Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 47.61
Liaison Karen Marin-Hines
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Texas Tech University
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Jessica Bunyard
Analyst
BIMAR
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
277

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
64

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
23.10

Course Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Gathered course information for continuing education from the Catalog of Classes. Used section on Graduate Certificates under each college. https://catalog.ttu.edu/content.php?catoid=11&navoid=1230

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

Part 2. Sustainability-focused certificate program

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-focused certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s):
"Wind Energy Graduate Certificate Program - All courses have been developed by expert faculty from TTU's National Wind Institute (NWI). Each course (once completed and passed) is equal to 38 classroom clock hours of instruction and may be completed independently within a 4-6 week time frame. Urban and Community Design Graduate Certificate - This certificate provides a UCD specialization for graduate students and professionals in architecture or related fields. Students develop knowledge and skills in the integrated relationship between architecture and the urban environment including issues of urbanism and community design. The certificate is further supported by the Urban Tech Downtown Studio in Lubbock (fall only), and/or the Urban Design Studio in Lubbock (typically includes a study abroad field trip in spring only). This certificate requires 14 hours of approved coursework. Renewables, Interdisciplinary Graduate Energy Certificate - This certificate is available to students in the M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies Energy concentration at the conclusion of the three courses in renewable energy. "

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s continuing education courses and programs in sustainability is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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