Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.70
Liaison	David Gibson
Submission Date	March 30, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Hampshire College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	11.34 / 14.00	Steven Roof Dean of the School of Natural Science Natural Science

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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	1,288	0
Number of sustainability courses offered	66	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	106	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

13.35

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:

Hampshire_College_sustainability_courses_F15-S18_1.pdf

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

Three

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 :

Faculty members involved in the Environmental Science and Sustainability program (http://www.hampshire.edu/academics/essp-courses.htm) have identified courses that address the three pillars of sustainability: economic sustainability, social sustainability, and environmental sustainability. The final inventory list for AASHE STARS was compiled by the Dean of the School of Natural Science.

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):

Courses with multiple offerings were counted only once.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	No
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:

https://www.hampshire.edu/sustainable/creative-curriculum

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

https://www.hampshire.edu/natural-science/essp-courses