Environmental Science/Studies
400 Acres of the 2,000-acre Campus Set Aside for Field Experience
Environmental Science student wins LSRPA Elmeryl Davies Memorial Scholarship
Geographic Information Systems is a Necessary Tool in Decision Making
Ecological Forest Management Techniques Support More Diverse, Resilient, and Sustainable Forest Ecosystems
The Environmental Science/Studies program (ENVL) at Stockton prepares students to deal with the complex environmental problems that confront society by providing a broad, basic understanding of the interactions among the physical, biological and human components of the environment.
About the Program
One of the hallmarks of Environmental Science/Studies is student engagement. The program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of environmental phenomena to emphasize the complexity of environmental problems. The program encourages cooperation between students and the full-time faculty in courses and in independent research that often involves extensive fieldwork and real-world applications. This hands-on work helps prepare students for careers or graduate education. In many courses and projects, the program utilizes the latest technology as components of students’ learning experience to prepare them for their professional lives. The program requires a senior project that can be an internship with government agencies, private consulting firms, natural resource industries, and environmental organizations as a practical approach to learning about the field. Alternatively, the senior project can involve independent research with a faculty member to deepen the student’s experience in and understanding of the environment.
Program Coordinator
Catherine Tredick
Associate Professor of
Environmental Studies / Sustainability
A&S-221 | 609-626-5518
Catherine.Tredick@stockton.edu
Program Features
Our program is located on a campus of 1600 acres, most of which are part of an environmental reserve. The facilities include:
- Soils, hydrology, ecology and environmental chemistry laboratories
- Biological and geological collections
- Environmental field monitoring stations
- A groundwater monitoring well field
- Greenhouse and arboretum
- Two 'dedicated' Geographic Information Systems (GIS) microcomputer laboratories
- One containing 25 workstations with dual monitors, a large flatbed printer
- Another containing an additional 21 computers
Additional Information
Stockton Forest Management Plan (SFMP)
Awards and Recognition:
Inclusion in Education for the Earth: A Guide to Top Environmental Studies Programs
Curriculum
The Environmental Science/Studies (ENVL) program draws on the strengths of a closely related and interconnected cluster of degree programs offered by the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, including Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Marine Science and Sustainability. Students can select courses widely from areas within Environmental Science/Studies to get a broad perspective, or they can specialize in one of several areas, or concentrations, within Environmental Science/Studies, if their interests are more narrowly defined.
The Environmental Science/Studies program has multiple possible concentrations of study:
- B.A. Environmental Studies
- Environmental Quality (Pollution/Remediation) Concentration
- Forestry Concentration
- Planning and GIS Concentration
- Soil Science and Hydrology Concentration
- Wildlife Concentration
- Education Concentration
- B.S. Environmental Science
- Environmental Quality (Pollution/Remediation) Concentration
- Forestry Concentration
- Planning and GIS Concentration
- Soil Science and Hydrology Concentration
- Wildlife Concentration
- Minor
- GIS Certificate
Curriculum Worksheets
To see the curriculum for your area of interest you’ll use the web program, Degree Works. This program is accessible even if you are not currently a student with Stockton University.
- If you are a current student at Stockton University, access your portal for Degree Works, then look for the “what if” option to explore the various paths towards degree completion.
- Prospective freshman or transfer students use the button below:
Check Current Curriculum & Transfer Equivalency
Instructions on How to Use Curriculum Tool
- At the next page you are prompted with three (3) options. Select the one that says “continue without signing in.”
- Respond to each prompt using the pull-down menu in the center of the page. [Please be patient. It may take a few seconds for the system to process your request. If you see a NO symbol, you need to wait a moment!]
Prompts include:
- Enrollment dates (Choose intended semester attending)
- Intended level (Choose“undergraduate”)
- What degree you will pursue? (Choose “Bachelor of Science” or “Bachelor of Arts”)
- What is your intended major? (Choose “BA - Environmental Studies” or "BS - Environmental Science")
- What is your intended concentration? (Choose "Education", “Environmental Planning & GIS”, “Environmental Quality”, "Forestry Management", "General", "Soil Science & Hydrology", "Sustainability and Environmental Policy", "Wildlife")
- What is your intended minor? (Choose “none” or select one - it is not required)
- For prospective students, choose “I’m all done" button.
- For transfer students, use the “class” button to see how courses already taken fit into the Stockton degree path.
- You will see an overview of the degree you have selected, including all requirements.
- At the bottom of the screen, you could save or print worksheet.
