Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	50.14
Liaison	Emily Zabanah
Submission Date	March 30, 2020
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Seneca Polytechnic
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	10.93 / 14.00	Paula Echeveste Sustainability Specialist - Engagement & Outreach 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	3,416	0
Number of sustainability courses offered	157	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	264	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

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:

100

Course Inventory

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

AC1_Final_Review_1_.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 VP of Academics of Seneca College scheduled a meeting with all Chairs and Deans of each Faculty. They determined the champions per school that conducted the initial audit of their courses. They facilitated the course inventory classification per school. The next step was for designated STARS team to review the data and made necessary changes according to STARS guidelines and concepts.

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	Yes
Practicums	Yes
Independent study	No
Special topics	No
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	Yes
Physical education	Yes
Performance arts	Yes

Optional Fields

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

https://www.senecacollege.ca/home.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Seneca has four faculties that are for their full time programs. there is a separate faculty for continuing education that is not reflected in this category. these four faculties represents the academic departments for the college. Each faculty has different schools. The four faculties are listed below: Faculty of Applied Arts & Health Sciences Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Technology Faculty of Communication, Art & Design Seneca Business