Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.56
Liaison Katie Beitz
Submission Date Aug. 25, 2021

STARS v2.2

Oklahoma State University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Kristeena Blaser
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Services
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Majors, degrees and certificate programs

Does the institution offer at least one ​sustainability-focused​ major, degree, or certificate program for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Sciences

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
The environmental science major engages students in problem-solving studies related to water and soil quality, economics, environmental policy, political science, resource management and engineering. Students will also gain important skills in communication, philosophy, ethics and sociology.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program:

Additional degree programs (optional) 

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

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
To provide instruction, research, and Extension expertise that focuses on the natural resources of fisheries, forests, rangeland, and wildlife within and beyond the boundaries of Oklahoma.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The study of biosystems engineering merges engineering and agricultural science to improve our quality of life while maintaining the environment and preserving our natural resources.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
None
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
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Minors and concentrations

Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors or concentrations for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration:
Environmental Economics, Politics & Policy (minor)

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
The environmental science program at Oklahoma State University provides undergraduate students with opportunities to address environmental problems from the standpoint of ethics, risk, and scientific and social feasibility.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration:

Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Business Sustainability (minor)

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
A sustainable enterprise is built around the triple bottom line imperative of protecting and enhancing the current and long-term future of the organization, the quality of life of the people impacted by the organization, and the health of the natural environment. This option prepares students with extra classwork in business ethics, corporate

Website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Environmental Studies (certificate)

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Completion of the certificate indicates that a student has developed a knowledge base of environmental science combined with the study of human cultural interactions with the natural world from the perspectives of history, political science, art, psychology, philosophy, literature, economics, and other disciplines.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
Environmental Science http://catalog.okstate.edu/agricultural-sciences-natural-resources/environmental-sciences/environmental-science-minor;

Rangeland Ecology and Management Option http://nrem.okstate.edu/academics/undergrad/rangeland-ecology-management-option;

Sustainable Design humansciences.okstate.edu/dhm/sustainable-design.html;

Wildlife Ecology and Management Option http://nrem.okstate.edu/academics/undergrad/wildlife-ecology-management-option/;

Fisheries & Aquatic Ecology Option http://nrem.okstate.edu/academics/undergrad/fisheries-aquatic-ecology-option/;

Forest Ecology & Management Option nrem.okstate.edu/academics/undergrad/forest-ecology-management-option;

Wildlife Biology & Pre-Vet Science Option http://nrem.okstate.edu/academics/undergrad/wildlife-biology-pre-veterinary-science-option/;

Natural Resource Ecology and Management nrem.okstate.edu/academics/nrem-minors;

Sustainable Business Management http://catalog.okstate.edu/spears-business/management/sustainable-business-management-ug-certificate/

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