Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	53.65
Liaison	Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date	June 15, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Syracuse University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	8.39 / 14.00	Rachel May Retired -Coordinator of Sustainability Education Sustainability Management

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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	1,587	929
Number of sustainability courses offered	133	68
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	32	10

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

9.66

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:

67.90

Course Inventory

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

STARS Courses for 2014-15.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 comprehensive search of course offerings, following this rubric for Sustainability-focused courses (from AC-01.06) S-A = Foundational courses S-B = Application of sustainability within a field S-C = Skills or knowledge for solving sustainability challenges

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	No
Practicums	No
Independent study	No
Special topics	No
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:

http://sustainability.syr.edu/academics/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Adapted from <1161-1163 2017-03-09 PS Course Catalog Export for Offered Classes.xslx>, as provided by the Syracuse University Registrar. Updated (2018) online list of sustainability courses is here: http://sustainability.syr.edu/academics/courses/