JUMP - Environmental Science: Biodiversity, Conservation and Natural Resources, B.S.

Joint Undergraduate to Masters Program (JUMP)

Undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who are classified as seniors and are within 30 hours of completion of their first bachelor’s degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 are eligible to participate in a joint undergraduate to masters program. Please refer to the specific JUMP program requirements as some GPA requirements are higher. This Joint Undergraduate to Masters Program allows a student to take graduate classes early and potentially complete a graduate program in less time and for less cost than the traditional graduate program which is completed after the undergraduate degree is awarded. 

Find more information in Academic Regulations .

Program Requirements

See Environmental Science: Biodiversity, Conservation and Natural Resources, B.S.  

Transformative Academic Development Program on Learning Environmental Science

TADPOLES - Transformative Academic Development Program On Learning Environmental Science 

A combined undergraduate to graduate program allows a student to potentially complete a graduate program in less time and for less money than required of traditional graduate students.  Application to the combined undergraduate to graduate program is limited to 10 admitted students per academic year, and must comply with all program specific requirements.  A undergraduate student may submit their application for review during their junior year.  Admission to the program is contingent upon approval of the Environmental Science graduate program director, and the dean of the Graduate School; and, the student will be admitted to the TADPOLES program as a rising senior, after completion of 90 credit hours.  With the permission of the Environmental Science graduate program director, a student may enroll in up to a total of 9 hours of graduate course work.  To be clear, all undergraduate students must complete all of their undergraduate major requirements prior to graduation.  All graduate courses for which a grade of B or better is earned may be applied to the graduate degree program, provided the students completes the academic program and submits a course substitution for the graduate hours.  Any grade lower than a B may only be applied to the undergraduate program.  Admission to this combined program does not guarantee admission to the graduate program as a regular graduate student as it requires completion of the undergraduate degree, a separate application to Graduate School, approval of the program director, and dean of the Graduate School.

Spring Semester:  ESC 5020 - Mechanisms in the Environment (instead of undergradaute ESC 3600 - Air and Water Pollution Control)

Spring Semester:  ESC 5050 - Biodiversity and Natural Resource Conservation (instead of undergradaute ESC 4070 - Environmental Conservation)

Fall Semester:  ESC 5140 - Environmental Law and Regulations (instead of undergradaute ESC 4100 - Environmental Law and Agencies)