Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.68
Liaison Darcy Coughlan
Submission Date Nov. 24, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Coastal Carolina University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.13 / 14.00 Jennifer Sellers
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability
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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 1,809 500
Number of sustainability courses offered 3 2
+ Date Revised: Dec. 8, 2015
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 105
+ Date Revised: Dec. 8, 2015
13
+ Date Revised: Dec. 8, 2015

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
25

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
25

Number of years covered by the data:
Three

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 course inventory was initiated by a student as a part of an academic project. She reached out and met with department chairs, college deans and individual faculty members to put together the inventory. Regular Sustainability Council meetings also review the course inventory for an accurate, up-to-date list.


How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
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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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study Yes
Special topics Yes
+ Date Revised: Dec. 8, 2015
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education Yes
Performance arts No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
Yes

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
Yes

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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