Certificate in Sustainability

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The University College is offering an undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability. This twelve credit interdisciplinary certificate will provide an opportunity for students to further their knowledge and skills to contribute to sustainable systems from the viewpoint of different disciplines, to help them become effective leaders and agents of change for sustainability, and to make them more competitive in the changing job market as some sectors move to a green collar economy.

The certificate is available to all undergraduate degree seeking students to complete as part of their studies. Consult a school academic advisor about how the required classes fit into academic and career plans. This credit certificate may be conferred upon a student upon satisfactory completion of the required credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Certificate Requirements

1. The undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability will require four (4) courses and a minimum of twelve (12) credit hours.

2. The courses will be selected among courses in four different departments in at least three different schools and must be outside of the student's own major.

3. General Education courses can be included in the array of courses, but can constitute no more than one of the four courses toward the certificate. If a student chooses a General Education course to count toward the certificate, this same course cannot count toward the General Education requirement in a specific category.

4. The certificate requires that three of the four courses be at the 2000 level or higher.

5. The certificate courses in sustainability can satisfy other minors and/or certificates.

Approved Courses

Students will select courses from an existing array of courses in various disciplines. The symbol (F) or (S) after the course number indicates that the class is offered ONLY in the semester indicated: (F) = offered only in fall semester; (S) = offered only in spring semester.