Because resource and environmental issues are so broad and complex, they exceed the scope of any one discipline and are best addressed through an interdisciplinary secondary major.
NRES Secondary Major
The Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) Secondary Major provides an interdisciplinary overlay for relevant primary majors. Its focus is to broaden students' perspectives, both through course offerings and through interactions with students from other disciplines. The educational goal of the NRES program is to prepare undergraduate students to apply broadly-based scientific knowledge to the use, management, sustainability, and quality of soil, air, water, mineral, biological, and energy resources.
Increasing government, public, and corporate concerns about environmental affairs are producing career opportunities for individuals capable of dealing with the broad scope of natural resource and environmental problems. The NRES secondary major provides extra qualifications for employment by enhancing the knowledge base provided by a student's primary major.
This secondary major is open to all undergraduate students. Courses required for the NRES secondary major can be taken concurrently with your primary major.
Summary of Academic Requirements
All NRES students must meet the entry, capstone, and block electives course requirements listed on the Academic Requirements page of this website. In addition, a life science course must be completed as part of either the primary major or this secondary major. Completion of the NRES Secondary Major will be noted on Kansas State University transcripts.
Enrollment Procedures
Complete the available online enrollment form or make an appointment to meet with the Director, Dr. Charles W. Martin (118 Seaton Hall; 785-532-6727; cwmgeog@k-state.edu) to file application papers. An academic advisor will be then be assigned to assist students in meeting NRES requirements.