Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	45.17
Liaison	Nina Bisbee
Submission Date	June 29, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Bryn Mawr College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.28 / 14.00	Nina Bisbee Director Facilities Services

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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	616	0
Number of sustainability courses offered	27	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	21	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

7.79

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:

32.50

Course Inventory

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

BMC Sustainability Course Inventory-submission.pdf

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

One

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 number of courses offered at Bryn Mawr was calculated following Common Data Set (CDS) guidelines. These values exclude credit-bearing or non-credit bearing independent research, internships, senior thesis, or other independent study. Courses exclusively offered by and for the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research are excluded from these values. Cross-listed courses are counted as a single course offering. The undergraduate course catalogue was reviewed to determine the number of sustainability courses and courses that include sustainability. The initial review consisted of a word search for key words developed from the definition of sustainability included in the Earth Charter. Each course identified in the search was further reviewed to confirm that the course is a sustainability course or includes sustainability based on the guidance provided in the AASHE STARS 2.1 Technical Manual.

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

Other (please describe below)

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):

Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of sections, however if the course was offered in multiple semesters, it was counted each semester it was offered. As a result only 20 courses are listed that include sustainability as PHIL B102- Science and Morality in Modernity was offered in both the Fall and Spring Semester. Similarly, only 25 sustainability courses are listed since Econ B225 - Economic Development was offered in both the Fall and Spring Semester.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

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

Optional Fields

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

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