Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.35
Liaison Kimberly Post
Submission Date Sept. 26, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Saint Joseph's College - ME
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.60 / 14.00 Greg Teegarden
Professor
Natural Sciences
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 2,196 1,170
Number of sustainability courses offered 56 9
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 82 0

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
6

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
14

Number of years covered by the data:
Three

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:

The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs worked with department chairs to identify all the courses in their area that were sustainability focused courses, or had a sustainability component.


How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each offering or section of a course was counted as an individual course

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):

Each course was counted based on the times that it was offered. For instance, if our ES 300 course was taught in 3 sections in the fall and 3 sections in the Spring, it counted as 6 courses. This was done over a 3 year period and summed in the table.


Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships Yes
Practicums Yes
Independent study Yes
Special topics Yes
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical Yes
Physical education Yes
Performance arts No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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