How to Apply

There are three ways to join the Environmental Studies program.

Solar-powered carbon study

General information about majors at CU-Boulder is available on the Prospective Students website.

Orientation

You may declare Environmental Studies as your major during the initial orientation if you are certain of your interest at that time.

Major Change

If you are a student within the College of Arts and Sciences (including Open Option), you may change your major to Environmental Studies. Choose "Change your major" when you log into the advising website to see the times and dates of major declaration meetings. You will not be able to change your major online; the only time you can do this is at a major declaration meeting.

You must attend a major declaration meeting to change to the ENVS major.

Major declaration meetings are held every week or two throughout each semester. Check the posted list outside the ENVS office in Benson 246 or on the Academic Advising web site.

Intrauniversity Transfer

If you are a CU-Boulder student outside the College of Arts and Sciences, you change to Environmental Studies through an Intrauniversity Transfer (IUT).