Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	68.02
Liaison	Beth Klein
Submission Date	Feb. 25, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

State University of New York at Cortland
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.78 / 14.00	Beth Klein Campus Sustainability Coordinato Early Childhood Education

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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	1,345	552
Number of sustainability courses offered	14	5
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	66	14

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

5.22

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:

70.37

Course Inventory

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

AC-1 Academic Courses - SUNY CORTLAND - 2018-19_fIZ9gYi.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 :

A thorough review of all course offerings in the 2018-19 academic year was conducted by a faculty member with experience in curriculum, assessment, and accreditation. Course descriptions and available syllabi were reviewed to see if content met the criteria estabilished in the STARS Technical Manual (v.2.1). Additionally, courses were identified as being consistent with one or more of the dimensions (environmental, social, adaptation and resiliency). Further, the list was reviewed by the STARS team for verification.

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:

Other (please describe below)

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

Each course once counted one (regardless of number of sections) each semester or summer/winter session it was offered.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	Yes
Practicums	No
Independent study	No
Special topics	Yes
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	No
Physical education	Yes
Performance arts	No

Optional Fields

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

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

18_19academiccoursechart.docx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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