Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.08
Liaison Aaron Klemm
Submission Date March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

San Jose State University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Peggy Cabrera
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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:
BS Environmental Studies

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
The BS degree is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in water resources management, biological resource protection, aquatic environments, conventional and sustainable agriculture, energy resources, environmental health and safety, environmental impact assessment, environmental restoration, and wilderness open space resource management.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program:

Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
BA Environmental Studies

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The BA degree is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in coastal resource management, environmental communications, environmental product design and packaging, environmental regulation and policy, integrated and solid waste management, human ecology and environmental planning.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
BS - Meteorology, Concentration in Climate Science

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The BS Meteorology, concentration in Climate Science program is designed to prepare students for careers in emerging fields of climate change studies and mitigation, and related fields including energy and carbon management. Graduating students will be ready to begin careers in the private sector or in government, or will be ready to enter graduate programs in the atmospheric/climate sciences.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
BS Civil Engineering http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/CE-section-1.html
BS Industrial Technology http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/TECH-section-2.html
BS Biological Sciences http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/BIOL-section-1.html
BA Earth Science https://www.sjsu.edu/geology/program/undergraduate/ba-earthscience/index.html
BS Geology http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/GEOL-section-2.html

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:
Minor, Sustainable Water Resources

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
This minor provides students with an understanding of both water quality and supply issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. It also gives consideration to alternative water sources, such as greywater, stormwater and recycled water and the overall ideas and design strategies behind water reuse. The minor emphasizes gaining knowledge of economics (e.g., the cost-benefit analysis of large infrastructure projects), social equity (e.g., between Native Americans and commercial or farming fishing interests), and environmental protection issues around water (e.g., anadromous fish).

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration:

Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
BA in Environmental Studies, with Minor in Energy Policy and Green Building

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
This program provides students with a focus on energy policy and its integration with green building. The Program prepares graduates for future careers as Energy Policy Specialists and green building consultants.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
BS in Recreation, with a Concentration in Recreation Management

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
A Recreation Management concentration prepares students for work in sustainable, cultural, and heritage tourism, nature based recreation, federal, state, county, and city recreation agencies/parks, university recreation, and includes campus activity centers. Students completing the degree are eligible to take the National Recreation and Park Association’s certification exam to earn the Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) certification as well as the California Board of Recreation & Park Certification (CBRPC) exam to hold the title - Recreator Certified (RC).

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
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