Environmental Education ,Certificate
Community, Educator, Nature, Outdoor, School, Teach, Zoo
Become a champion for sustainability and a leader in environmental awareness in your profession. Workplaces of all kinds are developing sustainability strategies. They need people who understand sustainability issues and can educate those within and beyond their organizations.
The certificate program in environmental education is for students in all majors and for nontraditional educators. The program is designed to establish standards for professional excellence in environmental education, as outlined by the North American Association for Environmental Education.
Environmental education is taught in traditional classrooms and in community-serving organizations such as nature centers, museums, parks and zoos. The program's required coursework increases the environmental literacy of future educators, fosters community leadership strategies, and provides students with opportunities to practice environmental education teaching methods.
Students who complete the certificate program are eligible to apply for the state-level environmental education certification recognized by the North American Association for Environmental Education.
- College/school:
Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching & Learning In
- Location: Tempe, West Valley or Online , ASU Local
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
Additional requirements:
A GPA of 2.25 is required for continued good standing. Students should contact the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. Applicants may view the program’s ASU Online page for program descriptions and to request more information.
It is now possible to earn an ASU degree with ASU Local, an integrated college experience in which students take advantage of in-person success coaching and programming experiences on site while completing one of 130+ undergraduate online degree programs, all of which come with online faculty interaction and tutoring support.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program has the following program outcomes:
- Effectively apply knowledge of environmental issues to create new patterns of environmental stewardship within individuals, groups and society.
- Design solutions to address environmental issues
- Implement environmental education strategies in response to community needs
Graduates who combine the certificate in environmental education with their major program of study may become more marketable to employers. They often decide to pursue employment in educational settings such as nonprofit organizations, nature centers, museums, parks and zoos.
The environmental education certificate does not lead to teacher certification.
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3 year programs
These programs allow students to fast-track their studies after admission and earn a bachelor's degree in three years or fewer while participating in the same high-quality educational experience of a 4-year option. Students should talk to their academic advisor to get started.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Acceptance to the graduate program requires a separate application. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master’s during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
