(1) | The four-year Bilingual Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental and Conservation Sciences is a collaborative effort between Faculté Saint-Jean and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. This program, unique in Canada, offers students the opportunity to obtain a fully bilingual Science degree in Environmental and Conservation Sciences in Canada’s two official languages. Students will complete half of their course work in each of the two Faculties.
 The program responds to the need to prepare bilingual (French-English) graduates who will evaluate effects of human land use on plant, soil, water, animal and human resources; assess and facilitate conservation, reclamation and remediation measures for natural and damaged ecosystems; understand and communicate in both official languages the role that social, economic and political forces play in natural resource management. This unique degree will be attractive to Francophone and Francophile students across Canada and from other countries.
Career opportunities for BSc Environmental and Conservation Sciences graduates fluent in both of Canada’s official languages are many and varied. Employment opportunities include career paths with government or non-government agencies (such as private corporations and private consulting companies) concerned with ecotourism, environmental education, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy analysis, environmental risk assessment, environmental sociology, forestry, land reclamation, protected areas, nature reserves, parks, rangeland management, recreational areas, resource conservation and wildlife.
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(2) | Students who have not completed any postsecondary studies will complete  54 at Faculté Saint-Jean, not counting 6 for ANGL 101 or equivalent, and 60 in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. (see §183.1.16)
Transfer students must be fluent in both French and English; fluency criteria will be determined by the Faculties.
Students who have completed one year of postsecondary studies will complete a minimum of 45 at Faculté Saint-Jean and a minimum of 45 in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (see §183.1.16).
Students who have completed two or more years of postsecondary studies will complete a minimum of 30 at Faculté Saint-Jean and a minimum of 30 in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (see §§15.1.5 and 15.1.10).
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(3) | Courses are taken in both languages in every year of the program. Year 1 is primarily taken at Faculté Saint-Jean, and later specialization courses are taken from the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. Courses must be carefully sequenced throughout the four years; therefore, students should plan their programs carefully with help from Academic Advisors from both Faculties.
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(4) | Required Courses
See §34.8 including its notes for requirements of the Environmental and Conservation Sciences program core. Students can major in Land Reclamation, Conservation Biology, Human Dimensions of Environmental Management, Environmental Economics and Policy, or Wildlife and Rangeland Resources Management. Requirements of the individual majors can be found in §34.8.2 through §34.8.6.
Students will take 60 at Faculté Saint-Jean (see §184.11.2 for a complete course listing and suggested sequencing).
Students will take the following 60 offered by the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Required Courses (30)
a. | AREC 323
| b. | ENCS 201, 260, 307, and 473
| c. | PL SC 221
| d. | REN R 110, 250 and 299 (field school; See Note)
| e. | SOILS 210
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Major Core Courses (See §34.8.2 through §34.8.6 for specific major requirements)
a. | 12 - 21 Major Core Courses
| b. | 6 - 15 Approved Program Electives
| c. | 3 Capstone course
Note: REN R 299 Field School is normally taken in the spring between second and third years.
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(1) | Appeals
Students registered in the bilingual program can obtain consistent information for formal and informal grade appeal and academic appeal procedures and regulations from both the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, and Faculté Saint-Jean.
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(2) | Graduation
Students registered in the BSc Environmental and Conservation Sciences - Bilingual require 120 to graduate. Eligibility for convocation will be assessed by the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences in consultation with Faculté Saint-Jean.
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