Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	43.94
Liaison	Tsuneo Yabusaki
Submission Date	June 5, 2017
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Soka University of America
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.80 / 8.00	M. Robert Hamersley Dean of Faculty Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry Environmental Studies

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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):

201

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:

Date Revised: Sept. 12, 2017

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:

9.95

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

Two

Institution and Division Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the institution level (e.g. covering all students)?:

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the division level (e.g. covering particular schools or colleges within the institution)?:

A list or brief description of the institution level or division level sustainability learning outcomes:

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Program Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the program level (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other academic designations)?:

Yes

A list or brief description of the program level sustainability learning outcomes (or a list of sustainability-focused programs):

The learning outcomes of the environmental studies concentration are as followed: 1. To demonstrate and articulate an understanding of and critically evaluate environmental studies approaches to viewing interactions between humans and the natural environment, including scientific and environmental design perspectives as well as those of social and organizational studies. 2. To formulate original questions and apply theoretical and methodological tools to critically investigate and explain the biological, geological, chemical, social, and organizational processes that support and affect human and other life on Earth. 3. To communicate effectively their understanding of and prescriptions for human-environment interaction developed through application of the interdisciplinary approaches of environmental studies. 4. To engage with emerging environmental challenges and opportunities and be prepared to act professionally and personally to secure a sustainable future for humanity.

Date Revised: Sept. 12, 2017

Soka University of America requested that AASHE Staff correct a mistake in this reporting field for the reason specified below.

Previous Value: The learning outcomes of the environmental studies concentration are as followed: 1. To demonstrate and articulate an understanding of and critically evaluate environmental studies approaches to viewing interactions between humans and the natural environment, including scientific and environmental design perspectives as well as those of social and organizational studies. 2. To formulate original questions and apply theoretical and methodological tools to critically investigate and explain the biological, geological, chemical, social, and organizational processes that support and affect human and other life on Earth. 3. To communicate effectively their understanding of and prescriptions for human-environment interaction developed through application of the interdisciplinary approaches of environmental studies. 4. To engage with emerging environmental challenges and opportunities and be prepared to act professionally and personally to secure a sustainable future for humanity. The learning outcomes of the International studies concentration are as followed: 1. Utilize a multidisciplinary framework to identify and explain the processes by which individuals, societies, and regions are interconnected. 2. Formulate questions and apply appropriate analytic tools to investigate regional and/or global issues. 3. Effectively communicate their understanding of regional and global issues. 4. Generate a theoretically and historically informed analysis of social phenomena within a national, regional, or international context. 5. Articulate an appreciation of the diversity and continuities that exist within and between societies and cultures. 6. Apply their knowledge and skills to formulate practical and/or ethical responses to regional and global issues.

Explanation: Response to AASHE Staff Review. The International Studies concentration has been removed from our calculations.

Course Level Learning Outcomes

Do course level sustainability learning outcomes contribute to the figure reported above (i.e. in the absence of program, division, or institution level learning outcomes)?:

A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.soka.edu/academics/concentrations/default.aspx

Additional documentation to support the submission:

AC02-Learning Outcomes.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The information about the number of students graduating in Environmental Studies and International Studies concentration was gathered from the office of the registrar of Soka University of America.