Sustainable & Regenerative Living means moving beyond doing less harm and being less bad to co-creating environments in which all life can thrive.
You’ll study sustainable energy, renewable agriculture, sustainable architecture, community development, and more, learning to live life in a way that replenishes the health of our planet, the individual, and society.
Sunita Martin is this program’s admissions counselor for US students. Sunita will provide you with all the details of becoming a student, including connecting you with the program director or faculty.
International applicants may connect with us through our international inquiry form.
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To graduate with a Specialization in Sustainable & Regenerative Living, students must complete:
If you transfer in 60 or more credits, your degree can be completed in as little as four semesters. Transfer students can inquire with their admissions counselor to learn the exact number of credits needed to graduate.
While we’ve designed our bachelor's degrees to accommodate transfer students, we also welcome new undergraduates with no prior college education. We do require a high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum 2.5 GPA for entry to our bachelor’s programs.
As a student at MIU, you’ll learn the Transcendental Meditation technique, an evidence-based technique that promotes inner peace and wellness, enhances clear thinking, improves learning ability, and boosts creativity.
Mark Stimson began his teaching career as an instructor in a homeschooling program in which he and his co-teachers developed novel learning methods in a supportive community-based educational environment. He served for several years as MIU’s Sustainability Coordinator, developing and implementing energy efficiency measures and other best practices.
Mark is dedicated to promoting progressive pedagogy to create and promote more meaningful and transformative student learning experiences. He holds a PhD in Social and Political Thought from the Global Center for Advanced Studies in Dublin, Ireland.
This estimate is based on one year for a typical on-campus Federal Pell Grant recipient (represents 75% of our onsite undergraduates). File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), using our FAFSA code 011113, and then contact our financial aid office for questions on other variables.
| Annual Cost and Typical Financial Aid | |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $18,530 |
| Housing (single room) and meals | $7,400 |
| Grants and Scholarship (typical) | -$16,600 |
| Net cost per year | $9,330 |
| Federal student loans | -$9,330 |
| Your payment | $0 |
This estimate is based on one year for a typical online Federal Pell Grant recipient (represents 90% of our online undergraduates). File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), using our FAFSA code 011113, and then contact our financial aid office for questions on other variables.
| Annual Cost and Typical Financial Aid | |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $18,190 |
| Grants and scholarship (typical) | -$11,700 |
| Net cost per year | $6,490 |
| Federal student loan | -$6,490 |
| Your payment | $0 |
Part time online enrollment is available. Tuition is $600 per credit with normal load of 9-11 credits. Federal student loans are available and the federal Pell Grant is proportional to the credit load.
| Annual Cost and Typical Financial Aid | |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $18,530 |
| Housing (single room) and meals | $7,400 |
| Health insurance (estimate) | $2,004 |
| Personal expenses, books, unexpected needs (estimate) | $2,000 |
| Cost Per Year | $29,934 |
Full-time students may apply for up to $6,000 scholarship based on qualifying level of documented family income. Our undergraduate scholarship application form will be available upon application to the university.
Typically, online enrollment is two courses at a time (17 credits) or one course at a time (9-11 credits), per semester (two semesters per year).
| Tuition and Fees per Semester | |
|---|---|
| Full-time (12 or more credits) | $9,095 |
| Fewer than 12 credits | $600 per credit |
In these twice-monthly conversations, we speak with some of the leading figures in creating a healthy, safe, thriving, and socially just world. We learn about their work, and we ask them: What needs to change, at the deepest level, to bring about the transformations we need?
Speakers have included:
We accomplish this by using an online learning platform that students find highly engaging. The program also features an extensive collaboration between students and one-on-one interaction between our faculty and each student.
