在每个人的生活中，环境问题仍然是突出的问题。基本上，由于不断增长的人口活动，地球上没有任何地方能够摆脱扰动。面临的挑战是要保持地球的宜居性，同时满足人类的需求。科学将在使技术文明朝着与自然界的可持续互动发展方面发挥绝对关键的作用。必须对有效的环境科学家进行一门科学的严格教育，其视野要比任何一门科学学科都广得多。Rensselaer的环境科学学位通过多方面的计划解决了这些挑战。该课程使您获得了环境科学的学士学位。下面是一个典型的四年计划。但是，学生在头两年内上课的顺序是灵活的。
The challenge of keeping the Earth safely inhabitable while still providing for an ever increasing population and its expanding needs ensures an ongoing demand for environmental scientists. Meeting this challenge requires broader perspective than any single discipline affords. In fact, expertise is necessary beyond just the sciences. Rensselaer's B.S. in Environmental Science addresses these challenges with a multifaceted program. The lines dividing departments and curricula are blurred and intersecting. Faculty, students, and even the programs themselves integrate and cooperate. In today's world, computer science graduates need to know about business. Engineers need the ability to communicate effectively. Architects must master new tools of information technology. At Rensselaer, students can focus on a preferred major while exploring other interests and acquiring complementary knowledge and skills.