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Environmental Education

Contact:
Mikaela Dallas (Student and Career Services Coordinator)
mikaela.dallas@uga.edu
706-542-8964

Dr. Kris M. Irwin (Co-Director)
kirwin@uga.edu
706-542-7412

Dr. Nick Fuhrman (Co-Director)
fuhrman@uga.edu
352-226-1199

Jenny Yearwood (Program Administrator)
yearwood@uga.edu
706-542-4284

The Environmental Education Certificate Program (EECP) builds undergraduate students’ environmental content knowledge, communication skills, critical thinking about environmental issues, and commitment to being an environmentally responsible citizen. There are four educational objectives of the EECP:

• Create new knowledge (environmental knowledge, natural history knowledge, etc.) related to environmental and life sciences;
• Develop effective teaching and communication skills;
• Implement a variety of strategies for assessing learning outcomes; and
• Demonstrate content knowledge, teaching ability, and assessment strategies through an experiential learning capstone course.

Through course work and experiential learning, the EECP will prepare undergraduate students interested in the environment and helping the public gain a deeper understanding of it. With the EECP, students will be prepared to pursue jobs at 4-H Centers, nature centers, museums, science centers, aquariums, zoos, state and federal natural resource agencies, and city/county parks and recreation departments. Even if students are not considering a natural resource/environmental education career path, the EECP will build critical science and communication skills applicable across many professions.

Requirements to Apply
All undergraduate students applying for the EECP must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 or greater. If you satisfy this requirement, proceed with the following steps:

• Complete the EECP Application (online as a fillable PDF).
• Submit your application to Ms. Jenny Yearwood (hyperlink PDF to send to Jenny) by the deadlines below:
  • Upcoming fall cohort deadline is March 1
  • Upcoming spring cohort deadline is October 1
• If your application is submitted by the deadline and complete, you will be invited for an in-person interview with EECP Co-Directors.
• After all interviews are completed, the EECP Directors will notify accepted students prior to the next enrollment period.

Requirements to Complete
The EECP requires 18 total undergraduate credit hours. The list below provides a sample of approved courses for the EECP. Other courses will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Required Course:
Foundations of Environmental Education
FANR 4444S/6444S

Choose one course (minimum of 3 hours):
Environmental and Life Science Content Knowledge
ANTH 3090
BIOL 1103
BIOL 1104
BIOL 1107
BIOL 1108
CRSS 3050
ECOL 1000
ENTO(BIOL) 2010
FANR(MARS) 1100
GEOG 1125
WILD(FISH) 3000

Choose two courses (minimum of 6 hours):
Pedagogical/Communication Skills
AGED 4350/6350
AGED 4360/6360
AGED 4370/6370
ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820
ARED 5470/7470
EDUC(ESPY) 2130
ESCI 4430/6430
FANR(AGED) 2001

Choose one course (minimum of 3 hours):
Program Development and Evaluation
AGCM 3600
AGED 4340/6340
ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710/6710
EDIT 4180/6180
EDIT 4210

Required Course (select one):
Teaching Capstone Experience*
AGED 4000
AESC(FCID) 4920S/6920S

*Students must complete 6 hours of Content Knowledge and 6 hours of Pedagogical/Communication Skills before enrolling in the Teaching Capstone Experience.