What you'll study
Environmental Technology
You must complete all program requirements and achieve an overall cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in order to qualify for the diploma.
| Year |
Sep-Dec |
Jan-Apr |
May-Aug |
| 1 |
Academic Term 1 |
Academic Term 2 |
Academic Term 3 |
| 2 |
Academic Term 4 |
Academic Term 5 |
Work Term 1 |
| 3 |
Work Term 2 or Academic Term 6 |
Work Term 2 or Academic Term 6 |
Academic Term 7 |
| Year 1 - Academic Term 1 (Fall) |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
18.0 |
| BIOL 124 |
Evolution and Diversity |
4.0 |
| CHEM 120 |
College Chemistry 1 |
4.0 |
| COMP 158E |
Computing for Environmental |
3.0 |
| ENGL 151* |
Academic Writing Strategies |
3.0 |
| or ENGL 161* |
Literary Genres |
3.0 |
| or ENGL 163* |
Literary Canons and Contexts |
3.0 |
| ENVR 110 |
Environmental Seminar 1 |
1.0 |
| GEOG 100 |
Ecosystems & Human Activity |
3.0 |
*Students may use ENGL 150 in lieu of ENGL 151, 161, 163 toward program completion.
| Academic Term 2 (Winter) |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
20.0 |
| ENVR 103 |
Environmental Microbiology |
2.0 |
| ENVR 107 |
Environmental Geography |
3.0 |
| ENGL 251 |
Advanced Communications |
3.0 |
| GEOG 210 |
Map & Air Photo Interpretation |
4.0 |
| GEOS 100 |
Physical Geology |
4.0 |
| MATH 216 |
Applied Statistics |
4.0 |
| Academic Term 3 (Spring) |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
8.5 |
| ENVR 200 |
Safety in the Environment |
1.5 |
| ENVR 202 |
Geographic Field Techniques |
0.5 |
| ENVR 203 |
Aquatic Monitoring Techniques |
2.0 |
| ENVR 204 |
Environmental Field Trips |
0.5 |
| ENVR 205 |
Soils |
0.5 |
| ENVR 206A |
Environmental Horticulture |
1.5 |
| ENVR 218 |
Environmental Field Camp |
2.0 |
| Year 2 - Academic Term 4 (Fall) |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
18.0 |
| BIOL 228 |
Ecology |
4.0 |
| ENVR 140 |
Fundamentals of GIS |
3.0 |
| ENVR 206B |
Environmental Biotechnology |
2.0 |
| ENVR 207 |
Applied Geomorphology |
3.0 |
| ENVR 210 |
Aquatic Environments |
3.0 |
| GEOG 220 |
Natural Resource Systems |
3.0 |
| Academic Term 5 (Winter) |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
18.0 |
| CHEM 121 |
College Chemistry 2 |
4.0 |
| ENVR 209 |
Waste Management Remediation |
3.0 |
| ENVR 229 |
Quantitative Assessment |
4.0 |
| ENVR 240 |
Environmental GIS Applications |
3.0 |
| MATH 108 |
Applied Calculus |
4.0 |
| Year 3 - Academic Term 6 (Fall or Winter) |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
19.0 |
| CHEM 253 |
Environmental Chemistry |
4.0 |
| ENVR 208A |
Research Project Design |
1.0 |
| ENVR 222 |
Urban & Regional Environments |
3.0 |
| ENVR 242 |
Vertebrate Diversity & Ecology |
4.0 |
| ENVR 244 |
Invertebrate Diversity/Ecology |
3.0 |
| ENVR 246 |
Plant Diversity & Ecology |
4.0 |
| Academic Term 7 (Spring) |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
5.0 |
| ENVR 208B |
Sustainability Project |
5.0 |
In addition to regular program content, students pursuing the Co-op designation will be required to complete:
| Co-op Students |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
12.0 |
| COOP WEP |
Workplace Education Prep |
0.0 |
| ENVR 101 |
Co-operative Work Experience 1 |
6.0 |
| ENVR 201 |
Co-operative Work Experience 2 |
6.0 |
In addition to regular program content, students pursuing the Internship designation will be required to complete:
| Internship Option |
Credits |
| Total Credits |
6.0 |
| COOP WEP |
Workplace Education Prep |
0.0 |
| ENVR 101 |
Co-operative Work Experience 1 |
6.0 |
