Sustainability Leadership Certificate

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The Sustainability Leadership certificate of occupational proficiency (SLC) program is designed for people who seek to gain additional skills in the rapidly growing field of sustainability. Students develop relevant knowledge and skills in areas such as:

Transformational Systems Thinking
Climate Action in Communities
Sustainability Science for Climate Action
Place-Based Environmental and Social Justice
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Sustainability

The certificate helps prepare people to contribute to a more sustainable future within their communities and beyond. Students will earn a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency in Sustainability Leadership from Colorado Mountain College. The SLC has the potential to increase the earning power of certificate graduates within their current professions and/or as they pursue new careers.

The Sustainability Leadership certificate courses may be taken remotely or in person at Breckenridge, Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs, Steamboat Springs, and Vail Valley at Edwards campuses. Please check with your local campus for details as to its availability there. For additional program location & modality information, please see Academic Programs at Colorado Mountain College.

Courses taken in this COP can be applied as upper-division electives for the Integrated Sustainability (BA) bachelor’s degree.

Required Courses

15 Credits

One (or both) of the following 2 lower-division courses to be taken before or concurrently with the upper-division courses below:
◆ SUS 1001 - Introduction to Sustainability (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
SUS 2600 - Climate, Self, and Society 3.0 Credits
And select 3-4 courses from the list below to equal a total of 15 credits:
SUS 3010 - Transformational Systems Thinking 3.0 Credits
SUS 3210 - Leadership, Ethics, & Social Change 3.0 Credits
SUS 3300 - Sustainable Economic Futures 3.0 Credits
SUS 3310 - Place-based Environmental and Social Justice 3.0 Credits
SUS 3887 - Internship I: 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
SUS 3910 - Field Experience in Sustainability 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
SUS 4210 - Climate and Sustainability Communications 3.0 Credits
SUS 4250 - Climate Action Plans and Policies 3.0 Credits
SUS 4310 - Innovation & Entrepreneurship for Sustainability 3.0 Credits
SUS 4500 - Sustainability Assessment and Reporting 3.0 Credits
ESS 4300 - Ecosystem Policy & Rights of Nature 3.0 Credits

Minimum Hours Required

Minimum Credits Required (15)
Minimum Contact Hours Required (225)

Note:

◆ State Guaranteed Transfer

✽ Generally Transferable

Not all programs/courses are available at every campus and may require travel to another campus or access via technology-enabled learning (videoconferencing, hybrid, or online).

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