Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.41
Liaison Yolanda Cieters
Submission Date Feb. 22, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Seattle University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 10.20 / 14.00 Phillip Thompson
Director
CEJS
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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 1,628 857
Number of sustainability courses offered 83
+ Date Revised: April 7, 2016
75
+ Date Revised: April 7, 2016
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 150
+ Date Revised: April 7, 2016
55
+ Date Revised: April 7, 2016

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
34

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
52

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:

The total number of courses offered by SU were obtained from the Institutional Research database. The sustainability courses were extracted from this master list based on faculty survey and review of course descriptions. These sustainability courses were further categorized based on sustainability focused content and sustainability related content. They were sorted based on academic level and entered accordingly.


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):

See section above.


Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics No
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

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

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
Yes

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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