Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	44.86
Liaison	Elisabeth Reed
Submission Date	Feb. 25, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Illinois State University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	4.10 / 14.00	Gig Supanichrattana Administrative Associate Facilities Management

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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	1,747	600
Number of sustainability courses offered	31	6
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	34	9

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

3.41

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:

41.03

Course Inventory

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

STARS Academic courses Excel 2018.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 :

I reviewed the course catalog for the courses offered by each department and looked at each course description to determine whether they could be considered courses including sustainability or sustainable courses. I also used personal experience from some courses I have taken that have vague descriptions, yet include sustainable aspects.

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	No
Special topics	Yes
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:

https://illinoisstate.edu/catalog/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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