Environmental Science program requirements
What the Environmental Science Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Environmental Science Major
- Science program
- 8.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASMAJ1076
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(8.0 credits)
First Year (1.5 credits):
1BIO120H1; CHM135H1(recommended)/ CHM151Y1
20.5 credit from MAT130H1/ MAT135H1/ MAT148H1/ MAT149H1/ MAT137Y1/ MAT158H1/ MAT159H1/ MAT157Y1
Second Year (2.5 credits):
1ENV221H1
2EEB240H1/ ENV234H1
3One of CHM210H1 (recommended) or ESS262H1/ JEG100H1
4ENV237H1/ ENV238H1* * ENV238H1 is for students who have previously taken PHY131H1/ PHY132H1/ PHY151H1/ PHY152H1
5STA220H1/ STA288H1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1 or other science courses providing training in statistics as approved by the Undergraduate Associate Director.
Note 1NOTE: students interested in taking EEB Field Courses (Group B) in third/fourth year are encouraged to take BIO220H1 in second/third year.
Third Year (1.5 credits):
1The other of CHM210H1 or ESS262H1/ JEG100H1 not taken in second year
2ENV337H1
3ENV316H1
Third/Fourth Year (2.0 credits):
12.0 credits from among the courses in Group A, B, and C, with no more than 0.5 credit from Group C. At least 0.5 credit must be at the 300+ level
Fourth Year (0.5 credit):
10.5 credit from the following: ENV432H1*/ ENV440H1/ ENV452H1* *Note that ENV432H1 requires one of EEB319H1/ EEB321H1/ EEB365H1/ ENV334H1 as a prerequisite, and ENV452H1 requires one of ENV316H1/ ENV334H1/ ENV337H1 as a prerequisite.
Group A: Environmental Science BIO220H1*/ CHM310H1/ CHM410H1/ CHM415H1/ EEB319H1/ EEB320H1/ EEB321H1/ EEB328H1/ EEB365H1/ EEB428H1/ EEB430H1/ EEB433H1/ EEB440H1/ EEB465H1/ ENV334H1/ ENV341H1/ ENV342H1/ ENV346H1/ ENV432H1/ ENV441H1/ ESS261H1/ ESS311H1/ ESS312H1/ ESS461H1/ GGR203H1/ GGR301H1/ GGR305H1/ GGR308H1/ GGR314H1/ GGR347H1/ GGR348H1/ GGR406H1/ GGR413H1/ JGA305H1/ PCL381H1/ PHY392H1**/ PHY492H1**
Note 2Notes: * BIO220H1 is required for all upper-year 300+ EEB series courses, with no exceptions. ** PHY392H1 and PHY492H1 include relevant environmental content, but prerequisites for these courses cannot be used towards Group A requirements.
Group B: Environmental Science-related Field Courses
ANT330Y1/ ARH306Y1/ EEB403H1/ EEB405H1/ EEB406H1/ EEB407H1/ EEB410H1/ ENV336H1/ ENV395Y0/ ENV396H0/ ENV396Y0/ ESS234H1/ ESS410H1/ ESS450H1/ GGR390H1
Note 3Note: * BIO220H1 is required for all upper-year 300+ EEB series courses, with no exceptions.
Group C: Environmental Policy & Society (no more than 0.5 credit from Group C)
ENV222H1/ (ENV360H1/ ENV261H1)/ ENV281H1/ ENV282H1/ ENV307H1/ ENV320H1/ ENV322H1/ ENV323H1/ ENV330H1/ ENV333H1/ ENV335H1/ ENV347H1/ ENV350H1/ ENV361H1/ ENV362H1/ ENV381H1/ ENV382H1/ ENV422H1/ ENV430H1/ ENV461H1/ ENV462H1/ FOR302H1
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
Notes:
Note 1Students interested in obtaining a basic understanding of the social, political, and policy issues related to the environment should consider pursuing the Environmental Studies Minor in conjunction with this Major.
Note 2Since the elective courses above are offered by various academic units, students are encouraged to carefully check the pre-requisites and enrolment controls or restrictions for the courses before enrolling.
Note 3Daniels students enrolled in this program may be able to fulfill up to 1.5 credits in the Third/Fourth Year Requirement with three of the following ARC courses: ARC357H1, ARC382H1, ARC386H1, and ARC387H1. Please contact the Undergraduate Administrator at ug.office.env@utoronto.ca to request that these exceptions be posted on Degree Explorer.
