Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.05
Liaison Juliana Goodlaw-Morris
Submission Date June 30, 2017
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STARS v2.1

California State University, San Marcos
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.60 / 14.00 Juliana Goodlaw-Morris
Sustainability Manager
Safety, Risk and Sustainability
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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 2,011 836
Number of sustainability courses offered 21 2
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 31 3

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
2.00

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):
21

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
42

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 :

A survey was sent out to all faculty and then a follow up was conducted to review the course catalog and course descriptions to ensure accuracy. If we were unsure about a course that faculty claimed was a sustainability course, we followed up with them individually to confirm.


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 Yes
Practicums Yes
Independent study Yes
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation Yes
Clinical Yes
Physical education Yes
Performance arts Yes

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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