SUS 250 - Sustainability for the Professional: Tools, Methods, and Credentials, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): Core Math
This course introduces students to the key tools, methods, and certifications expected of today’s sustainability professionals. Sustainability as a field of practice has been developing standard expectations on the job market for more than a decade. This focuses on building sufficient competency in LEED (GA – Green Associate) standards and Six Sigma (Green Belt) for students to challenge the certification exams for those credentials after the course concludes. You will also gain working familiarity with the AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) STARS (Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Rating System). As such, you will be able to conduct real world assessments of systems and structures that are sought after skills on the job market.