| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.71 |
| Liaison | Greg Kozak |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
Northwestern University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.25 / 14.00 |
Sarah
Tulga Sustainability Program Coordinator Facilities |
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 | 2,081 | 3,720 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 55 | 80 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 47 | 67 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
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 complete the course inventory :
All unique courses were tabulated using Northwestern’s course catalogs by the Registrar. Courses were then surveyed and flagged using a variety of key words generated using the UN SDGs and the Earth Charter by the Registrar office. This list of key words was developed by sustainNU staff by condensing the AASHE provided list to reduce overlap within the key words and to focus on more relevant key words for Northwestern’s courses. Courses were then surveyed to identify practice-oriented courses and individually-directed courses. These were excluded from our inventory. Then total courses for undergraduate and graduate courses were tabulated. Sustainability focused and sustainability inclusive courses were identified and categorized from the courses, which were flagged during the key word search. Totals for these categories respectively were then calculated for both undergraduate and graduate categories.
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:
They were counted as one course
Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support 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.