CanvasSustainability Certificate requirements
24 Credits
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVS 1210 & ENVS 1215 | Introduction to Environmental Science and Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory | 4 |
| ENVS 2210 | Environmental Pollution and Remediation Techniques (Prerequisites: MATH 1050 or higher; and CHEM 1210 and CHEM 1215) | 3 |
| ENER 2310 | Energy and the Environment | 3 |
| GEO 1110 & GEO 1115 | Physical Geology (PS) and Physical Geology Lab (LAB) | 4 |
| GEO 2050 | Earth Materials | 4 |
| GEOG 2410 | Paleoclimatology (Prerequisites: BIOL 1610 and BIOL 1615) | 3 |
| ENGL 2201 | Literature and the Land (HU, GC) | 3 |
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
- Complete 24 credit hours of required courses. Prerequisite courses are stacked within other degree plans.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Sustainability Certificate Program Learning Outcomes
At the successful completion of this certificate program, students will be able to:
- Formulate sustainable approaches to energy and earth science issues that integrate environmental, economic, behavioral, and sociopolitical perspectives.
- Distinguish between Earth’s surface and deep energy sources and the processes they power and appraise how we depend on and harvest those energy resources to sustain our society.
- Evaluate the benefits of conventional and renewable energy systems, including those that are involved in transportation technologies, food production, energy security, and how to evolve into sustainable energy operations.