The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program which addresses the needs of society to protect and enhance land, water and air resources. The curriculum was designed with the intention of training students in a broad spectrum of interrelated scientific and social fields.

The Institute was founded in the spring of 2006 as a result of a generous gift from the BB&T Charitable Foundation and is dedicated to an examination of all aspects of capitalism and the promotion of  an in-depth examination of a free society.  The Wheeling Jesuit University Institute for the Study of Capitalism and Morality will sponsor a series of programs ( including lectures, seminars  and undergraduate courses) to advance its mission of providing  a deeper understanding of the moral, legal and economic foundations of such free society   The Institute will support the growth and development of teaching and research and also establish a forum for differing opinions to promote  an enhanced appreciation of the concept, operation and effects of a Capitalistic system by engaging students,  the broader Wheeling Jesuit community and the community at large in programs and activities designed  to stimulate discussion of these important topics.