| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.27 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | July 2, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 3.00 |
Meredith
Withelder Sustainability Intern sustainability@BU |
Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:
The University course inventory was developed by Institutional Research and includes all for-credit courses offered from the beginning of the Spring 2009 semester until the end of the Fall 2011 session.
Using this course inventory, a sustainability@BU intern further refined the qualifying courses by eliminating any .5 credit courses, 1 credit academic labs (not including pdp or music labs which are unique courses), physical education courses offered through the Fitness and Recreation Center (except for those that may count towards a degree), internships, externships, practicums, international courses, independent study, directed study and directed research, theses, dissertations, advisement, student teaching, and any courses that were repeated due to a change in the course number over the three year inventory.
The reasons for eliminating the categories of courses above include ambiguity in subject for the independent, directed study or research, and theses and dissertation courses, and those offered entirely or mostly off-campus.
Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
To meet the STARS criteria for a definition of sustainability in the curriculum, a task force has formed with members of faculty representing four colleges, staff from CEESI, and staff from sustainability@BU.
To meet the STARS criteria for a definition of sustainability in the curriculum, a task force has formed with members of faculty representing four colleges, staff from CEESI, and staff from sustainability@BU.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.