Environment and Sustainability Comprehensive Major: Environment and Sustainability Emphasis (with a 3+2 Outdoor Industry MBA)

The ENVS 3+2 into the OIMBA program allows students to complete the B.A. in Environment and Sustainability (ENVS) and the Outdoor Industry MBA (OIMBA) at Western in five years. To remain qualified for the 3+2, upon entering into the third year student must have: 

• maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.25 GPA within the major;
• provided three letters of recommendation, at least one of which is to be a professional reference and at least one of which is to be an academic reference from the student's major at Western;
• submitted a written Statement of Purpose to the Graduate Program in Outdoor Industry MBA, detailing ideas for the eventual Capstone Project; and,
• submitted an application and in competition with all other OIMBA applicants.

At this point, if any aspect of a student's performance is found to be insufficient, the Outdoor Industry MBA Director will recommend denial of acceptance, in which case, the student will need to find a new emphasis or minor in order to complete the undergraduate degree. Upon meeting the requirements above, and after Sophomore Year (reaching 65 credits in this plan - see "DEGREE PLAN) holding to the same GPA and general performance standards outlined above, the School of Graduate Studies will designate the student as an "Outdoor Industry MBA candidate with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of Year Four of this plan, the student will receive the BA and the School of Graduate Studies may designate the student as an "Outdoor Industry MBA degree seeking student." After year three, students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 program and all Western undergraduate requirements yet choose to leave the OIMBA program before Year 5, will still have completed the undergraduate BA in ENVS and will have earned the 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree. 

Program Requirements

A minimum of 95 credits is required for the ENVS and BUAD B.A. components of the emphasis. In the fourth years, an additional 18 credits of Outdoor Industry MBA coursework is completed in the Outdoor Industry MBA degree. 

Western Watershed General Education Requirements

Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate. 

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements. 

Sample Plan

Degree Plans are for planning purposes.  They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.

"Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.

Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.