Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.49
Liaison Caitlin McLennan
Submission Date Nov. 1, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Utah State University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.57 / 14.00 Alexi Lamm
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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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 2,227 1,067
Number of sustainability courses offered 20 17
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 61 37

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
4.10

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
50

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
37

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
74

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?:
Three

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 :

The 2012 STARS course inventory was a starting place, and the courses were verified to still exist. If inclusion of sustainability was not evident in publicly available course descriptions or websites, the course was either verified with a syllabus or excluded. Faculty also had the opportunity to self-identify their courses as either sustainability focused or inclusive with descriptions. If faculty identified the course, it was included.


How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
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):
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Are the following course types included in the inventory? :
Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships No
Practicums Yes
Independent study No
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation No
Clinical Yes
Physical education No
Performance arts Yes

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.