Courses these requirements name
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
- CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
- MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
- MAT135H1Calculus I
- MAT148H1Calculus I with Proofs
- MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofs
- MAT137Y1Calculus with Proofs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- MAT158H1Analysis 1A
- MAT159H1Analysis 1B
- MAT157Y1Analysis I last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
- EEB240H1Environmental Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
- ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- CHM210H1Chemistry of Environmental Change
- ESS262H1Earth System Processes
- JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
- ENV237H1Physics of the Changing Environment A
- ENV238H1Physics of the Changing Environment B
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
- STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- EEB225H1Biostatistics for Biological Sciences
- GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
- BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- ENV337H1Human Interactions with the Environment
- ENV316H1Laboratory and Field Methods in Environmental Science
- ENV432H1Urban Ecology
- ENV440H1Professional Experience Course
- ENV452H1Environmental Science Seminar
- EEB319H1Population Ecology
- EEB321H1Community Ecology
- EEB365H1Topics in Applied Conservation Biology
- ENV334H1Environmental Biology: Applied Ecology last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- CHM310H1Environmental Fate and Toxicity of Organic Contaminants
- CHM410H1Analytical Environmental Chemistry
- CHM415H1Topics in Atmospheric Chemistry
- EEB320H1Dynamics of Ecosystem Processes
- EEB328H1Physiological Ecology
- EEB428H1Global Change Ecology
- EEB430H1Modeling in Ecology and Evolution last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- EEB433H1Global Issues in Aquatic Ecosystems last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- EEB440H1Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Animal Interactions
- EEB465H1Advanced Topics in Biodiversity Science and Conservation Biology
- ENV341H1Environment and Health
- ENV342H1Ecology of the Mind
- ENV346H1Terrestrial Energy Systems
- ENV441H1Planetary Health: Environmental Change and Human Health
- ESS261H1Earth System Evolution
- ESS311H1Aqueous Geochemistry
- ESS312H1Hydrogeology
- ESS461H1Palaeoenvironmental Studies
- GGR203H1Introduction to Climatology
- GGR301H1Fluvial Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR305H1Biogeography last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR308H1Canadian Arctic Environments last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR314H1Global Warming
- GGR347H1Energy Efficiency and Beyond
- GGR348H1Carbon-Free Energy Systems
- GGR406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR413H1Watershed Hydroecology last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JGA305H1Environmental and Archaeological Geophysics
- PCL381H1Molecular Toxicology Foundations
- PHY392H1Physics of Climate
- PHY492H1Advanced Atmospheric Physics
- ANT330Y1Paleoanthropology Field School last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- ARH306Y1Archaeological Field Methods
- EEB403H1Tropical Field Biology
- EEB405H1Temperate Field Biology
- EEB406H1Inter-University Field Course
- EEB407H1Alpine Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- EEB410H1Lake Ecosystem Dynamics last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- ENV336H1Ecology in Human-Dominated Environments
- ENV395Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV396H0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV396Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ESS234H1Introduction to Geological Field Methods
- ESS410H1Field Techniques in Environmental Geosciences
- ESS450H1Geophysical Field Techniques
- GGR390H1Field Methods
- ENV222H1Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- ENV360H1Is the Internet Green?
- ENV261H1Is the Internet Green? last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- ENV281H1Special Topics in Environment
- ENV282H1Special Topics in the Environment
- ENV307H1Urban Sustainability
- ENV320H1National Environmental Policy
- ENV322H1International Environmental Policy
- ENV323H1Ontario Environmental Policy
- ENV330H1Waste Not: Faith-Based Environmentalism
- ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
- ENV335H1Environmental Design
- ENV347H1The Power of Economic Ideas
- ENV350H1Energy Policy and Environment
- ENV361H1Social Media and Environmentalism
- ENV362H1Energy & Environment: Transitions in History
- ENV381H1Special Topics in Environment
- ENV382H1Special Topics in Environment
- ENV422H1Environmental Law
- ENV430H1Community Research in Environment and Faith
- ENV461H1The U of T Campus as a Living Lab of Sustainability
- ENV462H1Energy and Environment: Economics, Politics, and Sustainability
- FOR302H1Societal Values and Forest Management
- ARC357H1
- ARC382H1
- ARC386H1
- ARC387H1
Environmental Science Minor
- Science program
- 4.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASMIN1555
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(4.0 credits)
First Year (1.5 credits):
1BIO120H1; CHM135H1 (recommended)/ CHM151Y1
20.5 credit from MAT130H1/ MAT135H1/ MAT148H1/ MAT149H1/ MAT137Y1/ MAT158H1/ MAT159H1/ MAT157Y1)
Higher Years (2.5 credits):
2ENV221H1
31.0 credit from CHM210H1, EEB240H1/ ENV234H1, ENV237H1/ ENV238H1*, ESS262H1/ JEG100H1
4ENV337H1
50.5 credit from courses in Group A or B**
Notes
Note 1* ENV238H1 is for students who have previously taken PHY131H1/ PHY132H1/ PHY151H1/ PHY152H1
Note 2** Students should verify the prerequisites for the courses listed under the groups below in advance of their course selection.
Note 3BIO220H1 is required for all EEB 300+ level courses (Group A and B) and there are no exceptions.