Environmental Studies - General, BA
- Environmental Quality (Pollution/Remediation) Concentration
- Forestry Concentration
- Planning and GIS Concentration
- Soil Science and Hydrology Concentration
- Wildlife Concentration
- Education Concentration
Minor in Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Quality (Pollution/Remediation) Concentration
- Forestry Concentration
- Planning and GIS Concentration
- Soil Science and Hydrology Concentration
- Wildlife Concentration
- Education Concentration
Dual Degree
The dual BS/PSM program is an intensive five-year curriculum that offers students the opportunity to earn both a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science and a Professional Science Master’s degree. Students take enough courses to meet all requirements for the undergraduate BS and then transition into the MS program in their “senior” year, the fourth year of study. This program is designed as a terminal degree for students who want to obtain advanced skills that will prepare them for the workplace. Students interested in research leading to a doctoral degree should consider more traditional programs and are advised to enroll in the BS in Environmental Science and take basic and applied science courses that prepare them for a broad range of research opportunities typical of a conventional graduate program.
Stockton students may apply for early, conditional admission to the dual BS/PSM program as high school seniors and at the beginning of the second semester of their “junior” year.
Transfer students may apply alongside their application for admission to Stockton. Transfer students will be considered for admission on a case by case basis, depending on prerequisites met and the likelihood of completing upper level undergraduate ENVL courses by their senior year. Exceptional transfer students who do not have prerequisites may be conditionally admitted, in consultation with their advisors. These students may require more time to meet the requirements of the BS/PSM. Only students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 will be considered.
Faculty
Mark Demitroff , Environmental Studies Adjunct Faculty
Mark Demitroff
Environmental Studies Adjunct Faculty
Board Member, Stockton's South Jersey Culture & History Center (2011 - present)
Board Member, United States Permafrost Association (2013 - 2018)
| Phone: | 609.626.6030 |
| Email: | Mark.Demitroff@stockton.edu |
| Office: | Kramer Hall |
| Website/CV: |
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Land-Surface Processes: University of Delaware, in progress
M.S. Geography: University of Delaware, 2007
B.S. Agricultural Sciences: Rutgers, Cook College, 1982
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Pinelands Geography, Periglacial Geomorphology – Past Permafrost
COURSES TAUGHT
Pinelands Phys/Cultural Geog GIS 4672, The Pine Barrens, GNM 2234
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Past permafrost aggradation & degradation, eolian dynamics, paleohydrology, cryogenesis, geodiversity, Younger Dryas, Pine Barrens cultural history, folklore.
PUBLICATIONS
Demitroff M. 2016. Pleistocene ventifacts and ice-marginal conditions, New Jersey, USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. Palaeoenvironmental Special Issue 27: 123–137 DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1860
Wu Y, Sharma M, LeCompte MA, Demitroff M, Landis JD. 2013. Origin and provenance of spherules and magnetic grains at the Younger Dryas Boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110, 38: E3557–E3566. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1304059110
French HM, Demitroff M. 2012. Late-Pleistocene paleohydrology, eolian activity and frozen ground, New Jersey Pine Barrens, eastern USA. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences. 91, 1/2: 25–35. DOI: 10.1017/S0016774600000548
LeCompte MA, Goodyear AC, Demitroff M, Batchelor D, Vogel EK, Mooney C, Rock BN, Seidel AW. 2012. An independent evaluation of conflicting microspherules results from different investigations of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109, 44: E2960–2969. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208603109
French HM, Demitroff M, Streletskiy D, Forman SL, Gozdzik J, Konishchev VN, Rogov VV, Lebedeva-Verba MP. 2009. Evidence for Late-Pleistocene permafrost in the Pine Barrens, southern New Jersey. Kriosfera Zemli//Earth’s Cryosphere. 13, 3: 17–28 (in Russian).
French HM, Demitroff M, Newell WL. 2009. Past permafrost on the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain, eastern United States. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 20, 3: 285–294. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.659
Gordon T, Demitroff M. 2009. 13 August: spungs, cripples, blue holes, and savannahs (savannas) in the Pine Barrens of Atlantic and Cumberland Counties, NJ. Bartonia: Journal of the Philadelphia Botanical Club.64: 59–62.
