1. NC State University
Masters of Environmental Assessment
Certificate in Environmental Assessment
New Student Orientation
July 2015

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Link to recorded version (must be a current student to hear)
Agenda
Welcome
Introductions of Faculty and Staff
Program Statistics
Number of Students (new & continuing)
NC State Policies and Procedures (Sarah Slover)
Advising
Enrollment
Administrative Issues (LOA, Add/Drop, Deadlines)
Program Requirements (Catherine LePrevost)
Required courses
Electives
Professional Project (Barry Goldfarb)
Distance Education Technology (Catherine LePrevost)
Learning Management Systems
Library Resources (Natural Resources Library)
Question and Answers

3. Faculty
Dr. Harry Daniels
Linda Taylor

4. Dr. Damian Shea
Dr. Catherine LePrevost
Dr. Elizabeth Nichols
Dr. Waverly Kallestad
Dr. Barry Goldfarb
Dr. Stephen Graham

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Other Faculty
Dr Stacy Supak(GIS 510)
Dr. Lada Kochtcheeva (PS 536)
Staff
Sarah Slover- Graduate Program Coordinator

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Fall 2015 Enrollment Continuing Masters Students……………….30 Continuing Certificate Students……………..2 New Masters Students…………………………..5 New Certificate Students..……….…………….3

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Administrative Details
Registration, MyPackPortal
NCSU ID card – See “Sign me up” at s
Academic Responsibilities
Technology Requirements (

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Administrative Details, continued
Last day to add a class online: August 25 (after that, you need instructor permission)
Last day to drop online: October If it is your last/only class, you must go through the Counseling Center (

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Program Requirements
Required Courses
Electives
Professional Project
Advising Questions

10. Required Courses EA 590- Environmental Stressors (Fall)
EA 502- Environmental Risk Assessment (Spring)
EA 503- Environmental Exposure Assessment (Fall)
EA 504- Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Sum 10 weeks)
PS 536- Global Environmental Law and Policy (Sum weeks) OR EA 590 – Environmental Assessment Law and Policy (Spring)
GIS 510- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Fall, Spring, Summer?)

11. Electives Environmental Assessment Electives
Advanced Risk Assessment
New Courses added in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
Bio and Ag Engineering (BAE)
Design of Stormwater BMP
Watershed Monitoring and Assessment
GIS
Surface Water Hydrology with GIS
Advanced Geospatial Analytics
Business, Communications, Project Management, Statistics
For a complete list, see

12. Choosing courses Other electives
Courses required as part of your graduate program
Elective courses related to your graduate program
Other electives

13. Rules of the road Maintain a 3.0 GPA
Complete your degree within allowed years – 4 for Certificate, 6 for Masters (beginning with the date of the first class you intend to have count toward completion of degree requirements)
Masters: maintain continuous enrollment - at least 1 credit every semester (except in summer)
Masters: complete your Plan of Work (more information coming later, but generally around the time you have or are completing hours of coursework)

14. EA 665 Professional Project Masters only
Original student work
Capstone work involving analysis and/or synthesis
Can collect data or use existing data, including employer data or faculty data
Work products can take many forms, but all will include a professional presentation and final paper
Link to Professional Project Guidelines here
Examples of previous projects

15. Professional Project, continued
Taken in your last semester(s)
requires permission of the instructors, Linda Taylor/Barry Goldfarb
Project Advisor may be any EA faculty member
6 units, typical sequence:
1st semester, 2 credits—complete a study plan
Link to project identification, development and planning here
2nd semester, 4 credits—complete the project

16. Resource Links Log In to Moodle (wolfware.ncsu.edu/login/)
Public Website (ea.cals.ncsu.edu)
NCSU Distance Education Virtual Orientation (
Blackboard Collaborate Orientation (delta.ncsu.edu/knowledgebase/blackboard-collaborate-participant-orientation/)
LinkedIn- NCSU Masters of Environmental Assessment (