Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.39
Liaison Shane Stennes
Submission Date Dec. 15, 2015
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STARS v2.0

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.52 / 14.00 Mary Oldham
Sustainability Coordinator
Institute on the Environment
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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 4,423 4,755
Number of sustainability courses offered 336 230
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 220 161

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
85
+ Date Revised: Feb. 2, 2016

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
129
+ Date Revised: Feb. 2, 2016

Number of years covered by the data:
Three

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:

A key word search was conducted on all courses offered for the the academic years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Duplicate listing of courses were removed, including consolidation of all sections, including honors sections, to make all courses counted as unique course offerings. Course listings were reviewed for classification into sustainability classes and classes with some sustainability content, and removal of any courses that have sustainability key words used in a different context (e.g. business environment).


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 No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics No
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

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:

Some courses that meet the Environmental Liberal Education requirement for undergraduate students are designated on student transcripts, but not all sustainability courses.


Some courses that meet the Environmental Liberal Education requirement for undergraduate students are designated on student transcripts, but not all sustainability courses.

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