Lawrence offers a cooperative program with Duke University in the areas of environmental science and forestry. Upon completion of this five-year program, spending three years at Lawrence and two at Duke's School of the Environment, you will receive the B.A. degree from Lawrence and the professional degree of master of forestry or master of environmental management from Duke.
The major emphases at Duke are in forest resource production, resource ecology, resource policy and economics, water and air resources, and ecotoxicology. An undergraduate major in natural sciences or social sciences is good preparation for the programs at Duke, but consideration for admission is not limited to students with training in those disciplines.
You must complete a total of 48 units at Duke, which generally takes four semesters. You must complete 27 courses at Lawrence and fulfill all other requirements for graduation that cannot be completed at Duke. It is recommended that you take courses in ecology, economics, statistics, and computer science before matriculating at Duke.