Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	67.35
Liaison	Laurie Husted
Submission Date	June 9, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Bard College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	11.47 / 14.00	Peter Klein Assist Professor Sociology & Env & Urban Studies Sociology

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Part 1

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	2,837	99
Number of sustainability courses offered	181	32
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	248	2

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

15.77

Part 2

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

None

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:

77.50

Course Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:

STARS All Courses for Credit AC 1REV.xlsx

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 registrar was consulted to gain information on the total number of courses offered by the institution. The undergraduate course catalog was inspected and classes were selected that met the earth charter's definitions of sustainability. Additionally, all Environmental and Urban Studies courses and cross-listed courses are accounted for on the list. Graduate program courses were found on their respective program webpages.

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:

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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Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	No
Practicums	Yes
Independent study	No
Special topics	No
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	No
Physical education	No
Performance arts	No

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.bard.edu/bos/academics/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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