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
Topic(s): 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).
Quarters of general admission to UW: autumn / winter (U.S. applicants only) / spring / summer
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