About Lipscomb
Undergraduate Programs
 Undergraduate students visit Old Hickory Dam to learn about alterntative sources of energy. |
The Institute for Sustainable Practice's undergraduate majors allow students to focus on three unique facets of sustainable practice while also receiving a well-rounded education that is grounded in the principles of science, business, public policy and more. The ISP offers both a traditional, four-year academic plan, and an accelerated, three-year academic plan for all three ISP majors.
Conservation and Sustainable Ecology Accelerated Plan
Sustainable Practice Traditional Plan
Sustainable Practice Accelerated Plan
Environmental Management and Technology Traditional Plan
Environmental Management and Technology Accelerated Plan
We advise prospective and current undergraduate students to contact us to set up an advising appointment. During this time, we can discuss these programs more in depth to help guide the decision on which plan to choose. Please set up an appointment by contacting sustainability@lipscomb.edu.
Undergraduate Bridge to Master's in Sustainability Program
Students interested in pursing the Master of Science in Sustainability may select the three-year accelerated option and begin graduate work in what would be a traditional student's fourth year. Students interested in pursuing the M.S. should formally apply to the Institute for Sustainable Practice graduate program during the third, or final, year of undergraduate work.
What can I do with this degree?
Graduates of Lipscomb University’s sustainable practice programs have distinguished themselves in many ways and are presently utilizing their training in many of the following areas.
- Environmental consulting
- Renewable Energy
- Green business and corporate management
- Green entrepreneurship
- Energy production and regulation
- Waste management
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Environmental or sustainability analysis
- LEED and other certification of green construction
- Wildlife biology
- Environmental naturalist positions
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Advanced degrees in environmental science and related fields
Undergraduate student Mary Randriamaro in Salinas Valley, California.