Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	65.42
Liaison	Dayna Cook
Submission Date	March 3, 2017
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Northern Arizona University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.42 / 14.00	Margery Sorensen Academic Catalog Editor Office of Curriculum and Assessment

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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	2,009	788
Number of sustainability courses offered	104	32
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	100	21

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

9.19

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:

41.18

Course Inventory

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

NAU Sust courses 2017.xlsx

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 Academic Sustainability Steering Committee reviewed the entire NAU catalog and classified sustainability courses and courses that offer some sustainability. This list is updated through the Provost's Office and the Office of Curriculum, Learning Design and Academic Assessment.

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	No
Independent study	Yes
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://www.nau.edu/green

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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