Students in the certificate program in sustainability assessment and planning develop valuable skills to help organizations measure, regulate, and report their natural resource use and environmental impact. Students learn to apply approaches that sustainability professionals in government, industry, nonprofit, and other sectors use to document and improve sustainability practices.

Curriculum

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENVS 451	Introduction to Sustainability Concepts & Impacts	3
ENVS 452	Sustainability Assessment & Reporting I	3
ENVS 453	Sustainability Assessment & Reporting II	3
ENVS 454	Sustainability Plan Development & Reporting	3
Total Hours		12

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Fall		Hours
ENVS 451	Introduction to Sustainability Concepts & Impacts	3
ENVS 452	Sustainability Assessment & Reporting I	3
	Hours	6
Spring
ENVS 453	Sustainability Assessment & Reporting II	3
ENVS 454	Sustainability Plan Development & Reporting	3
	Hours	6
	Total Hours	12

Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations

Students in graduate and professional programs can find their Academic Policies in Graduate and Professional Academic Standards and Regulations under their school. Any additional University Policies supersede school policies.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the foundations of sustainability science and its economic and ethical values.
• Learn common methods for gathering data on an organizations’ baseline environmental footprint (water, energy, food, transportation, landscaping, waste, etc.) and the most effective strategies for improving environmental sustainability.
• Gain experience in these skills by crafting sustainability assessments, calculations, project pitches, and sample reports.