Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.23
Liaison Keaton Schrank
Submission Date Aug. 15, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Westminster University - Utah
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.26 / 8.00 Kerry Case
Environmental Center Director
Environmental Center
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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
850

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
28

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
3.29

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Institution and Division Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the institution level (e.g. covering all students)?:
No

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the division level (e.g. covering particular schools or colleges within the institution)?:
No

A list or brief description of the institution level or division level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Program Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the program level (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other academic designations)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the program level sustainability learning outcomes (or a list of sustainability-focused programs):
At the program level, the Westminster's Environmental Studies program outlines the following learning goals for each student: • Understand interdisciplinary concepts, diverse perspectives, and debates in Environmental Studies. • Communicate environmental issues effectively in a variety of media, to specialized and general audiences. • Work effectively as leaders and collaborators to address environmental issues. • Use empirical and conceptual tools to evaluate environmental conditions and the issues surrounding them. • Improve the environment in which people, animals, and plants live, work, and play

Course Level Learning Outcomes

Do course level sustainability learning outcomes contribute to the figure reported above (i.e. in the absence of program, division, or institution level learning outcomes)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:
For each of the courses listed, the sustainability module is worth a significant portion of the final grade, and the course itself required to graduate, and the student would be unable to pass without completing it.

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