Required Courses: 3- 7 cr.

• ES 102: Intro to Sustainability or EGRT 113: Building a Sust. World (4 cr) 
• ES 400: Certificate Capstone/Placement (0-3 cr; can be taken for 0 credits if student has an appropriate 1-3 credit internship/placement within their major). 

Required Elementary Education Classes: (5 cr)

• Elem Ed 120 (1 cr): Teaching Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
• Elem Ed 125 (1 cr): Engaging in Citizen-Based Science
• Elem Ed 307 (1 cr): Clinical Experience 1a
• Elem Ed 308 (2 cr): Introduction to Instruction, Assessment, and the Diverse Learner (consent)

 Required Environmental Studies Class (3 cr) 

• ES 260: Environmental Science
• ES 261: Environment & Society​
• ES 282: Environmental Humanities

   

    Additional Environmental Studies Class (3 cr)

• Any upper-level Environmental Studies course

Certificate in Sustainability Education Learning Outcomes: 

• Identify and describe multiple pedagogical methods and how they relate to theories of learning
• Identify and apply appropriate Wisconsin Standards for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability for lessons they design.
• Critically analyze instructional materials and offer suggestions for modifying existing lessons to engage learners in non-formal and classroom settings.