Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Jenny Isler
Submission Date March 1, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Clark University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Jenny Isler
Director of Sustainability
Physical Plant / Facilities
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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 1,192 550
Number of sustainability courses offered 0 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 160 125

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
16.36

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
21

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
16

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
76.19

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?:
Three

A brief description of the methodology used to determine the total number of courses offered and to identify sustainability course offerings, including the definitions used and the process for reviewing and/or validating the course inventory :

The entire current course catalog course descriptions including undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education classes were examined by a team of students and the Sustainability Coordinator to determine if the subject matter addressed had a direct bearing on issues of sustainability.


How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
Not applicable; no courses with multiple offerings or sections were included

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Are the following course types included in the inventory? :
Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts Yes

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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