Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.45
Liaison Yumiko Jakobcic
Submission Date March 3, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Grand Valley State University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.60 / 14.00 Yumiko Jakobcic
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability Practices
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 2,426 891
Number of sustainability courses offered 66 15
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 145 23

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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
42

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Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
50

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Number of years covered by the data:
One

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A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:
A working group on Education for Sustainable Development was created as part of GVSU's Campus Sustainability Advisory Council. Members of the working group worked with unit heads to database sustainability courses and courses that include sustainability content. The database is updated on a continuous basis.

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How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

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A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships Yes
Practicums Yes
Independent study Yes
Special topics Yes
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical Yes
Physical education No
Performance arts No

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
Yes

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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