Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.18
Liaison James Biesecker
Submission Date March 7, 2016
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Gettysburg College
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Randy Wilson
Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students?:
Yes

The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (1st program):
Environmental Studies

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (1st program):
The Environmental Studies major is interdisciplinary with courses that draw from the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Students choose either a Bachelors of Arts degree (BA) or a Bachelors of Science degree (BS), and pursue an in-depth area of concentration.

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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
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Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
Yes

The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
Environmental Studies

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
The Environmental Studies minor draws on the same foundation courses that the majors take, experiencing the same interdisciplinary studies but with fewer courses.

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The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Environmental Education Certificate

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The Department of Environmental Studies and the Department of Education are pleased to offer an Environmental Education Certificate. Students interested in this teaching certificate complete either the BA or BS in Environmental Studies and the Education Minor.

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The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Sustainable Development Concentration

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Students can choose to concentrate on sustainable development through a series of interdisciplinary courses that provide an all-encompassing view at how other countries, different cultures, and our very own country practice sustainability.

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