Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.01
Liaison Lissette Hernandez
Submission Date July 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Florida International University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.63 / 8.00 Lissette Hernandez
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-supportive

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:

FIU is home to Global Learning for Global Citizenship, a program with the vision to "imbue members of the FIU community and beyond with the global awareness, perspective, and engagement necessary to act as global citizens, co-creating innovative, equitable, and sustainable solutions for our interconnected human and natural communities." In order to graduate with a bachelor's degree from FIU, students must take a minimum of two Global Learning (GL-designated) courses. 


 


Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
18,095

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
1,436

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:

Graduation data is from the 2021-2022 academic year and was obtained from the FIU Analysis & Information Management intranet site. Office of University Sustainability staff reviewed the course catalogs to determine which degree programs required an understanding of the concept of sustainability. 


A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:

  • Architectural Building Sciences M.Arch., M.A.A., D.Des.

  • Biology, B.A., B.S.

  • Civil Engineering, B.S.

  • Earth Sciences, B.A. 

  • Electrical Engineering-Energy Cybersecurity, M.S. 

  • Environmental/Health Engineering, B.S., M.S. 

  • Environmental Studies, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. 

  • Geography, B.A. 

  • Geosciences/Earth Systems Science, B.S., Ph.D. 

  • Landscape Architecture, M.L.A., M.A.U.D. 

  • Marine Biology, B.S. 

  • Natural Resources Management and Policy, P.S.M. 

  • Sustainability Studies, B.A. 

  • Travel and Tourism Management, B.S. 


 


Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
FIU_Degree_Programs_Sustainability_Learning_Outcome__Degrees_Awarded.pdf

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

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
7.94

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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