Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.92
Liaison Katie Beitz
Submission Date May 15, 2018
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Oklahoma State University
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Ilda Hershey
Sustainability Coordinator
OSU Physical Plant
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Majors and Degree Programs 

Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
Environmental Science Graduate Program

A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
ESGP students are housed in one of many departments including Agricultural Economics, Economics, Leisure Studies, Plant and Soil Sciences, Natural Resources Ecology and Management, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Geology, Geography, Political Science, Educational and School Psychology, School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, Sociology and Zoology.

The website URL for the graduate-level degree program:
http://esgp.okstate.edu/

Additional Degree Programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Natural Resource Ecology & Management

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A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
To provide high quality, advanced training and instruction in the application of the scientific method to problems in natural resource ecology and management including problem analysis and identification, research methods, synthesis of results, and communication of findings.

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The website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
http://www.nrem.okstate.edu/graduateprogram.html

Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
Environmental Engineering

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A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):
Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites.

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The website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
https://cive.okstate.edu/content/environmental-engineering

The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:
Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering https://ceat.okstate.edu/graduate-program; MBA in Business Sustainability https://business.okstate.edu/watson/mba/full-time/concentrations/index.html; Environmental Sociology http://sociology.okstate.edu/2-uncategorised/194-graduate-concentration-area-environmental-sociology; Social Inequality http://sociology.okstate.edu/2-uncategorised/187-graduate-concentration-area-social-inequality; Social Movement http://sociology.okstate.edu/2-uncategorised/202-graduate-concentration-area-social-movement

Minors, Concentrations and Certificates 

Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Yes

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
Bioenergy & Sustainable Technology

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Developed to support continuing education needs of the workforce in industries related to biofuels, renewable products and associated technologies. The program is also intended to benefit traditional graduate programs through additional course availability in specialized disciplines.

The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
https://gradcollege.okstate.edu/content/bioenergy-and-sustainable-technology

Additional Minors, Concentrations and Certificate Programs (optional) 

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Business Sustainability

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A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Students and working professionals pursuing this certificate will learn strategies that help companies pursue a financial profitability, ecological integrity, and social equity

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The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
http://www.spears.okstate.edu/sustainability

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Natural Resource Ecology & Management

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A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
To provide high quality, advanced training and instruction in the application of the scientific method to problems in wildlife ecology and management including problem analysis and identification, research methods, synthesis of results, and communication of findings.

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The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
http://nrem.okstate.edu/graduateprogram.html

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The name and website URLs of all other graduate-level, sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
Fisheries & Aquatic Ecology; Forest Resources; Rangeland Ecology & Mgmt.; Wildlife Ecology & Mgmt.; Grassland Management: http://nrem.okstate.edu/academics/graduate/nrem-graduate-degree-options

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