Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 66.29 |
Liaison | Kevin Kirsche |
Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of Georgia
AC-1: Academic Courses
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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6.38 / 14.00 |
Tyra
Byers Program Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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 | 13,955 | 8,422 |
Number of sustainability courses offered | 387 | 140 |
Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 965 | 658 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
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?:
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 :
Sustainability courses are those courses in which the primary and explicit focus is on sustainability and/or on understanding or solving one or more major sustainability challenge (e.g. the course contributes toward achieving principles outline in the Earth Charter)
Courses that include sustainability are those courses that are primarily focused on a topic other than sustainability, but incorporate a unit or module on sustainability or a sustainability challenge, include one or more sustainability-focused activities, or integrate sustainability issues throughout the course.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
Courses were counted each semester they were offered during the two year time period.
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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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