Demitroff M, Doolittle JA, Nelson FE. 2008. Use of ground-penetrating radar to characterize cryogenic macrostructures in southern New Jersey, USA. In Kane DL, Hinkel, KM (eds.). Proceedings, Ninth International Conference on Permafrost. Institute of Northern Engineering. University of Alaska, Fairbanks. pp. 355–360
French HM, Demitroff M, Forman SL, Newell WL. 2007. A Chronology of Late-Pleistocene permafrost events in southern New Jersey, eastern USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 18: 49–59. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.572
French HM, Demitroff M, Forman SL. 2005. Evidence for Late–Pleistocene thermokarst in the New Jersey Pine Barrens (latitude 39ºN), eastern USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes16: 173–186. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.520
French HM, Demitroff M, Forman SL. 2003. Evidence for Late–Pleistocene permafrost in the New Jersey Pine Barrens (latitude 39ºN). Eastern USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes14: 259–274. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.456
French HM, Demitroff M. 2001. On the cold–climate origin of the enclosed depressions and wetlands [‘spungs’] of the Pine Barrens, southern New Jersey, USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes.12: 337–350. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.401
Opportunities
The Environmental Science program is located on a campus of 1600-acres within the Pinelands National Reserve. The program is housed in the Arts and Sciences Building. Its facilities include the following.
- Soils, hydrology, ecology and environmental chemistry laboratories
- Biological and geological collections
- Environmental field monitoring stations
- A groundwater monitoring well field
- Greenhouse and arboretum
- Aquatic experimentation field
- Two ‘dedicated’ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) microcomputer laboratories, one containing 25 workstations with dual monitors, a large flatbed printer, and the other containing an additional 21 computers. Campus wide ArcGIS site licenses are available to all Stockton faculty and students and can be used in any computer lab on campus.
Alumni Success
During my junior year, I had the opportunity to use the forest on Stockton's campus as a living classroom. Stockton University is the first public land in the New Jersey Pinelands to have a comprehensive forest management plan, and I was one of the lucky few who played a role in its inception. Read Emily's Whole Story
Stockton's Environmental Track prepared me for this opportunity through their knowledgeable professors, who facilitated professional and personal growth through challenging courses and field experiences. Read Jackie's Whole Story
After a circuitous first 2 years of undergrad at another University, I transferred to Stockton to pursue my real passion in the ENVL program. Upon starting my job, I was astonished at just how much my undergrad degree prepared me to make the jump into the working world. Read Ryan's Whole Story
The program was excellent and provided me with the foundational knowledge needed to pursue my Master's degree in forestry at Yale University. I would especially recommend the program to any motivated individuals interested in earning a degree to enhance their career and/or individuals seeking a higher education degree. Read Vinh's Whole Story
"Dr. Chirenje's courses, Remediation & Biotechnology, Environmental Pollution & Regulation and Environmental Issues were challenging and provided the foundation for my knowledge of soil contamination." Read Jessica's Whole Story
Forest management is a conservation effort that helps to increase forest biodiversity and provides habitat for species that favor young, successional habitat. Schielzo, who has loved wildlife for as long as she can remember, aspires to be a conservation or wildlife biologist and to work overseas with threatened and endangered species. Read Nicole's Whole Story
The University is a leader in alternative energy research. It is heated and cooled with a closed loop, geothermal system containing more than 400 wells. This is the world’s second largest system, and it heats and cools most of the academic spaces on campus. The University also has photovoltaic facilities one of which covers a portion of a parking lot and others of which are located on buildings.
The University supports a vigorous field program that provides experience with field techniques in regular course work as well as special courses that have included field trips to the Rocky Mountains, China, The Adirondack Park & Preserve, Brazil and other parts of the world.
The University was the first State entity to have a comprehensive forest management
plan approved by the Pinelands Commission in 2013. Since then ENVL students have had
a truly unique educational experience by participating in classes and research that
are measuring and monitoring the short and long-term effects on ecosystem parameters
from diverse silvicultural treatments like prescribed burns and thinnings.
Learn more about the ENVL program ELO's.These essential learning outcomes guide all Stockton University students from first-year
through graduation to the intellectual and marketable talents needed to prepare for
personal and professional success in the 21st century.
The Environmental Science Program offers a opportunities for students to get involved in various areas of interest outside of the classroom.
Career Opportunities
Recent surveys indicate that the majority of Stockton’s Environmental graduates establish careers related to their major. They work in federal, regional, state, and local governmental agencies; in schools, colleges and universities; in engineering, consulting, and resource management and exploration companies; in a wide array of non-profit or nongovernmental organizations and in other related industries. ENVL students have been successful at some of the nation’s leading graduate schools, where they have gone on to complete doctoral degrees. Other students have begun successful businesses in environmental consulting, while yet others have risen to prominence in governmental and nongovernmental agencies.
Interested students may contact the program Coordinator of the Environmental Science program or speak to their Faculty Preceptor for additional information.
Sample list of potential careers:
Potential Salary
The median annual wage for environmental scientists and specialists was $71,360 in May 2019. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $42,810, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $124,760.
In May 2019, the median annual wages for environmental scientists and specialists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
