Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	67.20
Liaison	Megan Butler
Submission Date	May 31, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Macalester College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	8.61 / 14.00	Suzanne Savanick Hansen Sustainability Manager Macalester Sustainbility Office

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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	838	0
Number of sustainability courses offered	32	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	80	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

13.37

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:

48.89

Course Inventory

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

STARS Course Catalog.docx (2).pdf

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 :

The Sustainability Office limited the inventory to the courses of the previous academic year, and did a precursory identification of sustainability courses based on the official course description. After compiling the original list, the department chairs reviewed the list and asked to make any adjustments to course identification.

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	Yes
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.macalester.edu/sustainability/living-laboratory/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data from Course Catalog 2016 - 2017