Sustainability Certificate Program

Examine sustainability through multiple lenses and develop knowledge and strategies for building a more inclusive and sustainable campus. Current staff, faculty, and graduate students are eligible to participate. To complete the certificate, participants must complete the six core required courses and one elective within two academic years.

2019-20 Program 

NOTE: All classes will be held remotely via Zoom through spring quarter 2020.

Register for classes at the UC Learning Center starting mid August. Priority registration for anyone who has previously completed a class in the program begins a week before campus registration, which will be open to all on Aug. 20th. To assist you in the registration process, please review our Course descriptions and registration instructions. Be sure you understand our cancellation policy before registering. You may also download and share our program flyer with colleagues.

Learn more about the faculty, staff, and community experts who are serving as Program Instructors. 

• Sustainability in the UC (core) - 2 dates:
  • Sustainability in the UC on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 (former Oct 9th class, canceled due to power outage)
  • Sustainability in the UC on Wednesday, January 29th, 2020

• Climate Science & Policy (core) - 2 dates:
  • Climate Science & Policy on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
  • Climate Science & Policy on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 
• Beyond the Blue Bin: Understanding Zero Waste (core) - 2 dates:
  • Beyond the Blue Bin: Understanding Zero Waste on Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
  • Beyond the Blue Bin: Understanding Zero Waste on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
    
• Mindful Sustainability (elective) - 1 offering:
  • Mindful Sustainability on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
• Green Offices (core) - 2 offerings:
  • Green Offices on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
    
  • Green Offices on Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
• Intersections Between Diversity & Environment* (core) - 1 offering:
  • Intersections Between Diversity & Environment on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
    
• Sustainable Cities & Social Equity (elective) - 1 offering:
  • Sustainable Cities & Social Equity on Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

• Fostering Sustainable Behavior (core) - 2 dates:
  • Fostering Sustainable Behavior on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
  • Fostering Sustainable Behavior on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
    
• Climate Justice (elective) - 1 offering:
  • Climate Justice on Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Additional Information

If you have issues or need assistance registering for classes, please contact LearningCenter@ucsc.edu.

Email certificate@ucsc.edu with questions about the program.

* If you have taken the Intersections Between Diversity & Environment class through the Diversity & Inclusion Certificate Program, you do not need to take it again through the Sustainability Certificate Program.

Read our 2018-19 Annual Report, any of our archived annual reports or learn more about our program in Tuesday Newsday.

Share our program flyer with colleagues.