Note 4Since the elective courses below are offered by various academic units, students are encouraged to carefully check the pre-requisites and enrolment controls or restrictions for the courses before enrolling.
Note 5Daniels students enrolled in this program may be able to fulfill up to 1.0 credit in the Higher Years Requirement with two of the following ARC courses, provided no other Group A or B courses are being counted: ARC357H1, ARC382H1, ARC386H1, and ARC387H1. Please contact the Undergraduate Administrator at ug.office.env@utoronto.ca to request that these exceptions be posted on Degree Explorer.
Group A: Environmental Science CHM310H1/ CHM410H1/ CHM415H1/ EEB319H1/ EEB320H1/ EEB321H1/ EEB328H1/ EEB365H1/ EEB428H1/ EEB430H1/ EEB433H1/ EEB440H1/ EEB465H1/ ENV334H1/ ENV341H1/ ENV342H1/ ENV346H1/ ENV432H1/ ENV441H1/ ESS261H1/ ESS311H1/ ESS312H1/ ESS461H1/ GGR301H1/ GGR305H1/ GGR308H1/ GGR314H1/ GGR347H1/ GGR348H1/ GGR406H1/ GGR413H1/ JGA305H1/ PCL381H1/ PHY392H1*/ PHY492H1*
Note 6Notes: * PHY392H1 and PHY492H1 include relevant environmental content, but prerequisites for these courses cannot be used towards Group A requirements. Group B: Environmental Science-related Field Courses ANT330Y1/ ARH306Y1/ EEB403H1/ EEB405H1/ EEB406H1/ EEB407H1/ EEB410H1/ ENV316H1/ ENV336H1/ ENV395Y0/ ENV396H0/ ENV396Y0/ ESS234H1/ ESS410H1/ ESS450H1/ GGR390H1
Courses these requirements name
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
- CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
- MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
- MAT135H1Calculus I
- MAT148H1Calculus I with Proofs
- MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofs
- MAT137Y1Calculus with Proofs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- MAT158H1Analysis 1A
- MAT159H1Analysis 1B
- MAT157Y1Analysis I last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
- CHM210H1Chemistry of Environmental Change
- EEB240H1Environmental Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
- ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- ENV237H1Physics of the Changing Environment A
- ENV238H1Physics of the Changing Environment B
- ESS262H1Earth System Processes
- JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
- ENV337H1Human Interactions with the Environment
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
- BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- ARC357H1
- ARC382H1
- ARC386H1
- ARC387H1
- CHM310H1Environmental Fate and Toxicity of Organic Contaminants
- CHM410H1Analytical Environmental Chemistry
- CHM415H1Topics in Atmospheric Chemistry
- EEB319H1Population Ecology
- EEB320H1Dynamics of Ecosystem Processes
- EEB321H1Community Ecology
- EEB328H1Physiological Ecology
- EEB365H1Topics in Applied Conservation Biology
- EEB428H1Global Change Ecology
- EEB430H1Modeling in Ecology and Evolution last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- EEB433H1Global Issues in Aquatic Ecosystems last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- EEB440H1Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Animal Interactions
- EEB465H1Advanced Topics in Biodiversity Science and Conservation Biology
- ENV334H1Environmental Biology: Applied Ecology last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- ENV341H1Environment and Health
- ENV342H1Ecology of the Mind
- ENV346H1Terrestrial Energy Systems
- ENV432H1Urban Ecology
- ENV441H1Planetary Health: Environmental Change and Human Health
- ESS261H1Earth System Evolution
- ESS311H1Aqueous Geochemistry
- ESS312H1Hydrogeology
- ESS461H1Palaeoenvironmental Studies
- GGR301H1Fluvial Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR305H1Biogeography last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR308H1Canadian Arctic Environments last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR314H1Global Warming
- GGR347H1Energy Efficiency and Beyond
- GGR348H1Carbon-Free Energy Systems
- GGR406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR413H1Watershed Hydroecology last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JGA305H1Environmental and Archaeological Geophysics
- PCL381H1Molecular Toxicology Foundations
- PHY392H1Physics of Climate
- PHY492H1Advanced Atmospheric Physics
- ANT330Y1Paleoanthropology Field School last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- ARH306Y1Archaeological Field Methods
- EEB403H1Tropical Field Biology
- EEB405H1Temperate Field Biology
- EEB406H1Inter-University Field Course
- EEB407H1Alpine Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- EEB410H1Lake Ecosystem Dynamics last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- ENV316H1Laboratory and Field Methods in Environmental Science
- ENV336H1Ecology in Human-Dominated Environments
- ENV395Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV396H0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV396Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ESS234H1Introduction to Geological Field Methods
- ESS410H1Field Techniques in Environmental Geosciences
- ESS450H1Geophysical Field Techniques
- GGR390H1Field Methods
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