Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	49.94
Liaison	Jane Stewart
Submission Date	March 3, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Washington and Lee University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	9.05 / 14.00	Kimberly Hodge Director of Sustainability Initiatives and Education Student Affairs

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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	1,100	0
Number of sustainability courses offered	26	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	96	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

11.09

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:

69.23

Course Inventory

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

WLU Sustainability Courses.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 :

Survey of faculty. We asked faculty to determine whether or not any courses they taught were related to sustainability. We gave them the definition of the intersection between economics, environment, and social issues, but let them determine on their own if their course qualified.

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

Optional Fields

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:

Departments/programs included in the number above: Business Economics Politics Biology Chemistry English Teacher Education Engineering and Physics Environmental Studies Geology History Journalism and Mass Communications Math Philosophy Poverty Studies Psychology Sociology and Anthropology Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies