ESS Academic Advising and Requirements
ESS Program Options
Wondering where to start? Check out this video where our academic advisor Kaarin Tae breaks down the different options for making ESS a part of your degree program.
ESS can be a Major or Minor in a diversity of degree programs
First Year Worksheet
Want to know what your first year of the ESS program might look like? Check out this handy first-year planning worksheet [301 KB].
ESS Program Checklists
Please download the program checklist that applies to the year you began your degree.
Started degree in September 2019 or later:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Double Major
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Combined Honours
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) 90 credit-hours with Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Community Design (BCD)
- Bachelor of Management (BMgmt)
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Double Major
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Combined Honours
- Bachelor of Journalism (BJH)
- Minor in ESS with BA, BSc, BMgmt, BComm, BCD, BCS, BACS, BMus, BJH, BSc (MedSci)
Started degree before September 2019:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) Double Major or Combined Honours
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) 90 credit-hours with Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Community Design (BCD)
- Bachelor of Management (BMgmt)
- Bachelor of Science (BSc)
- Bachelor of Journalism (BJH)
- Minor in ESS with BA, BSc, BMgmt, BComm, BCS, BACS, BMus, BJH, BSc (MedSci)
If you changed degree programs at Dal, follow the checklist for the year you began the degree that you intend to complete. For example, if you changed from the BA degree to the BSc degree, follow the checklist for the year you were officially switched into the BSc.
Certificates offered by the College of Sustainability
Certificate in Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS)
Students in any undergraduate degree program (excluding ESS Major, Honours, Minor) may pursue the ESS Certificate.
Checklist for Certificate in ESS
Certificate in Communicating Sustainability
Students in any undergraduate degree program (including ESS Major, Honours, Minor) may pursue the Certificate in Communicating Sustainability.
ESS Academic Advising:
Curious about the ESS Program?
Wondering if you’re taking the right courses?
Not sure how the double major works?
Please send an email to Kaarin Tae, the ESS Academic Advisor: ess.advising@dal.ca
Kaarin is available for advising appointments in person, online and by phone. Please feel free to send your questions and ask for an advising meeting.
TIPS:
- Declare your majors in Dal Online
- Run your own degree audit in Dal Online
- Academic Calendars from previous years are archived on the Registrar’s Office website (click PDF for archived calendars).
Refer to the Calendar for the year you began your degree program! - Meet with academic advisors for ALL of your Major/Honours/Minor subjects!