Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.61
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Nov. 2, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Indiana University Bloomington
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.21 / 14.00 Andrew Predmore
University Director of Sustainability
Sustain IU
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 3,249 2,243
Number of sustainability courses offered 68 44
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 89 32

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
22

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
97

Number of years covered by the data:
One

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:

After courses have been established for an upcoming semester, the final list of classes is sent back to professors where they can then submit an SU designation, which designates the class as a Sustainability Studies course. However, not all faculty choose to use course designations, and many courses which include sustainability (as opposed to sustainability focused courses) may not have been selected for designation as a Sustainability Studies course. Therefore, we also evaluated course listings for various departments including the School of Public Health, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Kelley School of Business, language programs, and more. At a university as large as Indiana University Bloomington, this list is surely not exhaustive.


How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics Yes
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education Yes
Performance arts Yes

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
Yes

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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