Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.53
Liaison Dedee DeLongpre Johnston
Submission Date July 27, 2018
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Wake Forest University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Dedee DeLongpre Johnston
Chief Sustainability Officer
Office of Sustainability
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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:
Interdisciplinary Major in Sustainability Studies

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
Students at Wake Forest may design an Interdisciplinary Major, with a unified focus, on a topic not available as a regular major. The first student to pursue an Interdisciplinary Major in Sustainability Studies graduated in 2018. The student is mentoring 10 other students who are pursuing the same track of study.

The website URL for the undergraduate degree program:
http://college.wfu.edu/academics/interdisciplinary-major/

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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:
Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
The Wake Forest Environmental Program offers an Environmental Science or an Environmental Studies Minor. The Environmental Program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human-environmental interaction. The program seeks to identify and apply perspectives from biology, chemistry, physics, geography, English, government, economics, history, law, ethics, and anthropology to the study of human impact on the natural environment. The environmental science or the environmental studies minor, coupled with a liberal arts major, is designed to prepare students for careers in the environmental sciences, law, public health, public policy, and public administration, and to develop attitudes and values consistent with a sustainable environmental future.

The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
http://college.wfu.edu/environment/

Additional Minors, Concentrations and Certificates (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Science

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A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The Wake Forest Environmental Program offers an Environmental Science or an Environmental Studies Minor. The Environmental Program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human-environmental interaction. The program seeks to identify and apply perspectives from biology, chemistry, physics, geography, English, government, economics, history, law, ethics, and anthropology to the study of human impact on the natural environment. The environmental science or the environmental studies minor, coupled with a liberal arts major, is designed to prepare students for careers in the environmental sciences, law, public health, public policy, and public administration, and to develop attitudes and values consistent with a sustainable environmental future.

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The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
http://college.wfu.edu/environment/

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The university's curriculum committee will review a proposal for a new major in Environment and Sustainability for approval in October 2018. If approved, the new major will be available in the fall of 2019.

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