Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.24
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date June 10, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Appalachian State University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 14.00 / 14.00
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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 3,407 1,196
Number of sustainability courses offered 228 82
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 876 288

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
46

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
46

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 Office of Sustainability and the Reporting and Institutional Data subcommittee of the Sustainability Council partnered with Institutional Research Assessment and Planning to develop a survey instrument to capture courses offered as they relate to sustainability. This survey was distributed to the chairs of every department at the university. Results were compiled and audited by member Sub-Committee of the Sustainability Council who had a high level of sustainability literacy.


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