Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.60
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 9.38 / 14.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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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 2,023 1,329
Number of sustainability courses offered 87 53
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 141 130

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
12.26

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
64

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
43

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
67.19

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Sustainability and Sustainability Related UTK Courses_1.docx

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 :

The archived course catalog from the 2015-2016 academic year was searched for sustainability related and focused courses. The following keywords were used to query the catalog: environment, environmental, sustainability, ecology, ecological, energy, climate, green, renewable, fuel, conservation, global change, and pollution. Additionally, all classes in departments that are known to have sustainability focuses or learning outcomes were read through to catch any missing classes. Theses, independent studies, etc. in departments with a focus in sustainability or environmental science were counted towards sustainability focused or related courses. After the searches were complete, the available course descriptions were read through to identify sustainability related and focused courses.


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 Yes
Practicums Yes
Independent study Yes
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation Yes
Clinical Yes
Physical education Yes
Performance arts Yes

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://catalog.utk.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Sustainability and Sustainability Related UTK Courses.docx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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