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Environmental Sciences Certificate, 1-year

Location(s): Main Campus (Vermilion), Face-to-Face (F2F)


Start your career in Environmental Science’s by developing core knowledge and skills related to soils, plants, wildlife, aquatic life, ecology as well as mapping and GIS. This one-year certificate program will put you into Alberta’s major landscapes and give you a starting point for conducting environmental assessments and inventories.

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with a minimum of 50% in:

  • English 30-1 or 65% in English 30-2
  • Chemistry 30 (recommended) or 65% in Chemistry 20
  • Biology 30 (recommended) or 65% in Biology 20
  • Math 30-1 or 60% in Math 30-2

Out-of-province applicants or those not meeting the admission requirements should refer to the Admissions section of the website.

Graduation Requirements:

Students successfully completing the required 30 credits with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 will be awarded an Environmental Sciences certificate.

Curriculum:


Total: 30 Credits


Notes:


Opportunities for further study:

Students successfully completing the Environmental Sciences certificate program have the option to move to year two of a diploma in Environmental Sciences at Lakeland College in one of the five defined majors.

Transferability:

The School of Environmental Sciences strives to award maximum transferability to environmental students from other colleges. Transfer credit will be granted for each course transferable to Environmental Sciences if the grade achieved is at least a C or its equivalent.