Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 26.01
Liaison Doug Oetter
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Georgia College & State University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 3.00 Doug Oetter
Professor
History and Geography
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Does the institution offer at least one ​sustainability-focused​ major, degree, or certificate program for undergraduate students?:
No

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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:
Certificate in Sustainability

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:

The Certificate requires eight courses, including an introductory course in sustainability, six courses in three different content areas (economics, ethics, & ecology), and a senior capstone. It is available to any degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student, and is offered by the Philosophy & Liberal Studies department as an interdisciplinary program.

Students who complete the Certificate will be able to:
• Define and apply sustainability as a concept and as a management approach;
• Accept personal responsibility for individual actions and exhibit concern for global sustainability;
• Relate resource and conservation history to current issues;
• Extract and analyze energy and water usage data;
• Describe energy and material systems in the context of human activities;
• Offer low-impact transportation, housing, marketing, and management solutions;
• Prescribe methods of recycling, composting, and energy efficiency;
• Apply human systems theory to dominant fields of inquiry and applied science;
• Design and implement sustainable solutions to common problems;
• Demonstrate appreciation for diverse viewpoints; and
• Integrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes into productive leadership.


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