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Academics

Find Your Path. Protect What Matters.

Turn your interest in the natural world into knowledge and action. Explore undergraduate and graduate programs that combine science, management and hands-on learning to help you understand complex environmental systems, steward vital resources and develop solutions for healthier, more resilient landscapes and communities.

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Majors

Build the scientific knowledge and hands-on skills to understand, protect and manage natural resources. Explore majors focused on Earth and soil systems, environmental management and conservation, or the forests, fire and water that shape our landscapes.

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Students in the prescribed fire senior project class use drip torches to intentionally set grass ablaze at Escuela Ranch during a prescribed burn, the first ever on Cal Poly’s campus.

Minors

Add specialized environmental expertise to your degree through hands-on study of water, rangelands, restoration or Indigenous principles in natural resource management. Build practical skills that broaden how you can contribute to conservation and resource stewardship.

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Graduate Studies

Take your environmental expertise further through advanced study and applied research. Explore forest science, hydrology, soil science, environmental policy or sustainability while developing the scientific and management skills to address complex environmental challenges.

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Student Life Outside the Classroom

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