Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 47.15
Liaison Sarah Leola Hunt
Submission Date Feb. 26, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of North Carolina, Pembroke
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Joanna Hersey
Assoc Dean Coll Arts & Science
College of Arts and Sciences
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Majors, degrees and certificate programs

Does the institution offer at least one ​sustainability-focused​ major, degree, or certificate program for undergraduate students?:
Yes

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

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science
General Education* 44(32) credit hours
Required Courses:
BIO 1000*, 3040, 3420, 4310
ENV 2200, 2300, 3100, 3200, 4900
CHM 1100, 1110, 1300*, 1310, 2500
GLY 1150*; GGY 2500; and GLY 2260, 2460, or 2620
MAT 1070* or 1090*,2100
Biology/Environmental Science Electives: choose 3 of the following:
ENV 2400, 4100; BIO 2500, 3010, 3400, 4100, 4220, 4320
Sustainable Agriculture Track—required: ENV 2450, 3250, 4200
Electives (ENTR 2000, 2100, and 4000 are recommended, but not required,
electives for the Sustainable Agriculture Track.)
Total: 120

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program:
http://www.uncp.edu/sites/default/files/Images_Docs/Academics/catalog/pdf/biology.pdf

Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
B.S. Biology, Environmental Biology Track

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Bachelor of Science Biology, Environmental Biology Track
Requirements:
General Education: 44 Semester Hours
Required Courses:
BIO 1000, 1000L, 1010, 1020, 3040, 3180, 3710
CHM 1300, 1310, 1100, 1110
MAT, 1070, 1090, 2100, 2150, 2210

Environmental Biology Track: 11-22 Semester Hours
BIO 2500. Ornithology (4 credits)
BIO 3010. Entomology (4 credits)
BIO 2080. Introductory Mycology (3 credits)
BIO 3400. Plant Systematics (4 credits)
BIO 3420. Pollution Ecology (3 credits)
BIO 4100. Marine Biology (3 credits)
BIO 4320. Conservation Biology (4 credits)
ENV 2200. Field Botany (4 credits)
ENV 2300. Field Zoology (4 credits)
ENV 2400. Environmental Microbiology (4 credits)
ENV 3100. Freshwater Ecosystems and Watershed Management (4 credits)

Electives: 33-34 Semester Hours

Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
https://catalog.uncp.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=15776&returnto=2118

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
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Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
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Minors and concentrations

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

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration:
Minor in Sustainable Agriculture

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
MINOR IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Requirements for a Minor in Sustainable Agriculture:
Core Courses: BIO 1000, ENV 2450, ENV 3250, ENV 4200
Elective Courses (select two): BIO 1010 (not BIO majors), BIO 3010, BIO 3040 or ENV 1100 (not BIO majors), BIO 3050, BIO 3420, ENV 4100, GLY 2620 (prereq GLY 1000 or 1150)
Total: 20-22 credit hours

Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration:
http://www.uncp.edu/sites/default/files/Images_Docs/Academics/catalog/pdf/biology.pdf

Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Minor in Sustainability

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
MINOR IN SUSTAINABILITY
Required Courses: (9 hrs) ENV 1100,GLY 2620, AIS/ENG 2410
Choose 1 of the following: (3-4 hrs) ENV 2450, MGT 4310
Choose 2 of the following: (6 hrs) GGY 3290 PHI 3300, ENV 4100, SOC 4420
Total: 18-19 credit hours

Website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
http://www.uncp.edu/academics/colleges-schools-departments/departments/geology-and-geography/degree/sustainability-minor

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
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A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
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Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
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Optional Fields  

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Minor in Sustainability added in Spring 2016.

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