Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.90
Liaison Hannes Gerhardt
Submission Date March 30, 2018
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University of West Georgia
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 3.00 Hannes Gerhardt
Sustainability Director
Department of Geosciences
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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)?:
No

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
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Additional Degree Programs (optional) 

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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
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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 Sustainability Concentration

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Environmental Sustainability focuses on interactions between biophysical systems, social systems, and human practices and the well-being and long-term survivability of each.

The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
https://www.westga.edu/academics/cosm/geosciences/program_page.php?program_id=247

Additional Minors, Concentrations and Certificates (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Environmental Geology Concentration

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A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The Environmental Geology concentration prepares students to work in conservation, management and remediation of natural resources. This concentration includes a wider variety of courses than Professional Geology and requires more Biology and Chemistry. Students have the option of pursuing coursework in Sustainability, Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Policy.

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The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
https://catalog.westga.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=336&returnto=120

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