Associate of Science - Environmental Sciences at College of the Rockies

Have plans to go to university? Our Dual Admission agreements with University of Lethbridge and University of Victoria get you started on the right foot at the College before you transfer into your guaranteed seat at either ULeth or UVIC.

Our Education Advisors are available to help you plan your Associate degree course list – and to plan for transferring credits to university to complete your degree.

Why consider an Associate of Science Environmental Studies Degree?

• Provides a great starting point for your further education and opens up endless education and career opportunities.
• Explore a wide-range of courses to discover your specific areas of interest.
• Numerous transfer and dual admission agreements make it easy to start your education at the College before moving on to complete a credential elsewhere.

The Associate of Science degree in Environmental Science provides the student with the first two years of study towards a Bachelor of Science degree. This program offers cross-disciplinary studies in areas that relate to the local and global environment.

Students who earn an associate degree in Environmental Sciences will generally expect to transfer to university programs in Environmental Sciences. Those who complete the Biology core within their ASc should also be able to transfer into most Biology programs at Canadian universities. Students may also be able to take a directed studies course in Biology and become involved in an ongoing research project in Ecology.

Program Requirements:

• Sixty credits of first and second-year courses.
• A minimum grade average of 60% is required in order to receive the credential.

All College of the Rockies associate degrees are equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor’s degree in Arts or in Science. Students should plan carefully to ensure that all degree requirements are met. Education Advisors are available to assist students in planning their course selections for associate degrees.

Definitions:

• A first-year course is defined as a course which has assigned transfer credit at the 100 level at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC.
• A second-year course is defined as a course which has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at the 200 level or higher at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC.
• An Arts course is a course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Arts degree at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC. These institutions are responsible for determining the Humanities (including Creative and Performing Arts) and Social Science course requirements.
• A Science course is a course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Science degree or Baccalaureate of Applied Science degree at UBC, SFU, UVic or UNBC.

Specific requirements:

• Six credits in Math which shall include at least three credits in Calculus; and
• Eighteen credits in first-year Science, of which no more than six credits shall be in any one subject area; and
• Eighteen credits in second-year Science in two or more subject areas; and
• Six credits in first-year English; and
• Six credits in Arts other than English (excluding Mathematics and laboratory-based Science courses); and
• Six credits of first- or second-year courses.

No single course may be used to meet more than one of the specific requirements.