Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	61.30
Liaison	Scott Morgan
Submission Date	Aug. 30, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Evergreen State College, The
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	14.00 / 14.00	Scott Morgan Director of Sustainability President's Office

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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	292	50
Number of sustainability courses offered	23	8
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	47	5

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

24.27

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:

100

Course Inventory

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

Sustainability Courses AC 1 2019-2020.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 :

The inventory was created for 2019-2020 offerings with the course catalog as of May 2019. The Masters in Teaching program was excluded from analysis, as it will not be offering academic programs for the 2019-2020 school year, but will resume in 2021. Most Evergreen undergraduate courses are interdisciplinary 8 - 16 credit programs that cover more than just one subject. Full-time, 16 credit, programs combine subjects taught by several faculty from different fields. A program connects these fields with an overarching theme, reflecting the interconnectedness of the real world. As such, Faculty identify themes and subject matter in the class listings. Students may search the catalog and identify classes that include a desired topic. Sustainability content may include: - Living within the limits (for example, reducing consumption) - Understanding the interconnections among economy, society, and environment - Equitable distribution of resources and opportunities - Focus on social equity and welfare - Critical thinking about environmental problems and/or the climate crisis

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):

16 credit programs often span multiple quarters. If the same program was offered independently, either in individual sections or separate quarters, it was counted separately in the catalog, however single programs spanning multiple quarters were only counted once. One such example is the Practice of Organic Farming, which does not accept new students in the final quarters.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

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

Optional Fields

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

http://evergreen.edu/studies/sustainability-studies

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Evergreen student transcript portfolios include narrative evaluations written by faculty for every class the student has taken. Those evaluations also indicate subject matter emphasis within the class, which may be different for individual students depending on their focus and direction.