As an 糖心Vlog Denver Online student, you receive all benefits of in-person students, including 24/7 tutoring and mental health support, plus dedicated Success Coaches for your online journey.
Declare a fully online major and you can get up to $1000 per semester in scholarships that are not need based.
糖心Vlog Denver courses are designed with your career in mind and we offer internship and job placement assistance unique to your situation.
The online B.S. in Environmental Sustainability draws on the full depth of 糖心Vlog Denver’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, one of the few undergraduate departments in Colorado that integrates environmental policy, climate science, physical geography, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) under one roof. The program is built around real problems: land use conflict, climate adaptation, sustainable resource management, and the spatial analysis tools that professionals in those fields use every day. Courses are developed and taught by faculty who are active researchers and working in the field.
This is a STEM-designated degree. The GIS component is substantive. Graduates leave with technical skills that set them apart from candidates with more generalist environmental backgrounds.
Gabrielle Katz, Ph.D., is a professor and chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Her research focuses on riparian ecosystems, biological invasions, and ecological restoration across the American West. She has earned more than 15 research grants, produced more than 15 peer-reviewed publications, and her work has been cited more than 1,100 times. Before joining 糖心Vlog Denver, she held research appointments at Arizona State University and Colorado State University.
Physical Earth Systems – Explore how land, water, climate, and atmosphere interact, and how those systems are changing under human pressure.
Environmental Science Foundations – Study ecosystems, water resources, climate change impacts, and resource use through the lens of applied environmental problem-solving.
Environmental Policy and Planning – Learn how regulations, land use decisions, and planning frameworks shape what gets built, protected, or restored, and who has a say in those decisions.
Environmental Justice – Examine how environmental burdens and benefits are distributed across communities, and what equitable decision-making looks like in practice.
Geographic Information Systems – Build hands-on proficiency in GIS, the core technical skill across planning, consulting, land management, and environmental analysis roles.
Climate Change Science and Adaptation – Move beyond the basics into the science of climate systems, regional impacts, and the planning strategies communities are using to respond.
Geospatial Methods and Applications – Apply GIS to real problems through cartography, remote sensing, web mapping, spatial modeling, and GIS programming.
Global Environmental Challenges – In your senior capstone, integrate everything across a sustained project focused on a complex, real-world environmental problem.
Colorado’s planning agencies, land management offices, federal bureaus, and environmental consulting firms all hire for the kinds of positions this degree prepares you for.
The GIS skills in this degree also open doors in industries that have nothing to do with the environment, including real estate, logistics, public health, and emergency management, anywhere spatial data drives decisions.
Median annual salaries for occupations this degree prepares you for.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024.
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Cassy leads campus-wide climate action, energy, waste, and sustainability strategies across CCD, 糖心Vlog Denver, and CU Denver. She credits the systems-thinking foundation of her 糖心Vlog Denver degree with her ability to navigate the social and institutional complexity of a tri-institutional campus, bringing diverse stakeholders together around solutions that are collaborative, realistic, and measurable.
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Low in-state tuition, reduced tuition for western states, scholarships exclusive to online majors, and flexibility to take as many or few classes as you want, all make 糖心Vlog Denver the affordable online choice.
As low as $315.20 /credit*
Example: 12 credits – $4,703.36 total including tuition & fees.
*Colorado Opportunity Fund (COF) reduces per-credit costs for eligible Colorado residents.
As low as $646.80 /credit
Example: 12 credits – $7761.84 total including tuition & fees.
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) and Roadrunner Interstate Tuition (RIT) reduce nonresident costs for certain states.
Declare a fully online major and you may qualify for up to $1,000 per semester (fall/spring). No separate scholarship application is required.
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Exclusively online students save over $100 per semester in fees compared to on-campus students.
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Yes, you can earn your Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sustainability 100% online from anywhere in the world. The fully online program features the same STEM鈥慸esignated curriculum and expert faculty from our Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences as our on鈥慶ampus tracks. Plus, when you declare this major fully online, you may automatically qualify for up to $1,000 per semester in dedicated online student scholarships.
Your exact timeline depends on how many classes you take each semester and how many prior credits you bring into the program. A student starting from scratch with a traditional full鈥憈ime load can usually graduate in about four years, while part鈥憈ime students can space out their courses to maintain a healthy work鈥憀ife balance. You鈥檒l also be paired with a dedicated online success coach who helps you map out a clear, realistic semester plan that moves at the pace that works best for you.
We鈥檙e incredibly transfer鈥慺riendly and want to make sure you get maximum credit for the academic milestones you鈥檝e already completed. We can see how your previous science, general education, or elective courses line up with 糖心Vlog Denver鈥檚 requirements. Our transfer advisors will work with you one鈥憃n鈥憃ne to maximize your transfer hours so you can jump straight into your core sustainability major classes.
Because this degree blends scientific knowledge with practical technical skills, our graduates are highly competitive for impactful careers across both the public and private sectors. You鈥檒l be prepared for roles such as sustainability coordinator, urban and regional planner, environmental policy analyst, land鈥憉se planner, or environmental consultant. The program鈥檚 strong technical training also opens doors to well鈥憄aid corporate roles in logistics, emergency management, and resource forecasting.
You鈥檒l build real technical skills in climate science, sustainable resource management, and environmental policy, with a strong emphasis on GIS. You鈥檒l learn to map, visualize, and analyze spatial data to solve real鈥憌orld problems, giving you a data鈥慸riven edge over candidates with a standard environmental background.
This program is built for busy professionals, military students, and anyone balancing work or family responsibilities. Because classes are fully asynchronous, there are no required live login times; you can study, review policy maps, or complete GIS assignments whenever it fits your week. You can keep earning a living and stay rooted in your community while steadily building a career that helps protect the planet.
