Sustainability in Business Certificate

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The target audience for USD’s Sustainability in Business certificate includes two academic units.

Students of the Beacom School with an interest in sustainable operations, green marketing, entrepreneurship, and implications of sustainability in economics, accounting, and management.
Students of the School of Arts and Sciences with an interesting in understanding the business case for sustainable practices.

13 Credit Hours Required ***

SUST 111 - Sustainable Society [SGR #3] *
SUST 113 - Sustainable Environment [SGR #6, HSDC] *
SUST 113L - Sustainable Environment Lab [SGR #6, HSDC] *
ECON 472 - Resource & Environmental Economics (C) **
BADM 492 - Topics (C) in Sustainable Business 3 cr

Note:

*Students pursuing degrees either the BA and BS in sustainability are required to take these courses as part of their degree program. SUST 111 fulfills SGR #3 and SUST 113/113L is currently listed as 4/0 credits fulfills SGR #6.

**Students pursuing degrees in all business majors and either the BA and BS in sustainability and economics are required to take this course as part of their degree program. ECON 201 also fulfills SGR #3.

***Students pursuing degrees in all business majors and either the BA and BS in sustainability and economics are required to take some of these courses as part of their degree programs. No student will take over 12 required credits specifically for this certificate.

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference USD’s State Authorization webpage.

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