Sustainability, Academic Certificate
Academic Certificate: AC 6240N
15-18 Credits
Program Contact
Karen Wellner | 480-726-4111 | karen.wellner@cgc.edu
Program Description
The Academic Certificate (AC) in Sustainability is interdisciplinary and builds a strong academic expertise within a student’s desired focus area of Sustainability. The focus areas are established within and among the foundational pillars of Sustainability (social / environmental / economic).
Program Notes
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid.
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better for all courses required within the program. Overall program minimum GPA = 2.00.
++ indicates any suffixed course may be selected.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SSH111 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
| SUS110 | Sustainable World | 3 |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select three focus area classes: | 9-12 | |
| Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Chemistry and Society and Chemistry and Society Laboratory | ||
| Elements of Intercultural Communication | ||
| Sustainable Cooking | ||
| Microeconomic Principles | ||
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Science | ||
| Geological Disasters and the Environment and Geological Disasters and the Environment Lab | ||
| Physical Geography: Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Water, and Hazards | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Psychology and Culture | ||
| Society and Business | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Built Environments | ||
| Total Credits | 15-18 | |