Certification Criteria

Thank you for taking the extra step to highlight your efforts to teach sustainably!

You will be provided with a list of measures that, if implemented, would make your courses greener. Please enter a check-mark next to all the measures in the form that you are pledging to implement in your courses during the 2024-2025 academic year.

The maximum number of points (without bonus points) is 100. To reach the different levels of the Green Teaching Certificate (ranging from the lowest, “One Apple” level, to the highest, “Four Apples/Gold” level), you will need the following number of points:

Four Apples/Gold: 90 points and over
Four Apples: 75 – 89 points
Three Apples: 65 – 74 points
Two Apples: 55 – 64 points
One Apple: 45 – 54 points

If you have any questions about the Green Teaching Program, please contact Anna Olsson at 202-885-6077 or aolsson@american.edu, or read more on the Green Teaching Program website.