The Environmental Earth Science track is geared toward students who plan to enter the environmental and geotechnical fields upon graduation. It includes a combination of traditional geology topics such as field methods and sedimentology, as well as more applied topics such as hydrogeology, geospatial information, and environmental geochemistry)

The Earth Science Education track is for students who want to become top-quality middle-school and high-school Earth Science teachers. The curriculum includes all required topical coursework for Earth Sciences certification by the Hawai'i State Department of Education, including courses in meteorology and oceanography. If students in the Earth Science Education pathway enroll in the College of Education's Post-Baccalaureate certificate program after they earn the BA, they will be certified as Earth Science teachers in Hawai'i.