Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 57.31
Liaison Feng Teter
Submission Date Dec. 4, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Fresno
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Feng Teter
Sustainability Analyst
Office of the Provost
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Majors, degrees and certificate programs

Does the institution offer at least one ​sustainability-focused​ major, degree, or certificate program for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Science, B.S.

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Sciences prepares you for a career where you can explore, understand, and monitor the earth to protect it and the people who live on it. Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary approach to the natural sciences with an emphasis on biology, chemistry, and geology. This degree is designed for students interested in areas such as soils, pollution abatement, water resources, ecosystem protection, restoration, or management.

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Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
City and Regional Planning, B.S.

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Urban and regional planners develop land use plans and programs that help create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize transportation infrastructure and public facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas, and also preserve natural resources, and as well address problems caused by pollution, and to use planning to reduce the impact of natural disasters.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Recreation Administration - Outdoor Recreation & Natural Resource Management Option, B.S.

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The focus of the Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resource Management option is to provide students with an understanding and appreciation for outdoor recreation opportunities and the management of natural resources. Students are provided with practical and real-world skills and tools that enable them to develop into outdoor recreation professionals with knowledge and experience to successfully lead others and oversee the natural settings in which others recreate.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
None
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
http://fresnostate.edu/academics/sustainability/academic-programs.html

Minors and concentrations

Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors or concentrations for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration:
City and Regional Planning, Minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
The City and Regional Planning Minor consists of 21 units of urban planning and geography courses as well as courses related to urban issues from other departments in the College of Social Science. The minor degree provides exposure to urban and regional issues in American cities and how urban and regional planning can help to address these problems.

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Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Environmental Planning, Certificate

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
This certificate is to train students to understand environmental issues and address environmental problems, with a body of knowledge that integrates physical environment and human societies. It will also prepare students to investigate, and address, environmental problems in a systematic manner, in conjunction with their particular field of study.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Recreation Administration, Minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Students completing the minor develop a basic knowledge of leisure services management that has application in many diverse fields. Coursework features topics in leadership, inclusion, and experiential learning in the natural environment.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
Water, Minor - This interdisciplinary minor gives students a comprehensive understanding of water, its uses and significance to human and environmental health, and applications to various fields like politics and law, communications, sociology, engineering, science, and business.

https://catalog.fresnostate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=2049&hl=%22water%22&returnto=search

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