Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.67
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date May 9, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

The Ohio State University at Mansfield
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.36 / 14.00 Norman Jones
Associate Dean
English
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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 540 9
Number of sustainability courses offered 8 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 40 0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
8.74

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
43

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
12

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
27.91

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 :

To determine which courses were sustainability-related or sustainability-focused, I compared our course offerings on the Mansfield campus with the attached list of sustainability-related and sustainability-focused courses at OSU, which was distributed at a June 14, 2016 meeting of the Academic Programs Advisory Committee by Kate Bartter, Director of the OSU Office of Energy and Environment.


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):

The number of sustainability courses on the excel sheet does not match the number listed. The number of sustainability courses had multiple sections, as did the total number of courses. For consistency, the total number of sections was reported for both sustainability courses and total courses.


Are the following course types included in the inventory? :
Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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