About
Embark on an educational adventure. The BS in Environment & Sustainability is about more than just gaining knowledge—it’s about helping you think differently while making a difference. Through this joint program between College of Arts & Sciences and the Earth Commons Institute, you’ll explore theories and practical skills—in the classroom, in the field, and around the world—and put it all together to make a difference.
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Ready to take the next step? First-year students must complete the BS-ES foundational coursework in the Fall:
ERTH-1008: Opening Interruption: Ecological Belonging
ERTH-1050: Environmental & Sustainability Science I
ERTH-1051: Environmental & Sustainability Science I Lab
ERTH-1009: Closing Integration: Wellbeing
Our vision
The BS in Environment & Sustainability harnesses the inherent potential of our students to effect positive change in the world. We empower our community to address pressing environmental issues through understanding, creativity, and action.
What makes the BS in Environment & Sustainability different?
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Meet our students
What drives BS in Environment & Sustainability students to turn their passion for the action? Read our student stories and find out how the degree is preparing students for a lifetime of envrionmental change-making.
Read about the student experienceJoint Program Partners
The Earth Commons
The Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability—shapes the future of our planet by building, supporting, and infusing environmental and sustainability research, education and action throughout the Georgetown University community and beyond.
About the Earth CommonsThe College of Arts & Sciences
Founded in 1789 as the nation’s first Catholic institution of higher learning, Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences is committed to the Jesuit traditions of an integrated education and of productive research in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.
About CASThe B.S. in Environment & Sustainability is jointly administered by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Earth Commons, Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability.