Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.74
Liaison	Jennifer Lamy
Submission Date	March 30, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Emerson College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	7.34 / 14.00	Matt Fabian Registrar Registrar

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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	847	228
Number of sustainability courses offered	23	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	40	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

5.86

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:

Course Inventory

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

Fall 17 - Spring 18 sustainability courses_2.xlsx

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 :

Coursework data obtained from academic registrar. Sustainability course offerings determined through consultation with the Environmental Studies Minor chair, as well as chairs from each academic department. Departments with sustainability coursework are: Communication Studies; Journalism; Marketing Communication; Visual Media Arts; Writing, Literature and Publishing; and Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies.

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	No
Practicums	No
Independent study	Yes
Special topics	Yes
Thesis / dissertation	Yes
Clinical	Yes
Physical education	No
Performance arts	Yes

Optional Fields

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

http://www.emerson.edu/academics/courses

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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