The Environmental Management emphasis allows students to complete the B.A. in Psychology (PSY) and the Master in Environmental Management (MEM) at Western in five years. To remain qualified for the 3+2, upon earning 67 credits each student must have:

• maintained a 3.00 cumulative GPA and a 3.00 GPA within the major;
• earned a B or above in two social science, two natural science (one with lab), and one statistics course;
• fulfilled the 3-credit Internship requirement with a B or above and positive letter from the project sponsor;
• 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;
• written a Statement of Purpose to the MEM program, detailing early career ambitions and ideas/connections for the eventual Master’s Project.

At this point, if any aspect of a student’s performance is found to be insufficient, the MEM Director may reject a 3+2 student from the MEM program, in which case the student will need to find a new emphasis and a minor to complete the PSY undergraduate degree. Or, if the student chooses to leave the 3+2 program before Year 4, they will also need to choose a new PSY emphasis and a minor to complete the PSY undergraduate degree. In addition to meeting the requirements above, and after Junior Year (96 credits in this plan) holding to the same GPA standards outlined above, the School of Graduate Studies will designate students as “MEM candidates with provisional acceptance.” Upon completion of the final 23 credits of the Western B.A. after Year Four of this plan, the School of Graduate Studies will designate students as “MEM degree seeking students.” Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MEM program before Year 5, will still have completed the PSY undergraduate emphasis in Environmental Management and have earned the 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree.

A minimum of 67 credits is required.

Upon successful completion of the prescribed courses listed above, University defined General Education, and elective requirements totaling 120 credits (with 40 at the 300-level or higher), students are eligible for their B.A. conferral. Students electing to complete MEM must follow the balance of their declared emphasis curriculum.

For a full description of the required Graduate coursework, please see the appropriate MEM program in the Western Graduate Catalog.

Capstone Course Requirement

The following courses in the Psychology Major fulfill the capstone course requirement: PSY 498 Capstone Seminar in Psychology, or PSY 499 CAPSTONE INTERNSHIP IN PSYCH (with a minimum grade of “C” ).

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. 

Major: B.A. in Psychology & Master in Environmental Management (3 + 2) 

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Essential Skills: MATH 113 Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) or ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1)

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Essential Skills: ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2)

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PSY 498 Capstone Seminar in Psychology (only if ENVS 499 Internship in Environmental Studies was taken during summer before Year Three)