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Environment Management - A.T.S.

Environment Management - A.T.S.

Become an environmental leader with the Environment Management A.T.S. program. The program provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle complex environmental issues and make a positive impact in your community. Enroll now and become a champion for the environment. Read more...

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Program Description

Full Description

The Associate of Technical Study degree in Environment Management is a completer program for students who have finished registered green industry apprenticeship or journeyman training programs. Graduates of the program are prepared to work as administrative and supervisory personnel in a variety of arboriculture, urban forestry and landscape management settings.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Apply the technical skills required in the specific occupational area through the successful completion of the approved apprenticeship program.
  2. Utilize effective verbal, written, or electronic communication skills and apply them in the workplace.
  3. Apply administrative and business skills to problem solve, evaluate outcomes, and assess performance in green industry settings.
  4. Describe how to make decisions based upon ethical, organizational, and sound financial business principles.
  5. Implement appropriate tools and applications of technology to solve occupational problems.
  6. Articulate and apply management and customer service models for organizational improvement.
Coursework
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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Prerequisite Requirements
Certificate of Registered Apprenticeship 127
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
BMRT 11009INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY 3
BMRT 36415CUSTOMER SERVICE 3
IT 11000INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS 3
OTEC 26636PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS 1
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
ACTT 11000ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL 4
COMM 15000INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
or OTEC 26638 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Composition3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts3
Kent Core Basic Sciences3
Kent Core Social Sciences3
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:60
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Students must submit a copy of certificate of registered apprenticeship at the time of application; credit hours are awarded only after completion of program requirements (27 credit hours will be awarded).

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
Roadmap

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
!BMRT 11009 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY 3
COMM 15000
or OTEC 26638
 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL)
or BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
3
IT 11000 INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours13
Semester Two
ACTT 11000 ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL 4
OTEC 26636 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours11
Semester Three
BMRT 36415 CUSTOMER SERVICE 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Certificate of Registered Apprenticeship 27
 Credit Hours36
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:60
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • ​Fully online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Trumbull campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

Foresters

3.8%

about as fast as the average

11,600

number of jobs

$63,980

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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