Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.15
Liaison Hannah Rushing
Submission Date March 5, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Sterling College (VT)
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 14.00 / 14.00 Laura Spence
Dean of Academics
Academics
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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 173 0
Number of sustainability courses offered 23 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 55 0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
45.09

Part 2 

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
4

None
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
4

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:
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 :
Classes were arranged and collected and then, according to course descriptions, were graded as either sustainability focused courses or sustainability inclusive courses. These were evaluated by the Dean of Academics for approval and additional edits.

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
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):
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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 Yes
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Classes were only taken from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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