Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.22
Liaison Mei May
Submission Date Nov. 27, 2019

STARS v2.2

University of Texas at San Antonio
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.12 / 8.00 Mei L May
Director Office of Sustainability
Sustainability
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-supportive

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
Social Responsibility
intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

Communicate the ability to address diverse cultural customs
Articulate the understanding of self as a participant in society with avenues available to work with others toward public purposes
Articulate issues (e.g., social, political, economic, etc.) spanning multiple communities (e.g., local, regional, national, international)

Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
7,045

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
107

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Office of Institutional Research queried the above codes in their data report system and found the following:

Program Code Program description Number of degrees awarded
PH D-ES-EGR Environmental Science & Engineering 2
BA-GLA Global Affairs 29
BS-ES Environmental Science 54
BA-GES Geography and Environmental Sustainability 12
MS-ES Environmental Science 10

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
• BA in Geography and Environmental Sustainability
• Master of Arts Degree in Geography
• BA in Global Affairs
• Master’s of Global Affairs
• BS and BA in Environmental Science
• Master’s in Environmental Science
• Doctoral in Environmental Engineering

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
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Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
1.52

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
http://provost.utsa.edu/corecurriculum/learning-outcomes.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Website for department BA. http://colfa.utsa.edu/polisci-geography/undergraduate-programs/#GES
https://catalog.utsa.edu/graduate/liberalfinearts/politicalscienceandgeography/#degreestext
https://catalog.utsa.edu/undergraduate/sciences/env_science/#degreestext
https://catalog.utsa.edu/graduate/sciences/env_science/#degreestext

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.