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Environmental Technician to Environmental and Resource Science
Where Are You Now?

Centennial College
Discipline: General and integrated sciences
Credential: College Diploma (2 year)
Program Title: Environmental Technician
Where Do You Want to Go?
Trent University
Degree Qualifications: BSc(Hon) - Honours Bachelor of Science
Discipline: General and integrated sciences
Credential: Degree (4 year)
Program Title: Environmental and Resource Science
Transfer credits / courses
Semesters Remaining
Course Equivalencies Granted
Students beginning studies in the Environmental Technician Diploma program since Fall 2020 will receive the following 7.0 transfer credits:
- 0.5 ERSC 1010H - Environmental Science and Sustainability
- 0.5 ERSC 1020H - Cases in Environment and Sustainability
- 0.5 ERSC-BIOL 2260H - Introductory Ecology
- 0.5 BIOL 1030H - Foundations of Cellular and Molecular Biology
- 0.5 BIOL 3250H - Microbiology
- 0.5 CHEM 1000H - Introductory Chemistry I
- 0.5 CHEM 2100H - Introductory Organic Chemistry I
- 0.5 CHEM 2410H - Introductory Analytical Chemistry I
- 0.5 MATH 1051H - Non-Calculus Statistics I: Elementary Probability and Statistics
- 0.5 ERSC 1010H - Environmental Science and Sustainability
- 0.5 ERSC 1020H - Cases in Environment and Sustainability
- 0.5 unassigned Chemistry credits at the 1000 level
- 0.5 unassigned Environmental and Resource Science credits at the 2000 level
- 1.0 unassigned Geography credit at the 2000 level
- 0.5 unassigned Physics credits at the 1000 level
Transfer credits for students beginning studies in the Environmental Technician Diploma program prior to Fall 2020 will be awarded on a course-by-course basis.
Requirements
To qualify for this agreement, students must have:
- successfully completed Centennial College's Environmental Technician Diploma program;
- a minimum overall average of 75%.
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Minimum Grade for Admission≥ 75%
Pathway Requires Previous Program Graduation Yes
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Students must complete the following 13.0 credits to fulfill requirements for the Environmental and Resource Science degree:
- 0.5 ERSC 2080H - Natural Science Statistics
- 0.5 ERSC 2090H - Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
- 0.5 ERSC 2220H - Environmental Assessment: Chemical and Laboratory Methods
- 0.5 ERSC 2230H - Environmental Assessment: Sampling and Analysis
- 0.5 ERSC 2240H - Ecological Assess Natural Resource
- 0.5 ERST 3000H - Environmental Professional Practice
- 0.5 credit from the following:
- 0.5 ERSC 1040H - Earth's Physical Processes and Environments;
- 0.5 ERSC 1050H - Introduction to Climate Change Science and Policy;
- 0.5 ERST 1030H - Human Geographies in Global Context;
- SAFS 1001H - Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems.
- 0.5 credit from the Trent School of Environment Capstone Course List
- 5.0 additional Environmental and Resource Science credits at the 3000 level or beyond
- 1.0 additional Environmental and Resource Studies credit at the 2000 level or beyond
- 3.0 elective credits, including at least 0.5 credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List and at least 0.5 Math credit
*Additional notes:
- Credits without specified year levels must include at least 1.0 credit at the 3000 and/or 4000 level, and no more than 2.5 credits at the 1000 level.
- Trent University also offers a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental and Resource Studies. Requirements for the Environmental and Resource Studies degree program differ from those listed above. Students interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) are referred to the Academic Calendar for more details.
- Elective credits may be reduced, depending on the Trent School of Environment Capstone Course chosen. The Capstone Course List is as follows:
- Thesis:
- EGEO 4020D; ERSC/T 4010Y/4020D – Honours Thesis/Double Honours Thesis; GEOG 4010Y/4020D – Honours Thesis/Double Honours Thesis; SAFS 4010Y/4020D – Honours Thesis/Double Honours Thesis
- Community-Based Research:
- ERSC 3160Y – Community-Based Resource Management; ERSC/T 3840H – Community-Based Research Project; ERSC/T 4801H – Greening the Campus: Green Infrastructure; ERSC/T 4802H – Greening the Campus: Institutions and Built Environments; ERSC/T 4830Y/4840H – Community-Based Research Project; GEOG 4830Y – Community-Based Research Project; SAFS 4850Y – Community-Based Research Project
- Placement:
- EGEO 4000H – Environmental Geoscience Placement Course; ERSC/T-GEOG-SAFS 3890H – Placement Course
- Reading:
- ERSC/T 3900Y/3901H/4900Y/4901H – Reading Course; GEOG 3900Y/3901H/3902H – Reading Course; SASF 3900Y/3901H/4900Y/4901H – Reading Course
- Seminar:
- ERSC/T-GEOG-SAFS-WASC 4703H – Seminar in Earth and Environmental Science
- Field:
- ERSC/T 3230H – Environmental Problems and Solutions in Small Island Developing States: A Field Course; ERSC 3860H/3870H/3880H – Environmental Archaeology; ERSC 4860H; ERSC 4905Y/4906H – Field Course; ERST-GEOG-CAST 4043H – Windy Pine Summer Institute
- Applied Research and Project:
- ERST-GEOG 4140H – Climate and Energy Policy; ERSC-GEOG 4640H – Integrated Watershed Management: Approaches and Methods; GEOG 4090H - Geosystems
- Thesis:
Degree requirements are subject to change. Refer to the most recent version of the Academic Calendar for course descriptions and degree requirements (http://trentu.ca/calendar). Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor prior to registering for courses for assistance with degree planning (http://trentu.ca/advising).
Language of Instruction
English
Cancellation Policy
The agreement will be reviewed annually, or sooner in the event of major curriculum changes in either partner’s programs. This agreement may be terminated by either party. In this case, notice of one year is required. In the event of termination of the agreement, every effort will be made to ensure that students currently enrolled in the program will not be affected.
Documentation
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Contact / Apply
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Last Updated: March 26, 2026