Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.59
Liaison Chris Bond
Submission Date Oct. 30, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Unity Environmental University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 14.00 / 14.00 Steve Kahl
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 216 0
Number of sustainability courses offered 31 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 68 0

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
5

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
5

Number of years covered by the data:
One

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:

Sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses are identified in the course catalog by title and description. The interdisciplinary core curriculum contains sustainability-focused classes such as "The Environmental Citizen" and "Environmental Sustainability" that are required of every Unity College student. Other courses in specific majors that contain sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses are identified in the catalog by course title and/or appropriate course description such as "Economics of Resource Conservation and Sustainability," "Sustainable Enterprise," and "Sustainable Societies." Sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses are n
ot identified by other special characters or a stand-alone listing.


How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
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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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships Yes
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics No
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts Yes

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The curricular focus of Unity College is Sustainability Science. The required Gen Ed courses that all students take have a sustainability focus, and the upper level courses have a general common theme of sustainability. All five academic centers offer courses in sustainability.


The curricular focus of Unity College is Sustainability Science. The required Gen Ed courses that all students take have a sustainability focus, and the upper level courses have a general common theme of sustainability. All five academic centers offer courses in sustainability.

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