Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.08
Liaison Susan Caplow
Submission Date July 24, 2019
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STARS v2.1

University of Montevallo
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.32 / 14.00 Susan Caplow
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Behavioral and Social Sciences
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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 2,720 620
Number of sustainability courses offered 96 6
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 128 9

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
7.16

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
11

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
9

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
81.82

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?:
Two

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 first identified all courses offered through the registrar's database. We then sent out a faculty survey asking faculty to self-report their sustainability courses along with a description of the course's sustainability elements. We also reviewed course catalog descriptions and reached out to faculty who may have content to count.


How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
Each offering or section of a course was counted as an individual course

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 Yes
Thesis / dissertation Yes
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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