| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.70 |
| Liaison | Aaron Durnbaugh |
| Submission Date | Jan. 17, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Loyola University Chicago
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
11.37 / 14.00 |
Aaron
Durnbaugh Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 2,010 | 1,193 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 38 | 3 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 299 | 134 |
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
Number of years covered by the data:
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):
Courses with Sustainability in the Curriculum that have been offered recently at LUC. NOTE: Courses coded as 1 are Sustainability Courses (Undergrad), 2 are Sustainability Courses (Graduate), 3 Include Sustainability Concepts (Undergrad), 4 Include Sustainability Concepts (Graduate).
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:
Professors are asked to provide learning outcomes and class objectives associated with the University's definition of sustainability.Loyola University Chicago recognizes classes that address sustainability competencies including systems thinking, applying context to larger issues, interdisciplinary problem solving, and capacity to analyze or synthesize new knowledge from existing data as well as environmental topics.
How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Date Revised: March 13, 2014
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
| Yes or No | |
| Internships |
Yes
Date Revised: Feb. 10, 2014
|
| Practicums | --- |
| Independent study | --- |
| Special topics |
Yes
Date Revised: Feb. 10, 2014
|
| Thesis/dissertation | --- |
| Clinical |
Yes
Date Revised: Feb. 10, 2014
|
| Physical education |
Yes
Date Revised: Feb. 10, 2014
|
| Performance arts |
Yes
Date Revised: Feb. 10, 2014
|
Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
Date Revised: Feb. 10, 2014
Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
Date Revised: Feb. 10, 2014
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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