Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.35
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date March 30, 2016
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American University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.26 / 8.00 Hannah Debelius
Sustainability Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Number of students who graduated from a program that has adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
1,052

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
3,732

A copy of the list or inventory of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
A list of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:

African American and African Diaspora Studies (MINOR)
Anthropology (BA,MS, PhD)
Biochemistry
Biology (BS/BA)
Chemistry (Minor, BS/MS)
Environmental Science (MS)
Environmental Studies (BA) Environmental Science (BS)
Health Promotion Management (MS)
International Studies (BA)
International Relations (PhD)
Nutrition Education (MS)
Psychology (Minor, BA/MA)
Public Health BA
Sexuality and Queer Studies (Minor)
Special Education (Minor)
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies (BA)
Sustainability (Minor)
Sustainability Management (MS)
Film and Electronic Media (BA, MA, MFA)
Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs (MA)
Global Environmental Policy (MA)
International Development (MA)
International Affairs: Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (MA)
International Legal Studies (LLM)


A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with degree, diploma or certificate programs (if not included in an inventory above):

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. Specific learning outcomes per degree are in the inventory.


The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Degrees conferred with sustainability learning outcomes for Spring 2015. Majors that simply had sustainability focused or related classes available did not count as a learning outcome unless that class was mandatory.

Includes Washington College of Law and Doctoral Program


Degrees conferred with sustainability learning outcomes for Spring 2015. Majors that simply had sustainability focused or related classes available did not count as a learning outcome unless that class was mandatory.

Includes Washington College of Law and Doctoral Program

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