Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.99
Liaison Aaron Klemm
Submission Date Jan. 19, 2024

STARS v2.2

San Jose State University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Debbie Andres
Utilities & Sustainability Analyst
FD&O
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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 energy or water resources management, biological resource protection, aquatic environments, 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:
https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=620&returnto=96

Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Earth System Science, BS

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The Earth System Science (ESS) major, offered by the Department of Geology, is designed to broaden the perspectives of geoscience students by integrating an understanding of Earth’s biological and physical systems with interdisciplinary, solutions-oriented investigations of the human dimensions of sustainability. The Earth System Science degree will prepare students for career options including geohazard assessment, environmental geology, climate change and environmental remediation, water resource management, geoscience consulting, Earth Science teaching, and other career opportunities that center the societal-Earth connection.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3756&returnto=4146

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 Climate Science program (formerly Meteorology, Climate Science concentration, BS), offered by the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, 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 in government agencies as a climatologist, sustainability consultant, renewable energy scientist, geoscientist, or will be ready to enter graduate programs in the atmospheric/climate sciences.

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=4008

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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolution, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3757&returnto=4146
Biological Sciences - Marine Biology, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3885&returnto=4146
Biological Science, Microbiology Concentration, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3621&returnto=4146
Biological Science, Molecular Biology Concentration, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3675&returnto=4146
Biological Science, Systems Physiology Concentration, BS
https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3676&returnto=4146
Civil Engineering, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3720&returnto=4146
Climate Science, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=4008&returnto=4146
Earth System Science, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3756&returnto=4146
Environmental Studies, Preparation for Teaching, BA https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3795&returnto=4146
Geography, BA https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3809&returnto=4146
Geology, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3812&returnto=4146
Global Studies, BA https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3818&returnto=4146
Industrial and Systems Engineering, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3839&returnto=4146
Justice Studies, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3859&returnto=4146
Recreation, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=4000&returnto=4146
Recreation, Recreation Management Concentration, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=4003&returnto=4146
Recreation, Recreation Therapy Concentration, BS https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=4004&returnto=4146
Sociology, Community Change Concentration, BA https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3906&returnto=4146
Sociology, Race and Ethnic Studies Concentration, BA https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3908&returnto=4146

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:
The minor in Sustainable Water Resources is offered by the Department of Environmental Studies. The minor requires a minimum of 21 units across courses in water resource management, water policy, and sustainable agriculture.

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration:
https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=13&poid=7844

Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Minor, Sustainable Sustainbility

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
The Sustainability Minor is an 18-unit minor designed to educate the student in the science behind climate change and sustainability. There are four required courses, covering basics in sustainability, the science behind climate change, sustainability management including circular economy, and a practicum which provides hands-on experience in this field. There are also two elective courses that can be chosen from a list of courses from the seven colleges.

Will be offered starting Fall 2023

Website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
https://www.sjsu.edu/sustainability

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Minor, Sustainable Energy

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd 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 or concentration (3rd program):
https://catalog.sjsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3925

The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
BS in Recreation, with a Concentration in Recreation Management https://www.sjsu.edu/phr/programs/bs-in-recreation/index.php

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