Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	68.63
Liaison	Amy Dvorak
Submission Date	June 30, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Lewis & Clark College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	10.16 / 14.00	Amy Dvorak Sustainability Manager Facilities

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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	989	488
Number of sustainability courses offered	53	39
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	68	83

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

16.45

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:

53.66

Course Inventory

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

16-17_LCSustainabilityCoursesUpdated.xlsx

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 :

General: Total course numbers are obtained from registrars and varies by year/term when the data is selected. Course syllabi or websites are used to determine if the course includes any of the following components: environmental health or issues, economic health/prosperity, social health/well-being. Once these data are determined, the reviewer assesses whether the course examines the issue or subject at global or local scale (spatial extent) and also the temporal scale (is this a long-term solutions oriented course or historic with current implications?). Lastly, the assessor examines the course to see if sustainability is explicitly listed in the course title or description. If the course includes two more 'sustainability components' ie social and environmental, as well as relevant spatial or temporal scale, it is counted as focused. If sustainability is specifically listed in the description or title, it is also counted as focused. Methodology/Validation: 1. Initial course catalog review 2. follow up with departments to obtain syllabi and further clarify the list 3. follow up with professors to verify list

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	Yes
Practicums	Yes
Independent study	Yes
Special topics	Yes
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	Yes
Physical education	Yes
Performance arts	No

Optional Fields

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

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

This course inventory covers three academic years with the last year being AY 2015-16, without duplication.