Occupational Area: Not Applicable Instructional Council: Sustainability (91) GPA: 2.0

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1 Back Major: 6240 First Term: 2015 Summer Final Term: Current Award: AC Total Credits: CIPS Code: Sustainability Initiating College: Chandler-Gilbert Community College Program Availability: Shared: CGC, GCC, MCC, PVC, SMC Occupational Area: Not Applicable Instructional Council: Sustainability (91) GPA: 2.0 Description: The Academic Certificate (AC) in Sustainability is interdisciplinary and builds a strong academic expertise along one of five significant pillars of sustainability, where students will examine and assess how to minimize unintended consequences and enhance a mutually productive relationship between man and nature. The five pillars are organized into specialized tracks, including land use and human transformations of the earth, competition for water and other natural resources from the earth systems, political and economic treatment of the earth, coupled humanenvironment interactions, and entrepreneurship for transforming ideas for sustainable products/services into viable businesses. Program Notes: Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program. + indicates course has prerequisites and/or co-requisites. Program Prerequisites Current English assessment reflecting eligibility for ENG101 OR ENG107 OR Satisfactory completion of + ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) OR Permission of Department or Division 0-3 Required Courses Required classes Credits: 6 G, HU, SB SSH111 Sustainable Cities (3) -- SUS110 Sustainable Worlds (3)

2 Track 1: Sustainability: Earth Systems Credits: 11 credits Students will choose 2 courses from the following list: (Natural Science) -- AGS260 Origin and Composition of Soils (4) SQ BIO105 Environmental Biology (4) SQ BIO108 Plants and Society (4) SQ + BIO182 General Biology (majors) II (4) GLG110 GLG111 Geological Disasters and the Environment (3) AND Geological Disasters and the Environment Lab (1) 4 - GLG140 Introduction to Oceanography GPH213+ GPH215 Introduction to Climatology (3) and Introduction to Climatology Laboratory (1) 4 SQ, L GPH211 Landform Processes (4) SQ CHM107 Chemistry and society (3) AND Chemistry and society Laboratory (1) 4 SB, ASM104 Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution (4) Students will choose 1 course from the following list: (Social/Behavioral or Humanities) G, SB SBU110 Society and Business (3) HU ENH206 Nature and Environmental Literature (3) G, HU HUM201 Humanities: Universal Themes (3) HU ENH260 Literature of the Southwest G, SB GCU102 Introduction to Human Geography (3) G, SB GCU141 Introduction to Economic Geography (3) HU PHI216 Environmental Ethics (3) --- SOC251 Social Problems (3) G, SB POS120 World Politics (3) H, SB ASB226 Human Impacts on Ancient Environment (3) --- RDG112 Successful College Reading for Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences or Technology (3) C, G, SB COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication (3)

3 Track 2: Sustainability: Social, Political, Economic Treatment of the Earth: 9-10 credits Students will choose 2 course from the following list: (Social/Behavioral) G, SB ASB102 Culture in a Globalizing World (3) C, G, SB PSY132 Psychology and Culture (3) --- +ECN263 The Economics of Natural Resources, Population and the Environment *Prerequisites: ECN100, or ECN111, or ECN112. G, SB POS120 World Politics (3) SB SOC180 Social Implications of Technology (3) G, SB SBU200 Society and Business (3) SB ECN212 Microeconomic principles G, SB GCU102 Introduction to Human Geography --- +HRM290 Ecotourism C, G, SB COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication (3) G, SB GCU141 Introduction to economic geography Students will choose 1 course from the following list: (Humanities or Science) SQ BIO105 Environmental Biology (4) SQ CHM107 Chemistry and society (3) AND Chemistry and society Laboratory (1) 4 HU ENH206 Nature and Environmental Literature (3) G, HU HUM201 Humanities: Universal Themes (3) HU ENH260 Literature of the Southwest GLG110 GLG11 Geological Disasters and the Environment (3) AND Geological Disasters and the Environment Lab (1) 4 G GPH210 Society and Environment (3) HU PHI216 Environmental Ethics (3)

4 Track 3: Sustainability: Coupled Human-Environment Systems: 9-10 credits Students will choose 2 course from the following list: (Humanities) G, SB ASB102 Culture in a Globalizing World (3) G, H, HU ASB222 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World (3) G, H, HU ASB223 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World (3) H, SB ASB226 Human Impacts on Ancient Environments (3) HU ENH206 Nature and Environmental Literature (3) G, HU HUM201 Humanities: Universal Themes (3) HU PHI216 Environmental Ethics (3) --- REC150 AB Outdoor Adventure Skills HU ENH260 Literature of the Southwest C, G, SB COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication (3) Students will choose 1 course from the following list: (Social/Behavioral/ or Science) SB, ASM104 Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution (4) SQ BIO105 Environmental Biology (4) SQ + BIO182 General Biology (majors) II (4) SQ BIO108 Plants and Society (4) SQ CHM107 Chemistry and society (3) AND Chemistry and society Laboratory (1) 4 GLG110 GLG111 Geological Disasters and the Environment (3) AND Geological Disasters and the Environment Lab (1) 4 G GPH210 Society and Environment (3) G, HU PHI104 World Philosophy (3) G, SB POS120 World Politics (3)

5 Track 4: Sustainability : Human Transformation of the Earth: 9-10 credits Students will choose 3 courses from the following list: G, SB ASB100 Introduction to Global Health (3) H, SB ASB226 Human Impacts on Ancient Environments (3) --- CNS205 Sustainable Construction/LEED Certification (3) SB SOC180 Social Implications of Technology (3) --- FON135 Sustainable Cooking (3) --- FON143 Food and culture (3) --- FON163 Sustainable Food Production Systems (3) --- SCT100 Introduction to Sustainable Built Environments (3) --- SCT271AA Sustainable Design Internship (1) OR --- SCT271AB Sustainable Design Internship (1-2) --- WED124 Environmental Wellness (3) C,G HES210 Cultural aspects of Health and Illness (3) --- +INT170 Interior Materials (3) --- ECE101 Origins of Science and Engineering (3) --- ECE111 Bioengineering systems (3)

6 Track 5: Sustainability: Business and Entrepreneurship: 9-10 credits Students will choose 1 option from the following list: Entrepreneurship and business plan: -- MGT253 Owning and Operating a Small Business (3 cr) AND MGT298AA Special Project (1 Cr) OR SSH298AA (1 Cr) -- EPS150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 Cr) AND EPS195 Business Start-Up and Planning (2 Cr) Students will choose 1 option from the following list: General business background: -- GBS205 Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Environment of Business (3 cr) -- GBS151 Introduction to Business (3 Cr) Students will choose 1 option from the following list: Connection of business to sustainability: SB, G SBU200 Society and Business (3 Cr) SB ECN212 Microeconomics (3 Cr)