Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 76.41
Liaison Krista Bailey
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2023

STARS v2.2

Pennsylvania State University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Krista Bailey
Sustainable Campus Strategist
Sustainability Institute
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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:
Community, Environment, and Development

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
The Community, Environment, and Development major focuses on the fields of community and economic development, environment and natural resources, and the critically important interactions between these fields, both locally and globally.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program:

Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Energy and Sustainability Policy

None
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The Energy and Sustainability Policy degree program, offered online through Penn State's World Campus, is designed to provide a unique, interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates areas of study in energy security, sustainability management, foreign and domestic energy and sustainability policy analysis.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
International Politics

None
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The program combines economics, history, and political science to examine topics such as human rights, ethnic conflict, terrorism, economic and political development and globalization, the environment, foreign and economic policy making, and national security.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
None
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Accounting https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/accounting-bs/
Actuarial Science https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/actuarial-science-bs/
Aerospace Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/aerospace-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
African Studies https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/african-studies-ba/
Animal Science https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/animal-science-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Anthropology https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/anthropology-ba/#text
Architectural Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/architectural-engineering-bae/#learningoutcomestext
Architecture https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/arts-architecture/architecture-barch/
Biobehavioral Health https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/health-human-development/biobehavioral-health-bs/
Biological Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/biological-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Biomedical Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/biomedical-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Biorenewable Systems https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/biorenewable-systems-bs/#text
Chemical Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/chemical-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Civil Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/civil-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Community, Environment, and Development https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/community-environment-development-bs/#text
Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/corporate-innovation-entrepreneurship-bs/
Earth Science and Policy https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/earth-science-policy-bs/#text
Earth Sciences https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/earth-sciences-bs/#text
Education and Public Policy https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/education/education-public-policy-bs/#text
Electrical Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/electrical-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Energy and Sustainability Policy (online) https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/energy-sustainability-policy-ba/
Energy Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/energy-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Engineering Science https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/engineering-science-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Environmental Resource Management https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/environmental-resource-management-bs/#text
Environmental Systems Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/environmental-systems-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Finance https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/finance-bs/
Forest Ecosystem Management https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/forest-ecosystem-management-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Geobiology https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geobiology-bs/
Geography https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geography-ba/#text
Geosciences https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geosciences-ba/
Global and International Studies https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/global-international-studies-ba/
Industrial Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/industrial-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
International Politics https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/international-politics-ba/#learningoutcomestext
Landscape Architecture https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/arts-architecture/landscape-architecture-bla/
Management https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/management-bs/
Management Information Systems https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/management-information-systems-bs/
Marketing https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/marketing-bs/
Materials Science and Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/materials-science-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Mechanical Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/mechanical-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/meteorology-atmospheric-science-bs/
Mining Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/mining-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Nuclear Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/nuclear-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/petroleum-natural-gas-engineering-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Plant Sciences https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/plant-sciences-bs/#learningoutcomestext
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/health-human-development/recreation-park-tourism-management-bs/#text
Risk Management https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/risk-management-bs/
Supply Chain and Information Systems https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/smeal-business/supply-chain-information-systems-bs/
Wildlife and Fisheries Science https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/wildlife-fisheries-science-bs/#text

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:
Sustainability Leadership Minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
The Intercollege Minor in Sustainability Leadership allows students in any major to incorporate sustainability as a significant theme in their undergraduate degree program. Through a combination of coursework and immersive experiences in sustainability, students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to become sustainability leaders in their respective fields. Students choose one of four thematic tracks: Design for Sustainable Communities, Educating for Sustainability, Humanistic Understanding of Sustainability, and Sustainability and Food Systems.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration:

Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics Minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
This minor introduces students to how fundamental economic principles can be used to explain and seek solutions for problems related to the degradation of the environment and unsustainable use of natural resources.

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

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
This online undergraduate certificate aims to provide people from many backgrounds with information to make environmentally sustainable decisions. The four courses that comprise the certificate are Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts over the Next Century; Climate, Energy and Our Future; Coastal Processes, Hazards and Society; and Water: Science and Society.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
Bioethics and Medical Humanities https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/intercollege/bioethics-medical-humanities-minor/
Biological Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/biological-engineering-minor/
Black Diaspora Studies https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/black-diaspora-studies-minor/
Climatology https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/climatology-minor/
Earth and Sustainability https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/earth-sustainability-minor/
Earth Systems https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/earth-systems-minor/
Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/environmental-renewable-resource-economics-minor/
Environmental Engineering https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/environmental-engineering-minor/
Environmental Inquiry https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/intercollege/environmental-inquiry-minor/
Environmental Resource Management https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/environmental-resource-management-minor/
Environmental Soil Science https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/environmental-soil-science-minor/
Ethics https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/ethics-minor/
Food Systems https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/food-systems-minor/
Forest Ecosystems https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/forest-ecosystems-minor/
Geography https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geography-minor/
International Agriculture https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/international-agriculture-minor/
Landscape Architecture https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/arts-architecture/landscape-architecture-minor/
Marine Sciences https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/eberly-science/marine-sciences-minor/
Plant Pathology https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/plant-pathology-minor/
Sustainability Leadership https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/intercollege/sustainability-leadership-minor/
Watersheds & Water Resources https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/watersheds-water-resources-minor/
Wildlife and Fisheries Science https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/wildlife-fisheries-science-minor/

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