  {"id":245,"date":"2021-04-28T15:52:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:30:48","slug":"sustainability-science-combined-bs-ms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/programs-of-study\/sustainability-science-combined-bs-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Science (Combined BS\/MS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ÌÇÐÄvlog Sustainability programs lead the way in New Jersey in integrating natural and physical science with social science, economics, policy and project management to prepare sustainability professionals and managers to tackle society\u2019s most complex and pressing environmental problems. \u00a0Our Sustainability Science programs are housed in the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies and take advantage of expertise across campus including the College of Science and Mathematics, College of Humanities and Social Science, School of Business and the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/bs-sustainability-science\/\">BS in Sustainability Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ms-sustainability-science\/\">MS in Sustainability Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>If you are a prospective Freshman or Transfer applicant, learn more about admission criteria <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/admissions\/apply-and-check-status\/admissions-requirements\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Students with a GPA of 3&period;3 or above<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Application Deadline: Rolling admission<\/li>\n<li>Students will be sent an expedited application from Graduate Admissions to complete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Students with a GPA between 3&period;3 - 3&period;0<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Application Deadline: Rolling admission<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcript: Montclair transcript will be uploaded by Graduate Admissions<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letters of Recommendation: Two (2) letters of recommendation, from persons qualified to evaluate the applicant\u2019s promise of academic achievement and potential for professional growth.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resume: A current resume is not required, but applicants are encouraged to include one.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statement of Purpose \u2013 Please write an integrated essay providing a response to each of the following questions:\n<ul>\n<li>What are your goals for graduate study and your future career?<\/li>\n<li>In what ways do your academic background and your professional experiences provide evidence of your potential for success in the program you selected and in your eventual career? Please give specific examples of relevant coursework and\/or experience.<\/li>\n<li>Is there any further information we should consider in assessing your candidacy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Students with a GPA below 3&period;0<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p>Students with a GPA below a 3.0 are not eligible for admission to a Combined Program, and will need to\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\/how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\/how-to-apply\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">submit a traditional application<\/a>\u00a0to their\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\/programs-of-study\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\/programs-of-study\/#\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">graduate program of interest<\/a>. Prior to applying, please speak with your program advisor for more details.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you have inquiries regarding your program of interest, please contact:<\/p>\n<p>Program Coordinator:\u00a0<a href=\"\/~dengy\">Dr. Yang Deng<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dengy@montclair.edu\">dengy@montclair.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:973-655-6678\">973-655-6678<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have questions regarding the application process and requirements, please email or call us:<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><strong>Incoming Freshmen and Transfers:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Undergraduate Admissions<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:msuadm@montclair.edu\">msuadm@montclair.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:9736555147\">(973) 655-4444<\/a>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><strong>Current Montclair Undergraduates:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Office of Graduate Admissions<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:graduate@mail.montclair.edu\">graduate@montclair.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:9736555147\">973-655-5147<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ÌÇÐÄvlog Sustainability programs lead the way in New Jersey in integrating natural and physical science with social science, economics, policy and project management to prepare sustainability professionals and managers to tackle society\u2019s most complex and pressing environmental problems. \u00a0Our Sustainability Science programs are housed in the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":246,"parent":13,"menu_order":32,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-245","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":973,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions\/973"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}