Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 63.61
Liaison Julie Cahillane
Submission Date March 3, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Northwestern University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Christina Cilento
STARS Program Intern
Office of Sustainability

Criteria

Institution offers at least one:

• Sustainability-focused program (major, degree program, or equivalent) for undergraduate students

And/or

• Undergraduate-level sustainability-focused minor or concentration (e.g. a concentration on sustainable business within a business major).

Extension certificates and other certificates that are not part of academic degree programs do not count for this credit; they are covered in EN 11: Continuing Education.


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions that have undergraduate majors, academic programs, or the equivalent.


Scoring

Institutions earn the maximum of 3 points available for this credit for having at least one sustainability-focused degree program or the equivalent for undergraduate students. Partial points are available. An institution with no sustainability-focused degree program that has at least one sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate earns 1.5 points (half of the points available for this credit).


Measurement

Timeframe

Report on current program status and offerings. Planned degree programs or degree programs that have been canceled are not eligible for this credit.

Sampling and Data Standards

Not applicable

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.