UC Climate Stewards

The Climate Stewards course offered through UC Environmental Stewards is a certification course for the public. The course prepares participants to engage within their communities with integrated climate solutions, community science, and communication to advance community and ecosystem resilience. There are 43 in-class hours (online and classroom), in addition there are 18 out-of-classroom hours (15 field trip hours and an 8 hour capstone project). Training covers climate science, communication, and community-scale action among other topics. Stewards will gain the skills they need to effectively communicate and engage in transformative local solutions. Participants will be exposed to up-to-date and locally relevant climate science to improve climate literacy, utilizing participatory science for collective impact. The group and independent work will improve participants’ knowledge, self-efficacy and agency by improving climate literacy, understanding of local opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation, and fostering climate change communications skills. In sum, this course advances a vision for California to have engaged communities and functioning ecosystems that are resilient in a changing climate. 
Academic Units
4
Section Number
261CRT555
Instruction Method
Credit services - transcript record

Section Notes

This is an optional 4 Academic Unit enrollment for participants who have completed the UC Climate Stewards. Please do not enroll in this section if you have not completed this course. 
 

Enrollment Policies

No refunds or discounts for this credit-only course. Enrollment up to 9/23/2026. Please check with the section contact if students would like to purchase credit past the enrollment deadline. Attendance must be verified before credit is issued. Transfers will be accepted with a $50 transfer fee.