Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.27
Liaison Veronica Johnson
Submission Date Jan. 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

Southwestern University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.01 / 8.00 Veronica Johnson
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
No

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
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A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
375

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
235

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
The number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability was determined by totaling the number of students who graduated from a degree program that requires a sustainability-focused course. The degree programs that require a sustainability-focused course are listed in the following section.

The number of students who graduated from a minor program that requires a sustainability-focused course was not included in the total count.

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Anthropology*
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Communications
Economics
Education
Environmental Studies*
History
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Religious Studies
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Theatre

*identified as a sustainability-focused program

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
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Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
62.67

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
https://www.southwestern.edu/live/files/8475-sucatalog-2019-21pdf

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data Source: https://www.niche.com/colleges/southwestern-university/majors/

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