.49: 8
3.00 – 3.24: 7
2.75 – 2.99: <5
2.50 – 2.74: <5
2.49 and below: <5