The Earth and Environmental Sciences Major trains students to receive a broad foundation in natural and physical sciences related to environmental and Earth sciences. Students are required to learn material from several core areas of the Earth sciences.
Click on below for the course requirements in the LSA Academics and Requirements website.
To Declare the Major
To declare an Earth and Environmental Sciences major, make an appointment with a department undergraduate advisor. Students can declare the major in advance of completing all of the prerequisites. Visit Earth and Environmental Sciences Advising for contact information.
Honors
The Honors major consists of a series of special academic opportunities supplementary to the Earth and Environmental Science major. The Honors major is tailored to fit the interests of qualified students and offers an opportunity to increase the breadth and depth of their undergraduate experience. Eligible students are juniors with a 3.4 minimum GPA in Earth and Environmental Sciences courses plus a 3.4 minimum cumulative GPA overall.
Honors Thesis:
Honors students complete a thesis by the end of their senior year under the supervision of a faculty advisor. The Honors Thesis must be approved by the student's faculty advisor first; a second reader is optional. The thesis has to be submitted by email to the department's associate chair for undergraduate studies (earth-undergrad-chair@umich.edu) and outreach coordinator (michigan-earth@umich.edu) on the last day of classes of the term in which a student graduates.
Cover Pages and Signatures:
The thesis must have the appropriate cover page from the list below (in Word format):
How to Find Your Major GPA
To check your GPA requirement in Wolverine Access:
- Log into Wolverine Access and navigate to Student Business.
- Click on the "My Academics" link, followed by "Academic Requirements," to generate your degree audit.
- Scroll down to the section about your major and expand the "Pending -- Earth and Environmental Sciences GPA Requirement" by clicking the green triangle.
- Further expand the section titled "Includes all EARTH courses, plus all cognates."
- Look for the bullet point under the "Satisfied" or "Not Satisfied" text, which will display "GPA: 2.000 required, X.XXX actual."
This will provide you with your actual GPA in comparison to the required GPA for your major.
Questions? Contact the Earth and Environmental Services department office.
