Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	46.59
Liaison	Bambi Ingram
Submission Date	July 29, 2016
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.65 / 14.00	Julie Price Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability

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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	2,491	2,030
Number of sustainability courses offered	10	10
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	51	10

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

1.79

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:

Course Inventory

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

Sustainability Course Listing.docx

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

Three

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 :

Total number of courses were identified using the course catalog and our Red Mountain Project courses. Sustainability courses or courses that include sustainability were identified through review of the course catalog's course descriptions and direct communication with the designated instructors for the courses. Also, the course products of our annual Red Mountain Project were included in this inventory. Courses were selected based on inclusion of social, environmental, and/or economic concepts within sustainability and from direct communications with the instructors. Inclusion of the topics could be in one of many forms: hidden curriculum, paradigm shift, new readings or content, new assignment/project, new unit, guest speakers, and/or service learning.

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

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