| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.64 |
| Liaison | Amanda Kohn |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2024 |
University of Minnesota, Crookston
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
8.00 / 8.00 |
Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
Students must take at least one course from Goal Area 10 of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and Liberal Education Requirements. https://crk.umn.edu/academics/liberal-education Goal Area 10 has an explicit focus on the interdependence of ecological systems and social/economic systems as outlined below: Goal Area 10: People and the Environment To improve students’ understanding of today’s complex environmental challenges. Students will examine the inter-relatedness of human society and the natural environment. Knowledge of both bio-physical principles and socio-cultural systems is the foundation for integrative and critical thinking about environmental issues. https://www.minnstate.edu/admissions/transfer/mntc.html
Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
The list of sustainability-focused courses from AC-1 was compared to the list of required courses for each program and is provided in the documentation. Then number of graduates from these programs was tallied and students with double or triple degrees were accounted for to address double counting. The final value is the number of unique students who graduated from a program (degree, major, certificate, or minor) that requires a sustainability-focused course.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
| Ag Business | Certificate |
| Turfgrass Mgmt | Certificate |
| Ag Business | Major |
| Ag Comm | Major |
| Ag Ed | Major |
| Ag Sys Mgmt | Major |
| Agronomy | Major |
| Animal Science | Major |
| Biology | Major |
| Early Child Educ | Major |
| Elem Educ | Major |
| Env Science | Major |
| Equine Business Mgmt | Major |
| Equine Science | Major |
| Exercise Science and Wellness | Major |
| Golf & Sports Turf Management | Major |
| Health Management | Major |
| Health Sciences | Major |
| Horticulture | Major |
| Natural Resources | Major |
| Quality Management | Major |
| Turfgrass Mgmt | Major |
| Ag Business | Minor |
| Agronomy | Minor |
| Biology | Minor |
| Env Science | Minor |
| Horticulture | Minor |
| Precision Agriculture | Minor |
| Soils | Minor |
| Sustainability | Minor |
| Turfgrass Management Minor | Minor |
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Graduate counts are from FY23
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