| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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| Overall Score | 65.37 |
| Liaison | Alan Brew |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2021 |
Northland College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
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8.00 / 8.00 |
Alan
Brew Dean Academic Affairs |
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes
Yes
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-focused
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
To graduate from Northland College, all students must satisfy the College's "Environmental Liberal Education" requirements.
The program is designed to ensure that students develop the following learning outcomes:
•foundational skills in written communication and mathematics;
•a breadth of disciplinary learning characteristic of a liberally educated individual;
•an understanding of diversity, inequality, prejudice, and discrimination; and
•an understanding of natural systems and the complex relationships between human endeavors and the natural world.
Completion of the program is a graduation requirement for Northland College students, and those who successfully complete the program will also have satisfied many of the requirements for an environmental studies minor.
See attached document.
The program is designed to ensure that students develop the following learning outcomes:
•foundational skills in written communication and mathematics;
•a breadth of disciplinary learning characteristic of a liberally educated individual;
•an understanding of diversity, inequality, prejudice, and discrimination; and
•an understanding of natural systems and the complex relationships between human endeavors and the natural world.
Completion of the program is a graduation requirement for Northland College students, and those who successfully complete the program will also have satisfied many of the requirements for an environmental studies minor.
See attached document.
Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes
332
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
139
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
The College's degree programs were examined to determine which programs required at least one sustainability-focused course. Then, the number of students who graduated from each of the degree programs with required sustainability-focused courses in 2018, 2019, and 2020 were determined and totaled (see supporting spreadsheet).
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Climate Science
English
Humanity & Nature Studies-Global Cultural Perspectives
Humanity & Nature Studies-Natural History
Humanity & Nature Studies-Reviving a Natural History
Humanity & Nature Studies-Soc Science & Leadership
Natural Resources-Ecological Restoration
Natural Resources-Fisheries & Wildlife Ecology
Natural Resources-Forestry
Outdoor Education-Adventure Leadership
Outdoor Education-Equity and Inclusion
Outdoor Education-Natural History
Outdoor Education-Natural History and Interpretation
Outdoor Education-Outdoor Program Management
Outdoor Education-Therapeutic & Universal Design
Outdoor Education-Wilderness Leadership
Sustainable Community Development-Community Development
Sustainable Community Development-International Development
Sustainable Community Development-Physical Planning and Development
Sustainable Community Development
English
Humanity & Nature Studies-Global Cultural Perspectives
Humanity & Nature Studies-Natural History
Humanity & Nature Studies-Reviving a Natural History
Humanity & Nature Studies-Soc Science & Leadership
Natural Resources-Ecological Restoration
Natural Resources-Fisheries & Wildlife Ecology
Natural Resources-Forestry
Outdoor Education-Adventure Leadership
Outdoor Education-Equity and Inclusion
Outdoor Education-Natural History
Outdoor Education-Natural History and Interpretation
Outdoor Education-Outdoor Program Management
Outdoor Education-Therapeutic & Universal Design
Outdoor Education-Wilderness Leadership
Sustainable Community Development-Community Development
Sustainable Community Development-International Development
Sustainable Community Development-Physical Planning and Development
Sustainable Community Development
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Three
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
41.87
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