| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.39 |
| Liaison | Marianella Franklin |
| Submission Date | Aug. 28, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
10.62 / 14.00 |
Cynthia
J. Brown, PhD Interim Provost/VPAA Office of the Provost |
Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 2,269 | 424 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 61 | 4 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 199 | 47 |
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):
The attached Excel spreadsheet contains the final details related to course offerings.
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 inventory is a result of a multi-step process. An initial data base query was used to compile UTPA’s course syllabi for academic years 2012, 2013, and 2014. NVivo10, a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software, was then used to organize the data by college and identify which syllabi contained sustainability key terms and discipline-specific sustainability content. Syllabi for courses not containing sustainability content were eliminated. The remaining syllabi were individually reviewed to determine whether 1) the course content was either sustainability related (SR), sustainability focused (SF), or neither; 2) graduate or undergraduate. The UTPA Course Description website (https://webapps.utpa.edu/aa/dm/) was used to determine if and when each course was offered. Excel was used to compile the final inventory and analyze for accuracy.
NOTE: Courses which were neither SR nor SF were not included in the final inventory.
NOTE: Multiple course offerings between Academic Years 2012 and 2014 were included only if taught by different instructors.
How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
Courses offered more than once during academic years 2012, 2013, and 2014 were included only if taught by different instructors.
Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
| Yes or No | |
| Internships | Yes |
| Practicums | Yes |
| Independent study | Yes |
| Special topics | Yes |
| Thesis/dissertation | Yes |
| Clinical | Yes |
| Physical education | Yes |
| Performance arts | Yes |
Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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