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Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices

Admissions Information

The BAS in Sustainable Practices expands upon Cascadia’s longstanding commitment to sustainability as both a

cultural value and an academic discipline. The program is designed to equip graduates with the skills necessary

to plan and implement sustainable approaches to how we live and work. Graduates will be prepared to

manage complex projects for government agencies, private and non-profit organizations, water and

agriculture industries, construction management firms, and educational institutions. The priority application

deadline for the Fall 2020 cohort is April 17, 2020. All applications received by April 17, 2020 will be reviewed

in late April and these applicants will be notified of their admission status by May 1, 2020. Applicants whose

materials are received after April 17, 2020 will be placed on a waiting list and will be evaluated for admission

on a space available basis.

Admission Requirements

In order to consider your application, you must meet one set of the following conditions:

An Applied Science Associate degree from a

regionally accredited college or university in the

area of sustainability or environmental

technology consisting of at least 90 credits, with a

minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average and

a 2.0 grade in each of the following courses:

 English 101 (5 credits) or equivalent

 Any Math course that required

Intermediate Algebra (MATH 085) as a

prerequisite (5 credits)

 Natural Science course with lab in Biology,

Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental

Science, or Geology (5 credits)

OR

A transfer Associate degree from a regionally

accredited college consisting of at least 90

credits or a bachelor’s degree with a minimum

2.5 cumulative grade point average and a 2.0

grade in each of the following courses:

 English 101 (5 credits) or equivalent

 Any Math course that required

Intermediate Algebra (MATH 085) as a

prerequisite (5 credits)

 Natural Science course in Biology,

Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, or

Environmental Science (10 credits with

at least 5 credits in a lab science)

 Social Science course (5 credits)

*Students with relevant work or volunteer experience and some college credit but without degrees are encouraged to

meet with the Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices to discuss enrollment options.

**BIOL 120, CHEM& 121, ECON 151, ECON& 201, ECON& 202, ENGL& 102, ENGL& 235, MATH& 146, POLS& 101,

POLS&202, POLS&206, SOC& 101, and SOC& 150 are strongly recommended in addition to (or as part of) the entry

requirements listed above.

Application Materials (priority application deadline is April 17, 2020)

1. Cascadia College Admissions Application (if you are new to Cascadia).

2. BASSP Application Form (page 2 of this document).

3. Application essay (1-2 pages) answering the following questions (see example essay on pgs 4-5):

o What sustainability challenge (local, national or global) matters most to you and why?

o What are the ecological, political, social and economic factors contributing to this challenge?

o How will this degree help you address those factors and contribute to alleviating this challenge?

o How will this degree help you accomplish your educational and career goals?

4. Official Transcripts from all previous colleges attended (even if you did not earn a degree).

5. Skills based resume including all relevant work and volunteer experience (see example on page 6).

Admission Application

Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices

Personal Information

Name (Last, First, Middle)

Student Identification

Number (SID)

Mailing Address

City

State

Zip

Primary Phone

Alternate Phone

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)

Email Address:

Intended Quarter

Start:

Fall 20____

Previous Names

Educational Information

Please list all institutions that you are currently or have previously attended beginning with the most recent.

Institution Name

Dates of Attendance

Degree Earned

Please indicate the institution where you completed or plan to complete your associate or bachelor’s

degree and indicate what degree you earned. (Example: Cascadia College, AAS-T in Environmental Technology and Sustainable Practices)

Institution Name and Degree Earned

Date

Planned Courses

Please list all courses you are currently enrolled in or plan to complete prior to the start of the program

Course (Ex. CHEM& 161)

Institution

Completion Date

How did you first hear about this program? ______________________________________________________

Are you applying to participate as a full-time (three classes/quarter) or part-time (two classes/quarter) student

in this program? _____________________ Note: Bachelor’s level programs requires approximately 2-3 hours of work outside of

class for every hour in class (~36+ hours of in-class and out-of-class work per week for a full-time student) including group work and field trips.

Are you (or Will you be) an International Student on F-1 visa? __________________

Classes are scheduled generally Mon-Thur between 3:30pm and 7:50pm on campus, in the community and

online. Are you available to participate in the program during these times? ____________

I certify that all statements on this form are true to the best of my knowledge and authorize Cascadia College

to verify any and all information on this form.

Applicant Signature:_____________________________________________ Date:___________________

Cascadia College is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender and/or sex, disability, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual

orientation, veteran’s status, or genetic information. All Cascadia materials are available in alternative formats and can be requested by contacting the Human Resources office.

Application Checklist (priority application deadline is April 17, 2020)

Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices

Please use this checklist to ensure you submit a complete application. Incomplete applications

will not be considered.

o Cascadia College Admissions Application (if you have never been a Cascadia student).

o BASSP Admissions Application (page 2 of this document).

o Essay (No more than 2 pages, single spaced) answering the following questions (see pages

4-5):

 What sustainability challenge (local, national or global) matters most to you and why?

 What are the ecological, political, social and economic factors contributing to this

challenge?

 How will courses and opportunities from this degree help you address those factors and

contribute to alleviating this challenge?

