Environmental Studies Major Application

Major Declaration

Students must meet the following requirements to declare a major:

• Confirmed admission to Western Washington University.
• ENVS 203, HNRS 215, or equivalent transfer credit (completion with C- or better).
• ENVS 204 or equivalent transfer credit (completion with C- or better).

To declare as a major:

• Go to the College of the Environment Undergraduate Student Forms webpage.
• Click on the link to the Major Declaration form under the Declaration Forms section.
• Fill in the form with your information, writing in the name of the specific Environmental Studies major you want to declare.
• Submit the form to CENV@wwu.edu.

Note that student must declare as a major for admission into the department and to have access to most upper division ENVS courses. Students who attempt to declare as a major without completing the ENVS 203 and ENVS 204 courses will be admitted as pre-majors.

If you have questions about this process, please set up an appointment with a professional adviser on our Undergrad Academic Advising webpage, visit the College of the Environment Student Support Office in Environmental Studies Building 539, or call 360-650-3520.