Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	52.49
Liaison	Caitlin McLennan
Submission Date	Nov. 1, 2016
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Utah State University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.57 / 14.00	Alexi Lamm Sustainability Coordinator Facilities

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Part 1

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	2,227	1,067
Number of sustainability courses offered	20	17
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	61	37

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

4.10

Part 2

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

None

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:

Course Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:

Copy of 15-16SustainabilityCourseList_crosslistcut_SUBMITTED.xlsx

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

Three

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 2012 STARS course inventory was a starting place, and the courses were verified to still exist. If inclusion of sustainability was not evident in publicly available course descriptions or websites, the course was either verified with a syllabus or excluded. Faculty also had the opportunity to self-identify their courses as either sustainability focused or inclusive with descriptions. If faculty identified the course, it was included.

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

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://sustainability.usu.edu/htm/sustainability/curriculum/usu-courses

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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