Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.41
Liaison Preston Jacobsen
Submission Date April 5, 2012
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Haywood Community College
ER-10: Undergraduate Program in Sustainability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Technician
Academic Services and Work Force Development
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Does the institution offer an undergraduate degree program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (1st program):
Low Impact Development

The website URL for the program (1st program):
The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Fish and Wildlife Management Technology

The website URL for the program (2nd program):
The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Forest Management Technology

The website URL for the program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Automotive Technology Pulp and Paper Technology Professional Crafts-Jewelry Forest Management Technology Horticulture Technology Geospatial Technology Mechanical Engineering Design Professional Crafts-Clay Building Construction Technology Professional Crafts-Fiber Electronic Engineering Technology Machining Technology Professional Crafts-Wood Welding Technology Website to all: http://www.haywood.edu/programs_of_study

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Low Impact Development Curriculum (LID) is designed to prepare students interested in sustainable development and natural resource management with the technical skills to serve as specialists in the analysis of land and in the preparation of LID recommendations. Graduates will be prepared for a growing number of careers in the public and private sector that require an understanding of geospatial technology, drafting, and the principles and practices of LID. The POS requires a multidisciplinary core of coursework including the study of land planning software programs, soils, site analysis,hydrology, geospatial technology, and environmental regulations. Students wishing to pursue the LID POS should have an interest in the outdoors, technology, planning, natural resource conservation, and in working with the public and professionals from many fields. Students successfully completing the LID POS will be able to develop and utilize plans for site development, storm and gray water treatment, and landscape restoration projects. Graduates will be able to successfully serve as liaisons between landscape architects and engineers and the construction companies implementing designs. Graduates will also be well versed in local and regional permitting issues and environmental concerns present and future.

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