Three degree programs offered are the B.A. in Geography, the B.A. in Environmental Studies, and the B.S. in Environmental Science

B.A. in Geography
Admission into the B.A. in Geography program will remain the same. Most students will declare in their first or second year at Villanova, and admission will be based primarily on performance in courses previously taken at Villanova, specifically in geography. Students who have achieved a minimum GPA of 2.0 and have performed sufficiently well in geography courses will be accepted. Maintenance of a minimum GPA of 2.0 and of a minimum technical GPA of 2.0 will be required to graduate and receive a diploma.

B.A. in Environmental Studies
For the new B.A. in Environmental Studies program, we envision that some students will enter early in their freshman year, while others will transfer in to the degree late in their freshman year or in their sophomore year. Thus, admission into the program will be based on a combination of performance in high school (e.g., GPA), the standard aptitude tests (including SAT and IB exams), and, as appropriate, in courses already taken at Villanova, particularly in courses included in the requirements of the major taken thus far. Maintenance of a minimum GPA of 2.0 and of a minimum technical GPA of 2.0 will be required to graduate and receive a diploma. Villanova students wishing to declare a B.A. Environmental Studies major via alternative pathways will be considered on a case by case basis.

B.S. in Environmental Science
The curriculum in the B.S. in Environmental Science degree program is typical of other B.S. degrees in the sciences in both breadth and depth. Consistent with other science degree programs at Villanova, we envision that most students will either declare Environmental Science as a major immediately in their freshman year. Some freshmen entering Villanova through the undeclared science program may declare an Environmental Science major in their sophomore year. In these cases, admission will be based on a combination of performance in high school (e.g., GPA), the standard aptitude tests (including SAT and IB exams), and, as appropriate, in courses at Villanova. Maintenance of a minimum GPA of 2.0 and of a minimum technical GPA of 2.0 will be required to graduate and receive a diploma. Villanova students wishing to declare an Environmental Science major via alternative pathways will be considered on a case by case basis.