西方国家的“环境研究”小学课程侧重于向儿童传授有关环境以及如何做出积极的环境选择的知识。该计划满足希望对与环境有关的研究具有扎实背景的基础教育候选人的学术专业要求。赫x黎环境学院主持了《赫x黎大学演讲者丛书》，该讲座将客座讲师带到西方的校园，以探讨该地区及其他地区当代环境关注的话题。演讲者系列旨在将具有环保意识的西方和贝灵汉社区成员召集在一起。学生和贝灵汉姆社区成员还自愿参加了LEAD（学习环境行动发现）计划，该计划旨在帮助恢复原生环境并增加生物多样性。
This major satisfies the academic major requirement for teacher certification with an endorsement in elementary education and must be accompanied by the professional preparation program in elementary education. See the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Multilingual Education section of this catalog for program admission, completion, and teaching certification requirements. This program fulfills the academic major requirement for elementary education candidates who wish to have a solid background in studies related to the environment. Although environmental studies itself is not an endorsable area, some of the courses might be counted toward endorsement in other areas. Students should contact a faculty advisor for clarification of course work applications.<br><br>Students wishing to complete an Environmental Studies Elementary Education major in four years should complete all GUR requirements in their first two years. The preparatory courses may be used to fulfill both College of the Environment and GUR requirements.