Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.20
Liaison Scott Carlin
Submission Date July 15, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

LIU Post
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.66 / 14.00 Scott Carlin
Associate Professor of Geography
Earth and Environmental Science
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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 2,175 905
Number of sustainability courses offered 28 12
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 42 20

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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):
17

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Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
34

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Number of years covered by the data:
Three

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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:
LIU Post faculty completed a sustainability survey in May 2014. Faculty completed questions regarding the sustainability content of the courses they teach. An additional six courses were included in this inventory based upon information provided by students who were both knowledgeable about those courses and involved in campus sustainability.

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How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each offering or section of a course was counted as an individual course

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A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
All courses with multiple offerings were included in the count of sustainability classes as well as total classes.

Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships ---
Practicums ---
Independent study ---
Special topics Yes
Thesis/dissertation Yes
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
Yes

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Sustainable course page, http://liu.edu/CWPost/About/Resources/Initiatives/Sustainable-Courses , can also be found at http://liu.edu/post/green .

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