Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.58
Liaison Derek Nichols
Submission Date Dec. 14, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University at Buffalo
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.14 / 8.00 Krista Hanypsiak
Assistant Vice Provost
Undergraduate Education
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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
5,118

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
1,366

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
26.69

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

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the institution level (e.g. covering all students)?:
No

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the division level (e.g. covering particular schools or colleges within the institution)?:
No

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

Please see uploaded inventory.


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)?:
No

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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Learning outcomes were identified as sustainable through the use of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the Triple Bottom Line approach (people, planet and profit) to sustainability. If a degree program lists a learning outcome that captures the intent of producing graduates that will make the world more resilient in a combination of social, economic or environmental ways, it was identified as sustainable.

The University at Buffalo does not require learning outcomes for its Graduate degrees.


Learning outcomes were identified as sustainable through the use of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the Triple Bottom Line approach (people, planet and profit) to sustainability. If a degree program lists a learning outcome that captures the intent of producing graduates that will make the world more resilient in a combination of social, economic or environmental ways, it was identified as sustainable.

The University at Buffalo does not require learning outcomes for its Graduate degrees.

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