| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.94 |
| Liaison | Caitlin Steele |
| Submission Date | July 21, 2023 |
San Francisco State University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
11.52 / 14.00 |
caitlin
Steele Dr of Sust & Energy Sustainability |
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 | 1,900 | 753 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 44 | 13 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 401 | 45 |
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 :
The Office of Sustainability created this list of courses by starting with courses that qualify for SF State's graduation requirement "SF State Studies" which includes four interdisciplinary topics: American Ethnic and Racial Minorities (AERM), Environmental Sustainability (ES), Global Perspectives (GP), and Social Justice (SJ). We supplemented this list by manually searching course descriptions in the SF State course catalog.
We designated each of these courses as either "sustainability courses" or "courses that include sustainability." This designation was made using the AASHE STARS definitions, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Earth Charter Principles, and relevant keyword searches. Courses that qualified as "sustainability-inclusive" included social, environmental, and/or economic aspects of sustainability. Courses that qualified as "sustainability-focused" directly listed sustainability as part of their curriculum.
The list of courses was then reviewed for accuracy and approved by faculty and department chairs.
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:
Courses with multiple offerings were counted as a single course. Courses that list a lecture plus a lab or discussion section were counted as a single course.
Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All courses reviewed and approved by Department Chairs:
https://facaffairs.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/AA-Directory-SPRING2023.pdf
All courses reviewed and approved by Department Chairs:
https://facaffairs.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/AA-Directory-SPRING2023.pdf
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.