Minors in Sustainability
This resource lists interdisciplinary minors in sustainability. Discipline specific minors focused on sustainability are listed in the discipline specific resources.
Appalachian State University - Minor in Sustainable Development
Requires 19 - 21 credit hours, including 10 required semester hours, and 6 - 8 electives and 3 semester hours in Technology Requirement
Aquinas College - Sustainable Business Minor
Requires 28 semester hours of courses.
Arizona State University - Minor in Sustainability
Requires 18 credit hours, 6 hours each of core courses, theme courses and electives.
Art Institute of Portland, The - Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires 6 courses for a total of 18 credits.
Auburn University - Minor in Sustainability Studies
Requires 15 credit hours, including an introductory course, 9 hours of electives, and a capstone course.
California State Polytechnic Institute- Minor in Regenerative Studies
Requires a total of 24 units and can be fulfilled in as few as 6 courses.
Central College- Minor in Global Sustainability
Requires 20-22 semester hours.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania- Sustainability Science and Policy Minor
Requires 19 credits, including an introductory course, 4 electives and a capstone seminar.
Cornell University - Sustainability Energy Systems
George Mason University - Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires a minimum 16 credits including 2 core courses.
Emory University- Sustainability Minor
Twenty-two hours required, including a Foundations team-taught course and a 2-credit Capstone Seminar.
Frostburg State University- Minor in Sustainability Studies
John Brown University - Renewable Energy Minor
Requires six courses totaling 19 credit hours.
Johns Hopkins University - Global Environmental Change and Sustainability Minor
Requires 7 interdisciplinary courses including 2 core courses.
Meredith College - Minor in Environmental Sustainability
Requires 23 credit hours, 10 hours from required course, and 13 from electives.
Michigan State University, East Lansing- Sustainability Specialization (Minor)
Requires 18 credit hours, including a portfolio capstone project and sustainability practicum.
Missouri Southern State University- Sustainability Minor
Requires 23 credits, including 5 required courses and a capstone course.
Rider University- Sustainability Studies Minor
Savannah College of Art and Design- Minor in Design for Sustainability
Total course of study 40 hours. Includes a variety of elective, and required courses
Temple University - Corporate Social Responsibility Minor
Unity College - Human Ecology and Sustainable Development
Requires 15-18 credit hours of study
University of California, Irvine- Global Sustainability Minor
Requires 3 core courses, 3 electives, and a capstone seminar course.
University of Dayton - Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (SEE)
Requires 18 credit hours including 1 required course and 2-3 core courses.
University of Denver- Sustainability Minor
Requires 5 classes and a capstone seminar.
University of Florida- Minor in Sustainability Studies
Requires 18 credits, including an introductory course, and a choice of 5 electives or 4 electives and a capstone course.
University of Mary Washington(Fredericksburg, VA)-Sustainability in the Classroom
Requires 18 - 21 credits including 9 credits from core courses, and at least 9 credits from additional elective courses in different departments listed on their website.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth- Sustainability Minor
The minor consists of eighteen credits. Six of those credits will be earned in two required courses: Topics in Sustainability and Advanced Seminar in Sustainability Studies. The twelve remaining credits may be taken in any courses cross-listed with Sustainability Studies.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities- Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires 15 credits, including two core courses and three electives and a capstone.
University of Missouri - Kansas City- Environmental Sustainability Minor
Requires 18 hours of credit and an internship.
University of New Mexico- Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires 21 credit hours, including 9 hours of required core courses, 3 hours of a capstone independent study, and 9 hours taken from three groups of electives.
University of North Carolina- Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires at least 16 credit hours, including a capstone course.
University of the Pacific - Sustainability Minor
Requires at least 20 credits.
University of Southern Maine- Environmental Sustainability Minor
Requires 19 credits, including three core courses and three electives.
University of Texas, Arlington- Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Students are required to take one core course, ESST 2300: Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies. An additional 15 hours of coursework is to be completed from the courses listed on the website.
University of Virginia- Global Sustainability Minor
The minor is comprised of 5 courses: a required Foundation Course, Global Sustainability; three electives from a pre–approved list with one course selected from each of three categories: equity, environment, and economy; and a final Capstone course selected from an approved list of sustainability–focused, upper–level courses in several disciplines.
Western Kentucky University- Sustainability Minor
Requires 21 credits, including three core courses and four electives.
Winthrop University- Environmental Studies Minor
Requires 15 credits and an introductory level course.
Under Development
University of Rhode Island- Sustainability Minor
An 18-unit multi- and interdisciplinary program.

