Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 39.69
Liaison April Thompson
Submission Date March 2, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Creighton University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.04 / 8.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
2,258

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
10

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
0.44

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

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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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):

Examples of sustainability learning outcomes from Sustainable Energy major:
1. Graduates will be able to explain the principles of energy and its transfer, the production of solar energy and its distribution, the human and political factors in changing the way that energy is supplied.
2. Graduates should emerge from the program having demonstrated a commitment to social and global responsibility including an awareness of Catholic Social Teaching.
3. Graduates will have obtained the competencies needed for graduate study in policy, law, business or an entry level position in a sustainability related field.

The Creighton Environmental Science major is designed to produce well-rounded scientists with both the necessary background and the problem solving skills necessary to enter graduate degree programs or gain employment in diverse environmental careers.

What You'll Learn:
An understanding of ecological and climatological issues
An appreciation for the biological aspects of the environment
Historical, political and sociological aspects of environmental issues


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)?:
No

A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data are for academic 2016-17. This is to be consistent with the performance base year using across this survey.

Websites with more information about the learning outcomes:
Bachelor of Science with Major in Energy Science and Bachelor of Arts with Major in Sustainable Energy:
http://www.creighton.edu/ccas/energytechnologyprogram/

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences:
http://www.creighton.edu/ccas/environmentalscience/


Data are for academic 2016-17. This is to be consistent with the performance base year using across this survey.

Websites with more information about the learning outcomes:
Bachelor of Science with Major in Energy Science and Bachelor of Arts with Major in Sustainable Energy:
http://www.creighton.edu/ccas/energytechnologyprogram/

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences:
http://www.creighton.edu/ccas/environmentalscience/

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