| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.72 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Abernathy |
| Submission Date | July 17, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Mississippi
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.42 / 14.00 |
Lindsey
Abernathy Associate Director Office of Sustainability |
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 | 1,152 | 612 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 38 | 14 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 47 | 20 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
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:
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?:
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 :
To determine the total number of courses offered, we manually pulled all courses from 2017-18 that had enrollment from the online course catalog and removed the following:
-Performance Arts (theatre and music)
-Physical Education (tennis, jogging, etc.)
-Internships/Practicums
-Independent Study (we also excluded “individual-based courses,” which is allowable per the STARS technical manual)
-Special/selected topics
-Thesis/Dissertations
-Clinical courses
-Research seminars and proposal courses in which people presented research. We felt those courses counted under the “special topics” exclusion as the topics vary and the classes are “Z” grades.
-2+2 courses - Degree comes from medical center, not UM.
Cross-listed courses were only counted once. We did not count individual sections. Courses that were 500 level or above were counted as graduate courses.
To identify sustainability course offerings, we reviewed each individual course description and in some instances contacted faculty members to confirm course content.
Note: In removing thesis/dissertation courses, special/selected topics, and individual/independent study courses, our total course count for graduate-level courses was significantly impacted as many of these courses were 500 level or above.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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 |
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.