Valparaiso University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Julie
Peller Prof Chemistry |
Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses offered by the institution that are sustainability course offerings:
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 2,365 | 426 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 48 | 14 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 153 | 34 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
Course titles and descriptions were taken from the course registration page for the fall semester, spring semester, and summer section. They were sorted one by one to find which ones contain sustainable coursework. The attached document contains sections for the sustainable courses (and courses containing sustainability) offered each semester as well as the full course inventory for each semester.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted:
N/A
Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Julie Peller and Doug Tougaw worked on this.
Julie Peller and Doug Tougaw worked on this.
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