Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.40
Liaison Andy Mitchell
Submission Date Sept. 11, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Illinois Chicago
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.35 / 14.00 Cynthia Klein-Banai
Associate Chancellor for Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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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 2,054 1,168
Number of sustainability courses offered 77 20
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 143 54

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
55

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
99
+ Date Revised: Oct. 2, 2014

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):

See course inventory above. Note: Course numbers 100-499 are undergraduate level; course numbers 500-699 are graduate level.

+ Date Revised: Oct. 2, 2014

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 course catalog was reviewed by the Associate Chancellor for Sustainability and staff from the Energy Initiative. The criteria used was based on that given in the credit. The definition of sustainability was based on the discoveries from UIC's Sustainability Strategic Thinking Process. Input was also received from students who have taken courses related to sustainability. Only the courses that were offered in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 appear on the attached list.


How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each offering or section of a course was counted as an individual course

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 No
Performance arts Yes

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:
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