Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	52.77
Liaison	Teddy Lhoutellier
Submission Date	May 15, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Miami
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	9.82 / 14.00	Teddy Lhoutellier Sustainability Manager Environmental Health and Safety

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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	1,527	1,161
Number of sustainability courses offered	33	49
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	220	183

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

18.04

Part 2

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

110

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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:

39.09

Course Inventory

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

STARS_AC1Inventory of SustainabilityTier1and2classes DEF_2.xlsx

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 :

We started by asking the Provost Office to provide us with the full Registrar Catalog of Courses offered for the academic year of 2015. Then we divided the list by departments and operated first Tier 1 and Tier 2 courses (excluding the courses below as well as courses that did not fit in either categories). We provided the pre-screened list, the methodology guidelines - with definitions and examples for both Tiers - and the sustainability definition from p.12 and p.13 of the STARS 2.1 technical manual to each department chair at the University. The chairs were requested to select Tier 1 and Tier 2 courses from the pre-screened list we provided and add their respective learning outcomes. After collecting the lists, we verified any anomaly and compiled them into the STARS AC 1 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	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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