<Faculty of Environmental Studies

Honours Double Major, Honours Major/Minor, Concurrent Education Program

In addition to taking courses in the BES program, students may decide to specialize in a specific subject or combination of subjects. The area or primary concentration is known as the major. An area of secondary concentration (if any) is known as the minor. In such cases, an application must be made using the application form available through the Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm). This request is subject to approval by the undergraduate program director and the other academic unit involved. Each program sets the details of the requirements for each double major or minor program in the Faculties of Arts, Fine Arts and Science and Engineering. BES students should consult the York University Undergraduate Calendar or the York University Web site (http://www.yorku.ca) for specific program requirements.

General Requirements

All students will have a "home" Faculty; students enrolled in the Faculty of Environmental Studies will receive a BES degree upon successful completion of their program; students in the Faculty of Arts will receive a BA; students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering will receive a BSc; and students in the Faculty of Fine Arts will receive a BFA or BA.

All students in these programs must maintain Honours standing; for Faculties of Arts, Fine Arts and Science and Engineering students that will mean a cumulative grade point average of 5.0 (C+) over all courses including those in environmental studies; for Faculty of Environmental Studies students that will mean a cumulative grade point average of 5.0 (C+) over all courses including those in the Faculties of Arts, Fine Arts or Science and Engineering. Students must meet the degree and program requirements of their home Faculty.

Degree Double Major Requirements

For a major in environmental studies, Faculty of Arts students are required to complete seven full courses (42 credits) in environmental studies:

• ES/ENVS 1000 6.00
• two full-courses (12 credits) in the "foundations" series at the 2000 level (2100, 2200, 2300 or 2400)
• ES/ENVS 2009 3.00 (formerly ES/ENVS 3009 3.00)

or

• ES/ENVS 3010 3.00
• nine credits at the 3000 level
• 12 credits at the 4000 level

Note: Faculty of Arts students in the linked interdisciplinary Science and Society Program are required to complete six full courses (36 credits). Urban studies students who have declared environmental studies as their double major before September 2002 are required to complete 36 credits in environmental studies. Effective September 2002, students who declare environmental studies as a double major with urban studies are required to satisfy the 42 credits requirement listed above.

For further information, please refer to the Faculty of Arts section.

Degree Minor Requirements

For a minor in environmental studies, Faculties of Arts, Fine Arts and Science and Engineering students are required to complete five full courses (30 credits) in environmental studies:

• ES/ENVS 1000 6.00
• two full-courses (12 credits) in the "foundations" series at the 2000 level (2100, 2200, 2300 or 2400)
• six credits at the 3000 level or higher
• six credits at the 4000 level

Students should be aware that in order to complete the requirements of the honours double major or honours major/minor programs it may be necessary to complete more than 120 credits.

Faculty of Arts

Students in the BES program may apply to pursue an Honours Double Major program or an Honours Major/Minor program in any discipline in the Faculty of Arts, along with their major in environmental studies. Second major programs are available with any seven- or eight-course major discipline in arts, and the linked interdisciplinary Program in Science and Society. Minors may be pursued in several Faculty of Arts programs. For detailed information on requirements and application forms, please consult the York Undergraduate Calendar at http://www.registrar.yorku.ca.

Faculty of Fine Arts

BES students may apply to do a minor in any of the disciplines within the Faculty of Fine Arts with the exception of the Design Program. Students should consult the York Undergraduate Calendar and visit the Faculty of Fine Arts for information on specific programs at http://www.yorku.ca/finearts/.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

BES students who want to integrate their interest in environmental studies with science may apply to pursue an Honours Minor program with biology, chemistry, earth and atmospheric science, or physics and astronomy disciplines in the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE). Students who intend to apply to any of these programs must complete relevant science courses in high school and take their University first-year environmental science course from FSE instead of the ES/ENVS 1500 6.00 course offered in FES. For detailed information, please consult the York Undergraduate Calendar at: http://www.registrar.yorku.ca.

Faculty of Education Concurrent Education Program

The Faculty of Education at York University offers the BEd degree in both a Consecutive Program (i.e. requiring a one-year period of study after obtaining a bachelor's degree), and a Concurrent Program, where students who are enrolled in the BES program may apply to co-register in the Faculty of Education.

BES students may apply to enter the Concurrent Program after completing one or two years in the BES program. Candidates admitted to the Concurrent Education Program would add a minimum of one year to their undergraduate studies. Successful candidates then work to complete their BES program in addition to completing their education studies for a bachelor of education degree.

Admission Requirements for the Concurrent Education Program:

• completion of a minimum of four full courses of a first year of undergraduate studies or the equivalent, by April 30; and
• a minimum of six full courses left to complete the student's academic degree; and/or
• a minimum 5.00 (C+) overall average and admission and enrolment in an undergraduate program (in this case the BES program).

Successful co-registrants are usually selected on the basis of education-related experience, references, university grade point averages and individual interviews. Applications should be directed to the Faculty of Education, Office of Student Programs, 8th floor, Ross Building. The application deadline is in early March of each year.

For further information, please visit the Faculty of Education Web site, at: http://www.edu.yorku.ca/academicprograms/.