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School of Sustainability Policies

ADVISING

The School of Sustainability’s Academic Advising Center assists undergraduate and graduate students in achieving their personal, educational, cultural and career goals while becoming self directed, life-long learners. We encourage continuing students to meet with an advisor at least once each semester. New students will be required to meet with an advisor before being cleared to register for classes. Office hours are Monday-Friday (excluding university holidays), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is highly encourage that students call in advance (480-727-6963) to make an appointment so advisors can set aside the appropriate time to answer all their questions.

Undergraduate Academic Standards

Student Responsibilities
Students need to make many decisions as they complete their degrees. While the School and the University have a number of resources available (e.g., faculty, courses, advisors, and tutors) to help in making the decisions, students are expected to take responsibility for their decisions.

Good Standing
Students in the School of Sustainability are considered in good standing for the purpose of retention if: (1) they maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher in all courses taken at ASU, and (2) maintain critical requirements within their major.

Critical Requirements
All sustainability students must meet the critical requirements for their intended majors. Students who do not comply with the critical requirements are off track and have holds placed on their records. These students have to meet with an advisor to have this hold removed. If the student still has not met all critical requirements in the following semester, then further registration in the intended major may not be permitted.

Probation
Any student who does not maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher in all courses taken at ASU is placed on academic probation. Probation status for academic reasons begins on the first day of classes of the semester after the semester in which a student has been determined to be on probation. A student on academic probation is required to observe any limitations or rules the school may impose as a condition for retention. Before students on probation can register for classes in the next semester, they must receive advising in their department.

Disqualification
Students who do not meet probation requirements are subject to disqualification. A disqualified student will not be able to register for classes in the fall or spring semester at the university. If the student has already registered for a future fall or spring semester, the registration is canceled. A student who has been disqualified may apply for reinstatement through the school.

Reinstatement and Readmission
Students seeking reinstatement (after disqualification) or readmission (after absence from the university) should contact the School of Sustainability office regarding procedures and guidance for returning to good standing. When reinstatement includes readmission, application must be made to the readmission section of the Office of the Registrar.

School Graduation Requirements

All students in the School of Sustainability must complete the university General Studies requirement as well as all requirements in the major. In addition, the school has established requirements that are specific to the B.A. and B.S. degrees.

  1. ASU 101 Requirement:
    2. ASU 101 SOS: The ASU Experience (1)
  2. Statistics Requirement:
    3. STP 226 Elements of Statistics, CS (3) or additional statistics course options as approved by the school
  3. Foreign Language Requirement:

Bachelor of Arts Degrees. Students pursuing B.A. degrees in the School of Sustainability must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in a second language by completing the courses specified below with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher in each course. Second language course requirements may be fulfilled by one of the following:

  • Completion of second language course work at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent; those students completing this requirement in Ancient Greek must take both GRK 301 and 302; students completing the requirement in Portuguese or Romanian must complete POR 314 or ROM 314).
  • A foreign language course at the 300 level or higher taught in the foreign language and having 202 or its equivalent as a prerequisite.
  • Completion of secondary education at a school in which the language of instruction was not English.

Bachelor of Science Degrees. Students pursuing B.S. degrees in the School of Sustainability must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in a second language by completing the courses specified below with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher in each course. Second language course requirements may be fulfilled by one of the following:

  • Completion of second language course work at the introductory level (102 or equivalent).
  • A foreign language course at the 200 level or higher taught in the foreign language and having 102 or its equivalent as a prerequisite.
  • Completion of secondary education at a school in which the language of instruction is not English.

The School of Sustainability also requires a cumulative 2.50 GPA in all major courses in order to graduate with a B.A. or B.S. in sustainability.

Concurrent Degrees

Students who wish to obtain concurrent degrees must realize that there are certain combinations that would not be approved because there is too great an overlap between the courses required for each major. For example, students may not pursue both a B.A. or B.S. in sustainability as well as a B.A. in business with a concentration in sustainability.

Graduate Policies and Academic Standards

Graduate students should refer to the School of Sustainability Graduate Handbook at http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/docs/sos/GraduateHandbook.pdf for information about graduate policies and academic standards.

Please contact the school for more information at http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/.