Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.31
Liaison Amy McElhinney
Submission Date Sept. 29, 2017
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STARS v2.1

University of Mount Union
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Jamie Greiner
Sustainability and Campus Outreach Manager
Nature Center
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Majors and Degree Programs

Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Emvironmental Science

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
The environmental science major at Mount Union is an interdisciplinary major where students complete an in-depth experience in a traditional area of science, an interdisciplinary breadth experience and four integrative experiences which tie together the sciences and the humanities. The program seeks to develop environmentally informed professionals and citizens who can contribute to responsible environmental management and who possess leadership, teamwork and problem-solving skills.

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Minors, Concentrations and Certificates

Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Environmental Science-Minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
The minor includes the same three CORE courses as the MAJOR, in sequence as they become more advanced, and two additional courses in a depth field (Biology, Chemistry, or Geology) The Minor is more popular thatn the major and many students choose it to complement their intended career paty such as green business, or enviornmental communications.

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information from UMU website.

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