Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 34.79
Liaison Eric Dodge
Submission Date Dec. 30, 2022

STARS v2.2

Hanover College
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Eric Dodge
Professor
Economics
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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 major

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Science is the study of the interactions among the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. The Environmental Science Program at Hanover College provides a firm foundation in the natural sciences, exploration of career pathways in environmental science, and active participation in environmental science.

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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:
Environmental Studies minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
The rapidly growing field of Environmental Studies is the interdisciplinary study of the ways in which humankind affects, and is affected by, the local and global environments in which we live. While Environmental Science is, logically, grounded in the Natural Sciences, Environmental Studies approaches issues of environmental stewardship and sustainability through the lenses of public policy, economics, ethics, the humanities, and the arts.

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Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

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

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Similar to the major program, but the minor only requires six courses.

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The minor in Environmental Studies does not have a web page, but I have provided a link to the Course Catalog. The minor is found on page 104.

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