Bates College

Environmental Studies

Bates College

Degree:Bachelor; Co-op
Field of Study:Environmental Studies
Length:4 Year(s)
Cost per year:*
National: $104,417

This cost is an approximate conversion from U.S. dollars (USD) to Canadian dollars (CAD).


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Careers:Environmental Impact Analysts

Description:

The Program in Environmental Studies prepares students with knowledge, skills, and ethical sensibilities needed to engage a broad range of local-to-global human-environment relationships.

Environmental studies is rooted in creating a more just, livable, and compassionate world for human and more-than-human flourishing at a time of radical climatic and environmental change. Courses in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities explore the cultural, political, scientific, creative, and ethical aspects of environmental questions. A social justice approach arms students with the knowledge and skills required to address today’s urgent social-ecological issues. 

Prerequisites:

These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.

    Requirements:

    School Transcript

    • Must be an official transcript sent by your secondary school. Bates accepts a wide range of school transcripts if they meet our stated admission requirements and provide a full and accurate presentation of what an applicant has learned and accomplished. Applicants from schools with proficiency-based transcripts will receive full consideration for admission.

    School Report or Profile

    • This form provides context for your school’s demographics, curriculum, and offerings. Your school counselor will submit this form when they submit your transcript.
    Test Scores:
    • International English Language Testing System (academic or immigration) or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based) or DuoLingo
    Application Notes :

    If English is neither the native language nor the primary language of secondary school instruction, then results of an English-proficiency test, the TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, is required. An official copy of the results should be submitted to the Office of Admission.

    Additional Admission Requirements:
    • Letter(s) of Reference

    Additional Recommendations:

    Applicants may wish to submit an additional recommendation from a non-academic experience, such as an extracurricular activity or employment. Please note that Bates will only accept one additional recommendation.

    * We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.

    Modified on November 06, 2026