Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Environmental Sciences

An undergrad environmental science education unlike any other. You love science, nature, and finding sustainable solutions for your community and the planet. Join our one-year Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Environmental Sciences at our two West Shore campuses. Through your field, laboratory and classroom courses, you'll gain knowledge of environmental thought, ecology and chemistry, plus job-ready math and lab techniques. With small classes, hands-on experiments, team projects and field school, you'll build confidence to tackle real-world challenges.

With flexible entry and exit points, you can pause your studies at any stage and enter the workforce equipped with valuable credentials — then return to complete your degree when you're ready.

Applicants are responsible for submitting official high school transcripts. Transcripts are considered official only if submitted directly by the recognized authority of the providing institution in the institution's original, sealed envelope. Electronic transcripts may be accepted from BC high school and post-secondary institutions. Graduation from a Canadian secondary school or comparable high school, with a language arts (English 12) minimum of C+ (67%) and a minimum “B” (73%) average in three academic Grade 12 courses, including:

Any one of:

• Pre-Calculus 12
• Foundations of Mathematics 12
• Calculus 12

Plus, any one of:

• Chemistry 12
• Physics 12
• Biology 12 (Anatomy and Physiology 12)

Applicants should also have completed any two of:

• Chemistry 11
• Physics 11
• Biology 11