Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.21
Liaison Alan Burr
Submission Date July 5, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.05 / 14.00 Alan Burr
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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Part 1. Sustainability course offerings

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 4,035 315
Number of sustainability-focused courses offered 45 4
Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered 238 49

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
7.72

Part 2. Sustainability course offerings by department

Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
27

Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
12

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
44.44

Documentation

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?:
One

A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
In 2019 an ad hoc committee with membership from all three colleges developed a rigorous evaluation model and then requested faculty from across campus submit their courses for consideration in the listing. Once submitted the ad hoc committee reviewed submissions to verify that they met the outlined criteria.
In 2022 this information was reviewed and confirmed by the Provost Office for this report. More information:
https://www.uwplatt.edu/department/sustainability/sustainability-academics

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:
In 2019 an ad hoc committee verified that courses with multiple sections were taught with the same learning outcomes.
In 2022 this information was reviewed and confirmed by the Provost Office for this report.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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