The combined program offers motivated and exceptional students the opportunity to achieve aspirations in an efficient program at Texas A&M, completing the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in the Environmental Geosciences program and the Master of Science (MS) in the Water Management and Hydrological Science (WMHS) program in 5 years. The concurrent degree program will enable these motivated students to coordinate the required BS and MS coursework to complete the required credit hours for each degree within 5 years without diminishing scope or quality of work.

The BS degree in Environmental Geosciences embraces all the disciplines of geosciences to give the student a rigorous interdisciplinary education including issues associated with environmental policy. The degree trains students for employment by industry, environmental and engineering consulting firms, non-governmental organizations, and governmental regulatory agencies, among other entities. Students focus coursework in a particular environmental theme: coastal and marine environments, water, human impact on the environment, climate change, or biosphere. The Water Management and Hydrological Science (WMHS) program takes an interdisciplinary approach to provide students with strong technical skills in disciplines relevant to water resources. Students develop a broad understanding of hydrology and the interconnectedness of the biophysical and social sciences in water management to improve the reliability and quality of water resources for human well-being and development.

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To be chosen from University approved Core Curriculum list. The graduation requirements include three hours of international and cultural diversity courses and three hours of cultural discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement if the course is approved as meeting the international and cultural diversity or cultural discourse requirement. See academic advisor.  

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Choose one introductory course in the first semester and an additional in the second semester of sophomore year. Seek guidance from the academic advisor for Environmental Programs in Geosciences (ENVP). 

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STAT 211 is recommended for the Coastal and Marine Environment Theme.

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PHYS 206 and PHYS 226 is recommended for the Coastal and Marine Environment Theme. 

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Environmental Policy electives should be chosen from the list below. Seek guidance about choices from the ENVP advisor. 

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Choose 18 hours of theme courses in your junior and senior years in consultation with your academic advisor from the list below. Internship courses can be taken for up to 6 credits and will normally be used as an adjustment to theme electives, but depending on the content of the internship credit, it can be applied as an adjustment to your technical electives or policy electives.  Seek guidance from the ENVP academic advisor. 

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Technical electives should be chosen from the list below. 

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Water Management Common Body of Knowledge: Select from AGEC 604/PSAA 663 OR AGEC 606; CVEN 664; GEOG 626 OR GEOL 410; RWFM 665.

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Consult graduate advisor for a list of graduate courses that meet water elective requirements. 

Two courses in the bachelor of science degree plan must be writing intensive courses designated by the Environmental Programs in the schedule of classes. Also, international and cultural diversity electives (3 hours) and cultural discourse electives (3 hours) must be incorporated into the degree.  

The program includes a total of 150 hours, which up to 0 hours may be applied toward both the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience and the Master of Water Management in Water Management and Hydrological Science.