Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 83.26
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2014
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American University
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.22 / 10.00 Joshua Kaplan
Sustainability Outreach Specialist
Office of Sustainability
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The number of graduates covered by the sustainability learning outcomes:
2,737

Total number of graduates :
4,399

A list of degree programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:

School: College of Arts and Sciences
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Bacherlor's)
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Minor)
Biology (Bachelor's)
Biology (Minor)
Biochemistry (Bachelor's)
Biochemistry (Minor)
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
Environmental Science (Bachelor's)
Environmental Science (Master's)
Environmental Science (Minor)
Environmental Studies (Bachelor's)
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
Professional Science: Biotechnology (MS)
Professional Science: Environmental Assessment (MS)
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
Anthropology (BA)
Anthropology (PhD)
Anthropology (Minor)
Marine Sciences (Bachelor's)- (BS)
Economics (Bachelor's)
Economics (Minor)
Economics (Master's)
North American Studies (Minor)
Elementary Education (Bachelor's)
Secondary Education (Bachelor's)
Health Promotion (Bachelor's)
Special Education (Minor)
Education Studies (Minor)
Health Promotion (Minor)
Health Promotion Management (Master's)
International Training and Education (Master's)
Teaching (Master's)
Curriculum and Instruction (Med)

Kogod School of Business
Sustainability Management (MS)
Accounting (BS)
Business Language & Culture Studies (Bachelor's)
Business Administration (Bacherlor's)
Business Administration (MBA)
Business Administration (Minor)
Business and Music/Entertainment (Bachelor's)
Finance (Minor)
International Business (Minor)
Marketing (Minor)
Real Estate (Minor)
Finance and Real Estate (Master's)

School of Communication
Communication Studies (BA)
Foreign Language and Communication Media (Bachelor's)
Political Communication (Master's)
International Media (Master's)
Public Communication (Bachelor's)
Public Communication (Master's)

School of International Service
Development Management (Master's)
Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs (Master's)
Global Environmental Policy (Master's)
International Communication (Master's)
International Development (Master's)
International Peace and Conflict Resolution (MA)
International Studies (Bachelor's)
MA in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (at the University for Peace in Costa Rica)

School of Public Affairs
Public Policy (MPP)
Public Administration (PhD)
Public Administration and Policy (Minor)
Justice (Bacherlor's)
Interdisciplinary Studies: CLEG (Bacherlor's)
Political Science (Minor)
Political Science (Bachelor's)



The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of degree programs that have specified sustainability learning outcomes is available:
A copy of the sustainability course inventory :
A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with the degree programs:

Degrees within programs that include sustainability learning outcomes as a high-level theme (i.e. the School of Education, Teaching, and Health) were all counted as having sustainability learning outcomes. Programs that included sustainability focused or related courses, as defined by faculty in a survey, as requirements for graduation were also considered to have sustainability learning outcomes.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Degrees conferred with sustainability learning outcomes for Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012. The degrees conferred for Spring 2012 is available on the latest report at: http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/Academic-Data-Reference-Book


Degrees conferred with sustainability learning outcomes for Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012. The degrees conferred for Spring 2012 is available on the latest report at: http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/Academic-Data-Reference-Book

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