| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.48 |
| Liaison | Allison Maxted |
| Submission Date | Jan. 22, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mohawk College
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
9.66 / 14.00 |
Kayla
LaChance Sustainability Programs and Services Coordinator Sustainability Office |
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 | 2,051 | 233 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 33 | 2 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 153 | 21 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
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:
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 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 :
In October 2018, Mohawk Sustainability completed a thorough analysis of all courses to determine how many courses were related to sustainability.
Methodology:
1. Develop a living document where all findings on sustainability courses (related or focused) were integrated together.
2. A sustainability course is a course in which the primary and explicit focus is on sustainability and/or on understand or solving one or more major sustainability challenge
2a. A course that includes sustainability is primarily focused on a topic other than sustainability, but incorporates a unit or module on sustainability or a sustainability challenge, includes one of more sustainability-focuses activities, or integrates sustainability issues throughout the course
3. Data collection, input and review for identified sustainable program-courses. Data collection was conducted using academic calendars and program of study course website pages.
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 (if different from the options outlined above):
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections. Courses offered across modules were not double counted.
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 | Yes |
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.