Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 26.82
Liaison Juan Martinez
Submission Date June 6, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Houston - Downtown
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.52 / 14.00 Juan Martinez
Sustainability Coordinator
Department of Natural Sciences
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Part 1. Sustainability course offerings

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 1,789 230
Number of sustainability-focused courses offered 3 0
Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered 93 0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
4.75

Part 2. Sustainability course offerings by department

Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
13

Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
9

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
69.23

Documentation

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 complete the course inventory :
We searched the course catalog and syllabus. Sustainability courses are indicated on the spreadsheet that have a primary focus on sustainability. All courses that include sustainability are indicated on the spreadsheet. These courses have a primary focus other than sustainability but incorporate or integrate sustainability challenges, actives, service learning, research and/or case studies. Courses counted as Internships, Practicums, Independent Study, Special Topics, Thesis/Dissertation, Clinical, Physical Education, or Performance Arts were not counted in the 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:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings 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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