| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.71 |
| Liaison | Christie-Joy Hartman |
| Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2024 |
James Madison University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.77 / 14.00 |
Essa
Paterson Program Coordinator ISNW |
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 | 2,336 | 714 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 43 | 17 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 90 | 19 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
ISNW staff created the course inventory following a methodology consistent with the 2018 and 2022 STARS report as follows. Courses from the January 2022 STARS report were used as a starting point. Courses from that inventory that were no longer in the current undergraduate and graduate catalogs were removed. Current catalogs (2023-24) were then searched to identify new courses that met the criteria, and these courses were added to the inventory. Next, to confirm that courses in the inventory were offered, a list of Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 course offerings was searched. Only courses offered during this time were included in the inventory.
As was done for JMU's 2022 STARS submission, all new courses were categorized as sustainability-focused or sustainability-inclusive by ISNW staff independently and any differences in classification between staff were discussed and mutually agreed upon.
All courses, including practicums, internships, clinicals, special topics, performance arts, physical education, thesis/dissertation courses, and independent studies were included in the list of sustainability courses and in the list of total university courses.
AC 1, Part 2 only includes department equivalents that offered sustainability courses; academic divisions (e.g. College of Science and Math) that offered sustainability courses were not included in this count.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted:
Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Analysis completed by Cas Dumas, ISNW, during March 2024. Additional courses identified and added by Essa Paterson, ISNW, July 26, 2024.
Total number of courses offered was provided by Vanessa Breeden, Technology Manager, Office of the Registrar.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.