Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.58
Liaison Margaret Lo
Submission Date July 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

Ball State University
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Ted Ward
Executive Director for Learning Experience
Online and Strategic Learning
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
98

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
31

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
31.63

Course Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Ball State's inventory of continuing education courses is attached above. Sustainability courses and programs are highlighted in green.

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Part 2. Sustainability-focused certificate program

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-focused certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s):
The graduate certificate in sustainability is designed to prepare participants to guide businesses, organizations, and communities in anticipating, implementing, and celebrating the achievement of social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Each course within the certificate is worth one credit hour, and is actively taught over a 5-week period using online technology. Using knowledge and skills gained in critical thinking, ethics, data analysis, modeling practices, and more, graduates completing the certificate will be able to confidently develop, implement, and evaluate sustainability initiatives. Further information regarding this certificate program, and the courses included, can be found at the URL provided.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s continuing education courses and programs in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The institution offers a variety of credit, noncredit, seminars, workshops and customized training programs.

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