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The current ESF Catalog is online only, and is updated as needed throughout the year. To view the version officially associated with a particular year of entry to the College, please refer to the appropriate catalog of record.
Degree Programs and Areas of Study
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Undergraduate Programs
- Other Undergraduate Study Pages:
ESF is authorized by the New York State Department of Education to offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs as described in this catalog. A comprehensive list of degree programs is provided below.
The Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) code is the number assigned to programs registered by the commissioner of the New York State Department of Education. The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code allows the U.S. Department of Education to track educational programs for financial aid eligibility. Enrollment in programs that are not registered or otherwise approved may jeopardize a student’s eligibility for certain financial aid programs.
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
- Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation (requirements, HEGIS Code 5403, CIP Code 030101)
- Forest Technology (requirements, HEGIS Code 5403, CIP Code 030599)
- Land Surveying Technology (requirements, HEGIS Code 5309, CIP Code 151102)
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.)
- Landscape Architecture (requirements, HEGIS Code 0204, CIP Code 040601)
- B.L.A./M.S. Fast-Track (requirements, HEGIS Code 0204, CIP Code 040601)
Graduation Rate for Undergraduate Students
Graduation rate and retention information are available on the ESF Student Consumer Information website. Further information on student retention is available from the Director of Government Relations and Institutional Planning, 225 Bray Hall. Graduation rate data is also published annually on the federal government's College Navigator website.
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Aquatic and Fisheries Science (requirements, HEGIS Code 0115, CIP Code 261304)
- Biochemistry (requirements)
- Bioprocess Engineering (requirements, HEGIS Code 0905, CIP Code 140501)
- Biotechnology (requirements, HEGIS Code 0499, CIP Code 261201)
- Chemistry (requirements, HEGIS Code 1905, CIP Code 400501) with options in biochemistry and organic chemistry of natural products, environmental chemistry, or natural and synthetic polymer chemistry.
- Conservation Biology (requirements, HEGIS Code 0420, CIP Code 261307)
- Construction Management (requirements, HEGIS Code 0599, CIP Code 469999) with elective concentration in sustainable construction and renewable materials.
- Environmental Biology (requirements, HEGIS Code 0420, CIP Code 261305 )
- Environmental Education and Interpretation (requirements, HEGIS Code 0499, CIP Code 269999)
- Environmental Health (requirements, HEGIS Code 0420 )
- Environmental Resources Engineering (requirements, HEGIS Code 0999, CIP Code 140101)
- Environmental Science (requirements, HEGIS Code 0420, CIP Code 030104 ) with options in renewable energy, environmental information and mapping, watershed science, health and the environment, earth and atmospheric systems science or environmental analysis.
- Environmental Studies (requirements, HEGIS Code 0420, CIP Code 030101) with options in biological science applications; environmental policy, planning and law; or environment, communication and society.
- Forest Ecosystem Science (requirements, HEGIS Codes 0114, CIP Code 030502)
- Forest Health (requirements, HEGIS Code 0114, CIP Code 030599)
- Forest Resources Management (requirements, HEGIS Code 0115, CIP Code 030501)
- Natural Resources Management (requirements, HEGIS Code 0115, CIP Code 030201)
- Paper Engineering (requirements, HEGIS Code 0999, CIP Code 149999)
- Renewable Materials Science (requirements, HEGIS Code 0999, CIP Code 149999)
- Sustainability Management (online)
- Sustainable Energy Management (requirements, HEGIS Code 0115, CIP Code 030201)
- Undeclared Option (open to first-year students)
- Wildlife Science (requirements, HEGIS Code 0107, CIP Code 260709)
Graduate Programs
Chemistry
(HEGIS Code 1905, CIP Code 400599)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry with areas of study in:
Environmental and Forest Biology
(HEGIS Code 0499, CIP Codes 261305)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental and Forest Biology with areas of study in:
- Applied Ecology (M.P.S. only)
- Chemical Ecology (with the Dept. of Chemistry)
- Conservation Biology
- Ecology
- Entomology
- Environmental Interpretation
- Environmental Physiology
- Fish and Wildlife Biology and Management
- Forest Pathology and Mycology
- Plant Biotechnology (M.P.S. only)
- Plant Science and Biotechnology
Environmental Resources Engineering
(HEGIS Code 0999, CIP Code 141401)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Resources Engineering with areas of study in:
Environmental Science
(HEGIS Code 0420, CIP Code 030104)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science with areas of study in:
- Biophysical & Ecological Economics
- Coupled Natural and Human Systems
- Ecosystem Restoration
- Environmental and Community Land Planning
- Environmental Communication and Participatory Processes (Ph.D. only)
- Environmental Monitoring and Modeling
- Environmental & Natural Resources Policy (Ph.D. only)
- Human Dimensions of the Environment
- Water and Wetland Resource Studies
Environmental Studies
(HEGIS Code 0420, CIP Code 030101)
M.S. and M.P.S. in Environmental Studies with areas of study in:
- Environmental Communication
- Environmental Policy
- General Environmental Studies
- Graduate Certificates
- Environmental Decision Making
- Environmental Leadership (online, with ESF Open Academy)
- Advanced Study in Conflict Resolution (with Syeracuse University PARCC)
- Certificate of Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise (CASSE) (in cooperation with Syracuse University, PDF)
ESF Open Academy
Graduate Certificates in:
- Environmental Leadership (online, with Dept. Environmental Studies)
- Radiation Curing Chemistry
Forest and Natural Resources Management
(HEGIS Code 0115, CIP Code 030506)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Forest Resources Management with areas of study in:
M.S. , M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Natural Resources Management
M.S. , M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Sustainable Construction Management with areas of study in:
M.S. , M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy
Master of Forestry (M.F.)
Landscape Architecture
(HEGIS Code 0204, CIP Code 040601)
Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.) and M.S. in Landscape Architecuture with areas of study in:
Paper and Bioprocess Engineering
(HEGIS Code 0999, CIP Code 141401)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Bioprocess Engineering
- Bioprocess Engineering (Biocatalysis and Bioreaction Engineering, Bioseparations Engineering, Bioprocess Design, Simulation and Control, Bioenvironmental Engineering, Renewable Energy and Biofuels, Biopharmaceuticals, Industrial Biological Processes, Bioprocess Engineering (M.P.S. only))
M.S. and Ph.D. in Paper and Biomaterials Engineering
- Biomaterials Engineering (Biocomposite Materials, Biopolymers, Bioactive Materials and Biosensors, Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Paper Science and Engineering
- Paper Science and Engineering (Pulping and Bleaching Processes (M.S., Ph.D.), Colloidal Chemistry and Fiber Flocculation (M.S., Ph.D.), Fiber and Paper Physics (M.S., Ph.D.), Process and Environmental Systems Engineering (M.P.S., M.S., Ph.D.), Pulp and Paper Technology (M.P.S.))
M.P.S. in Sustainable Energy Management
- Sustainable Energy Management (Areas of Study include: Bioprocess Engineering, Paper Engineering)
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. in Wood Science
- Wood Science (Topic Areas include: Engineered Wood Products and Structures (timber structure design), Tropical Timbers, Wood Anatomy and Ultrastructure, Wood Science and Technology, Wood Treatments)
