Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.91
Liaison Tom Hartzell
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2022

STARS v2.2

Calvin University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Tom Hartzell
Campus Sustainability Program Coordinator
Ecosystem Preserve
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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 Studies Major

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
The Environmental Studies Major educates students for a broad range of environmental careers, from environmental law to land use planning. Majors choose one of three disciplinary tracks: Geography, Political Science, or Economics. Students are strongly urged to do an internship as part of the major.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program:

Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Environmental Science

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The Environmental Science Major prepares students for a career related to the hard sciences of ecosystem management, water pollution mitigation, geologic processes, and more. Students will choose from one of two tracks: Naturalist or Natural Resources.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Biology Major (BA/BS)

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The Biology Major, either BA or BS, will build a biological foundation that will help launch them into a diverse set of careers, from public health, pharmacy, microbiology, zoology, and more. The BA degree pulls courses from a broader range of related topics, such as environmental chemistry and geology.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Biology Major: Neuroscience Concentration, BS - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/biology/academics/neuroscience-biology

Biology Major: Secondary Education, BA - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/biology/academics/biology-secondary-education-major

Environmental Health and Conservation (Ecology and Management) - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/biology/academics/environmental-health-and-conservation

Environmental Health and Conservation (One Health track) - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/biology/academics/environmental-health-and-conservation

Geography Major - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/geo/academics/geography

Public Health Major - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/public-health/academics/public-health AND https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/public-health/academics/four-year-plan/

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:
Geography Minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
The Geography Minor students will investigate physical and cultural landscapes and seek to understand their interactions. To meet the full requirements, students will choose from the GEO Dept. catalog to pursue their own interests within geology, the environment, economics, etc.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration:

Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Sustainability Designation for the Engineering Major

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Students may receive a sustainability designation to their concentration (e.g., "BSE Sustainable Computer/ Electrical Concentration") by completing all of the following three items: ENGR 184: Sustainability Challenges, ENGR 384: Sustainability Analysis, and designing a sustainability project for a senior design project (ENGR 339/340).

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

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Students in the Urban Studies program will immerse themselves in an education dedicated to both understanding and engaging urban contexts. Four tracks available: Urban Social Development, The Built Environment, Urban Policy, and Education (for EDUC majors).

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
Biology Minor - Website N/A, see Biology Major

Biology Minor: Secondary Education - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/biology/academics/biology-secondary-education-major

Geography Minor: Secondary Education - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/geo/academics/geography

GIS Certificate - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/geo/academics/geographic-information-systems-gis

Public Health Minor - https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/public-health/academics/public-health AND https://calvin.edu/academics/departments-programs/public-health/academics/four-year-plan/

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Degree descriptions pulled from descriptions on department websites.

Completed by Eleanor Ludwig.

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