Penn State student in Energy and Sustainability Policy BA program earns new international sustainability certification
Mike Reichart, a student in Penn State's Energy and Sustainability Policy BA program, is one of the first to earn a new Sustainability Associate Certification granted by the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP). Designed for sustainability professionals, the ISSP certification requires that applicants pass a 2-hour proctored exam of 75 challenging questions. No study guides or sample questions were available in advance.
In pursuing this opportunity for international sustainability certification, Mike joined a pool of candidates from around the world, with a wide range of experience and from many professional backgrounds. Only 5% of the certification candidates were students. Mike says the questions were of a wide variety and complex. He thanks Penn State's online Energy and Sustainability Policy BA program for helping him "to become one of the first" to achieve ISSP-SA status!
The ISSP's sustainability certification program is the first of its kind. It includes an entry-level Sustainability Associate and advanced Sustainability Professional program. Mike participated in the inaugural beta testing of the certification program offered in November 2015. The next round of exams will be held in the second quarter of 2016. The organization plans to make exam prep material available when the program fully launches. For more information, please see ISSP Sustainability Certification.