Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 32.64
Liaison Jennifer Parrott
Submission Date Jan. 10, 2025

STARS v3.0

Idaho State University
AC-2: Undergraduate Programs

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.05 / 15.00 Jessica Carnes
Sustainability Manager
Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability
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2.1 Institutional sustainability learning outcomes for undergraduate students

Has the institution established institutional learning outcomes for its undergraduate students?:
Yes

Online resource detailing the institutional learning outcomes for undergraduate students:
Publication detailing the institutional learning outcomes for undergraduate students:
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Are one or more of the institutional learning outcomes for undergraduate students sustainability-focused?:
No

Text of each institutional learning outcome for undergraduate students that qualifies as sustainability-focused:
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Are one or more of the institutional learning outcomes for undergraduate students sustainability-supportive?:
Yes

Text of each institutional learning outcome for undergraduate students that qualifies as sustainability-supportive:

Objective 9: Cultural Diversity

Upon completion of a course in this category, students are able to demonstrate the following competencies.

i.  Identify the defining characteristics of culturally diverse communities in regional, national, or global contexts.

ii. Describe the influence of cultural attributes such as ability, age, class, epistemology, ethnicity, gender, language, nationality, politics, or religion inherent in different cultures or communities.

     iii. Apply knowledge of diverse cultures to address contemporary or historical issues.


The Reporting Tool will automatically calcuate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator AC 2.1:
2

2.2 Undergraduate programs with sustainability-focused learning requirements

Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused degree, certificate, or major for undergraduate students?:
No

List and description of the institution’s sustainability-focused degrees, certificates, and majors for undergraduate students:
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused concentration or minor for undergraduate students?:
No

List and description of the institution’s sustainability-focused concentrations and minors for undergraduate students:
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Does the institution offer at least one undergraduate qualification focused on a subject other than sustainability that has a sustainability-focused learning requirement?:
Yes

List and description of the institution’s undergraduate qualifications focused on subjects other than sustainability that have sustainability-focused learning requirements:

Anthropology, B.A.         

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               ANTH 4402 Ecological Anthropology

 

B.S. Biology, Ecology and Conservation Biology Concentration     

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               BIOL 1192 Careers in Ecology and Conservation Biology

               BIOL 3337 Conservation Biology

               BIOL 4462 Freshwater Ecology

               BIOL/GEOL 4490 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Changes

 

Accelerated B.A. or B.S. Community and Public Health, Community Health Concentration to MHE     

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               CPH 4442 Environmental Health in Community and Public Health

 

Accelerated B.A. or B.S. Community and Public Health, Addiction Studies Concentration to MHE     

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               CPH 4442 Environmental Health in Community and Public Health

 

B.A. Global Studies with Language, Literature and Culture Concentration

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               GLBL 2270 World Regional Geography and Cultures

 

B.A. Global Studies with Political and Economic Development Concentration        

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               GLBL 2270 World Regional Geography and Cultures

 

B.A. History        

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               HIST 4430 Global Environmental History

               HIST 4432 U.S. Environmental History

               HIST 4433 History of Energy

 

B.S. Nuclear Engineering              

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               NE 4419 Energy Systems and Nuclear Power

               NE 4446 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Systems

 

B.A. Social Work              

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               SOC 2201 Introduction to Gender and Sexualtiy Studies

               SOWK 3379 Socail Work in a Diversity World

 

B.S Earth and Environmental Systems, Environmental Systems Concentration      

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               BIOL 4462 Freshwater Ecology

               GEOL 4490: Ecosystem Ecology and Global Changes

 

B.A. Earth and Environmental Systems, Environmental Systems Concentration     

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               PHIL 4455 Environmental Ethics

               POLS 4455 Environmental Politics and Policy

 

Certificate in Environmental Studies        

Must meet requirements from the following sustainability related courses:

               GEOL 4416 Global Environmental Change

               HIST 4430 Global Environmental History

               HIST 4432 U.S. Environmental History

               HIST 4433 History of Energy

               POLS 4455 Environmental Politics and Policy

               POLS 4462 International Sustainable Development

               SOC 4435 Environmental Scociology

               SOC 4466 Rural Sociology and Community Development


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator AC 2.2:
2

2.3 Percentage of undergraduate qualifications awarded that have sustainability-focused learning requirements

Performance year for undergraduate qualifications:
2022

Total number of undergraduate qualifications awarded:
1,749

Number of undergraduate qualifications awarded that are sustainability-focused:
0

Number of undergraduate qualifications awarded that are focused on subjects other than sustainability but have sustainability-focused learning requirements:
12

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following three figures:

Total number of undergraduate qualifications awarded that have sustainability-focused learning requirements:
12

Percentage of undergraduate qualifications awarded that have sustainability-focused learning requirements:
0.69

Points earned for indicator AC 2.3:
0.05

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