Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 39.55
Liaison Gabrielle Lommel
Submission Date June 28, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Concordia College - Moorhead
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.25 / 14.00 Samantha Westrate
Sustainability Coordinator
Academic Affairs
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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 1,124 11
Number of sustainability courses offered 29 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 33 0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
5.46

Part 2 

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

None
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
19

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
76

Course Inventory

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?:
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 :
Concordia College has identified courses that incorporate sustainability by completing an inventory, that involves distinguishing between sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses. The original method used to complete the inventory involved reaching out to departments and faculty to provide an explanation of the sustainability, if any, in their course. The inventory survey was successful, as the results came in with numerous responses. However, in order to evaluate the information further, and to provide an update, an intensive evaluation of all courses offered at Concordia College was done through evaluation of the course catalog, with questions to specific faculty member instructors, as necessary.

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 No
Thesis / dissertation No
Clinical Yes
Physical education Yes
Performance arts Yes

Optional Fields 

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