Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	69.69
Liaison	Stephanie MacPhee
Submission Date	April 6, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Dalhousie University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.81 / 14.00

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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	1,860	696
Number of sustainability courses offered	137	41
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	66	24

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

10.49

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:

39.19

Course Inventory

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

Sustainability_Courses.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 :

Inventory was completed by searching both the undergraduate and graduate academic calendars for courses that were sustainability focused and courses that include sustainability. The academic calendars list the possible courses that students can take at the University. Within the course description, it was usually possible to infer whether or not a course is sustainability focused or includes sustainability. If this was not clear from the course description, we contacted the instructor. Undergraduate: https://www.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/academics/academiccalendar/Undergrad%20calendar%202016%202017.pdf Graduate: https://www.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/academics/academiccalendar/Grad%20calendar%202016%202017.pdf Professional: https://www.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/academics/academiccalendar/Dent%20Law%20Med%20calendar%202016%202017.pdf

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):

Cross-listed courses were counted multiple times, or for the number of departments that they were offered in.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

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

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