Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.87
Liaison DeLayne Miller
Submission Date June 30, 2017
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STARS v2.1

Tennessee Technological University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.54 / 14.00 DeLayne Miller
Sustainability Manager
Facilities:Office of Sustainability
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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 2,951 1,082
Number of sustainability courses offered 22 5
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 153 110

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
7.19

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
60

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
24

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
40

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 :

Tennessee Tech University’s Registrar was contacted in order to count the total number of classes offered at both undergraduate and graduate level. Then the course catalog was reviewed and all descriptions were read. Courses were categorized as “Sustainable Themed”, “Sustainable Components”, or “Not Applicable” based off of the description. Course descriptions with multi-faceted subjects outlined in them including different levels of ecology and human interaction, or human supported systems were listed as having sustainable components. Sustainable themed courses were labeled based off of: 1. having “sustainable” in the title; 2. descriptions with emphasis on environmental relationships; or combining components with the root issue of sustainability from the definition of Sustainability.
Merriam-Webster’s 1st and 3rd definitions of Sustainability were used for this process: “able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed” and “able to last or continue for a long time”. The combination of these definitions create a broad enough sense of the word in order to encapsulate the purposes of classes that are both sustainably themed and those with sustainable components to help complete this inventory.


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 Yes
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation Yes
Clinical Yes
Physical education Yes
Performance arts Yes

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:
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