Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	54.89
Liaison	Wendy Harness
Submission Date	July 6, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Delta College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.79 / 14.00	Janis Kendziorski Academic Sustainabiity Officer Accounting

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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	681	0
Number of sustainability courses offered	12	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	42	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

7.93

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:

39.34

Course Inventory

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

S-related courses with description.docx

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 :

College maintains a database of S-related course applications, including rationale for approval, date of approval, and whether the course was approved only for specific instructors or all instructors. The Academic Sustainability Officer reviews the list of all course offerings each semester and compares it to the master list of S-related courses to confirm courses are correctly identified in the online course schedule for students. Each semester, faculty teaching sustainability-related courses administer a semester-end, sustainability-related course feedback form. This form currently addresses student opinions regarding the effectiveness of the coverage of sustainability in the course; however, the survey instrument is being redesigned to also encompass sustainability knowledge attained in these courses. The Academic Sustainability Officer reviews the results of the survey forms, tabulates data and written comments, and shares the results with appropriate faculty for ongoing course development.

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

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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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	Yes
Performance arts	No

Optional Fields

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

http://www.delta.edu/sustainability/green-academics.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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