Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 40.74
Liaison Pat Van Duyne
Submission Date June 11, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Joliet Junior College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.46 / 14.00 Bette Conkin
Dean
Arts & Sciences
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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 1,202 0
Number of sustainability courses offered 4 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 14 0

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
6

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
14

Number of years covered by the data:
Three

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:

All departments were asked to submit courses they felt included sustainability or they felt should be counted as a sustainability course. A committee reviewed each course's description, outcomes, assignments, and list of topics covered.


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):

Because we examined the student learning outcomes and the master syllabus topical outline and assignments, all sections should be teaching the same basic information.


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 No
Performance arts No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

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

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

This credit was completed collaboratively by Linda Aguilar, Professor, Counseling; Bette Conkin, Dean, Arts and Sciences; and Nataliya Marchenko, Associate Professor, Business Education.


This credit was completed collaboratively by Linda Aguilar, Professor, Counseling; Bette Conkin, Dean, Arts and Sciences; and Nataliya Marchenko, Associate Professor, Business Education.

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