 How will this degree help you accomplish your educational and career goals?

o Official Transcripts from previous colleges attended even if you did not earn a degree from

that college. If you earned credits or a degree at Cascadia, you do not need to submit a

Cascadia College transcript. See address below.

o Skills based resume including all relevant work and volunteer experience (see page 6).

Please submit your BASSP Admissions Application, Essay, and Resume together:

 Via email to sclassen@cascadia.edu

 By mail to:

Cascadia College

ATTN: Stephan Classen, Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices

18345 Campus Way NE

Bothell WA 98011

Example Application Essay

I learned of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch last year while volunteering at a beach

clean-up event. I was devastated to learn how plastics in our ocean impact marine life. For

example, sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and eat them and albatrosses mistake

plastic resin pellets for fish eggs and feed them to their chicks

1

. I was further shocked to learn

that most of the debris comes from land-based activities in North America and Asia

1

. I thought

back to the last beach trip with my family. Did we pick up all our trash? Had a zip lock bag or

water bottle been left behind or blown away by a gust of wind?

Since that volunteer event I’ve been extra careful to make sure all of my trash and

recyclables are properly disposed of, but I’m still left with the feeling that there is more I can

do. This issue needs action on a global scale! Unfortunately, it is difficult to rally public

attention to this matter because this gigantic vortex of garbage consists almost entirely of

teeny tiny bits of plastics generally invisible to the naked eye. Even satellite imagery doesn’t

show the giant patch of garbage

1

.

The enormity of the problem, as well as the lack of public attention on the matter, will

make cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch tremendously difficult. While there are many

things we can do on an individual level – reduce single-use plastic consumption, avoid products

with microbeads, bring reusable bags to the grocery store and travel mugs to the coffee shop

2

–

we also need legislation and incentives that help manufacturers and businesses transition from

toxic, disposable plastics to biodegradable materials

1

and cutting edge technologies that can

safely remove existing debris from the open ocean and turn the trash into useful materials

3

. I

am ready to take the next step in my education and gain the knowledge and skills I need to

contribute to the design and implementation of these solutions.

Completing Cascadia’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Sustainable Practices will

help me better understand complex sustainability problems such as the Great Pacific Garbage

Patch which continues to grow as I write this essay

4

. From the company who choses non-

biodegradable plastics for a short-term boost to their bottom line, to the subsistence fisherman

thousands of miles away who becomes ill from eating contaminated fish, this is truly a global

issue that merits our immediate attention. I would be thrilled to be part of a program that

addresses the ecological and social impacts of our most pressing sustainability issues, such as

the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and opens doors to the political, ecological, economic and

technological process and resources available to resolve them.

Upon earning a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Sustainable Practices from

Cascadia College, I aspire to complete a Masters of Business Administration and join the

sustainability team of a national or global company such as Amazon. In such a position, I would

be able to help corporate leaders transition to more environmentally friendly practices, such as

replacing Styrofoam peanuts with biodegradable packing materials. My hope is that by helping

a large, well known company successfully lead the way, other companies across the globe will

eventually follow suit and that one day, many of the problems we once thought were too big to

solve – ozone depletion, oceanic pollution, climate change – will become concerns of the past

and a prosperous, healthy, and sustainable future for all will prevail.

References

1) National Geographic Society. (n.d.). Retrieved December 6, 2016 from

http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

2) P Newman and A Crawley. (2015, April 30). Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage

Patch. Retrieved from https://ocean.si.edu/blog/fishing-plastic-science-great-pacific-garbage-patch

3) J Layton. (2010, February 04). Could we clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

HowStuffWorks.com. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-

science/clean-up-garbage-patch1.htm

4) (2016, October 04). Great Pacific garbage patch far bigger than imagined, aerial survey shows. The

Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/04/great-pacific-

garbage-patch-ocean-plastic-trash

Example Skills-Based Resume

Stuwert Dent

StuDent00@gmail.com

555-333-3333

11223 444

th

Pl NE, Example, WA 98765

EDUCATION

Cascadia College, Bothell, WA

Associate in Integrated Studies Graduated June 2017

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Organization/Coordination

 Organized and led a half-day field trip to the Bellevue Art Museum for eight students

and one faculty advisor

 Reviewed expense requests per state guidelines; tracked and reported on annual

budget

 Project managed a group presentation on the future of electric vehicles

Technological Competencies

 Highly skilled in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access and Publisher

 Moderately skilled in Adobe Suite including Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Customer Service

 Provided exceptional service to restaurant patrons in fast-paced environment

 Assisted clients with product selection, purchases and returns

 Resolved customer concerns and elevated issues to management as appropriate

Field Work

 Removed debris from beach habitats, sorted collected materials and disposed of waste

per county specifications

 Cleared brush from back-country trails and posted educational signage

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Sales Associate, Banana Republic – Seattle, WA September 2014 - Present

Server and Hostess, Red Robin – Woodinville, WA January 2011 – June 2014

LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Treasurer, Cascadia Art Club – Bothell, WA September 2015 – Present

Volunteer, Coastal Clean-up – Des Moines, WA August 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016

Volunteer, Washington Trails Alliance – Mount Rainier, WA July 2014

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