<p>hi, I applied as an ES major for school of L&S. How is this different from the ES major in the college of natural resources? Also, how does Cal's ES program rank? Are there other related majors that are prominent at Cal?</p>
<p>thanks in advance</p>
<p>Two links to check out:
<a href="http://ls.berkeley.edu/ugis/environ/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://ls.berkeley.edu/ugis/environ/index.php</a> the web site for L&S ES
<a href="http://environmentalsciences.berkeley.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://environmentalsciences.berkeley.edu/</a> the web site for CNR ES</p>
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<p>The curriculum for the two majors is the exact same--same required major courses, same breadth courses. I can think of two minor differences. First, you get a BA from L&S as opposed to a BS from CNR. Second, there are slightly different opportunities in terms of stipends for research/summer research; some programs are open only to L&S students, while others are open only to CNR students. </p>
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<blockquote> <p>Also, how does Cal's ES program rank? </p> </blockquote>
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<p>I dunno how Cal ES ranks. I imagine pretty well.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>Are there other related majors that are prominent at Cal?</p> </blockquote>
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<p>I should point out that ES is not really a prominent major, crazy oak people aside. Cal has lots of majors related to ES. Here's a good list:</p>
<p>In CNR: Conservation and Resource Studies, Environmental Economics & Policy, Forestry and Natural Resources, Molecular Environmental Biology, Society and Environment. (<a href="http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/site/choosing_major.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/site/choosing_major.php</a>)</p>
<p>In L&S: Earth and Planetary Science (<a href="http://eps.berkeley.edu%5B/url%5D">http://eps.berkeley.edu</a>), Geography (<a href="http://geography.berkeley.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://geography.berkeley.edu/</a>)</p>
<p>In Engineering: Environmental Engineering Science (<a href="http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/engsci/ees.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/engsci/ees.html</a>), Civil and Environmental Engineering's environmental engineering track (<a href="http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/env/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/env/index.php</a>)</p>
<p>And there are also "environmental" tracks to a bunch of the science and engineering majors.</p>
<p>wow thanks alot! this will help me make a more informed decision.</p>
<p>One more question: is MCB at Cal an impacted major?</p>
<p>No. MCB is not capped. There are over 900 students in that major.</p>