Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	57.84
Liaison	Paul Edlund
Submission Date	Feb. 19, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Montana State University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	10.45 / 14.00	Mathew Bain Intern Office of Sustainability

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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	1,195	381
Number of sustainability courses offered	15	1
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	143	45

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

12.94

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:

79.07

Course Inventory

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

Acedemics_F73yVK9.xlsx

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

Two

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 :

Courses were determined to fulfill this criteria if their course descriptions, learning outcomes and/or course objectives had the primary and explicit focus of sustainability. Sustainability as we understand it encompasses environmental, social and economic well-being. This includes courses related to social equity and community health, as well as environmental health.

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	No

Optional Fields

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

http://catalog.montana.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data was gathered by the MSU Office of Sustainability in conjunction with the MSU Registrar's Office and the MSU Office of Planning and Analysis. Courses may have changed since time of submission.