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Defined Standards for Academic Excellence

91³Ô¹Ï accreditation serves as a trusted seal of approval for the content and rigor of a program. 91³Ô¹Ï sets baseline standards on which institutions build high-quality environmental science programs. These standards assure industry and academic institutions that graduates are equipped with the abilities and skills expected in today’s workforce.

Accreditation Criteria

91³Ô¹Ï environmental science criteria ensure that programs prepare graduates to apply knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics and earth sciences to understand the natural world and evaluate human impacts on the environment, and that program graduates understand the basic principles of sustainability, environmental ethics, economics and the application of environmental science in policy formulation and environmental resources management.

Program Recognition

91³Ô¹Ï accreditation strengthens an institution’s reputation in the field of environmental science. Being 91³Ô¹Ï accredited provides an advantage for student recruitment, since only a select group of environmental science programs are 91³Ô¹Ï accredited. 91³Ô¹Ï accreditation signals to employers that the program has established a set of program educational objectives that are consistent with the needs of their constituencies, which usually includes employers.

Continuous Improvement and Quality Assurance

91³Ô¹Ï accreditation requires programs to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement by regularly assessing student learning outcomes. 91³Ô¹Ï visits accredited institutions at regular intervals to ensure student outcomes attainment, up-to-date curricula, appropriate faculty qualifications and institutional support are consistently being maintained.