| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.66 |
| Liaison | Marian Brown |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wells College
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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11.99 / 14.00 |
Marian
Brown Director Center for Sustainability and the Environment |
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 641 | 0 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 47 | 0 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 49 | 0 |
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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
18
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Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
18
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Number of years covered by the data:
One
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A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:
We generally included courses included in the Individualized Major in Sustainability, and the minors in Sustainability and Sustainable Food Systems as sustainability-focused. We included sustainability-related courses based upon course descriptions.
To determine whether other courses were sustainability-related courses, we utilized the U.N. Decade of Education for Sustainable Development criteria, indicating such education should include learning to:
• respect, value and preserve the achievements of the past;
• appreciate the wonders and the peoples of the Earth;
• live in a world where all people have sufficient food for a healthy and productive life;
• assess, care for and restore the state of our Planet;
• create and enjoy a better, safer, more just world; and
• be caring citizens who exercise their rights and responsibilities locally, nationally and globally.
We reviewed course descriptions for such related elements and where there were questions, queried faculty about whether they felt their course content applied or that a significant portion of the course was related to sustainability.
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How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections
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A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
| Yes or No | |
| Internships | Yes |
| Practicums | Yes |
| Independent study | Yes |
| Special topics | Yes |
| Thesis/dissertation | No |
| Clinical | No |
| Physical education | Yes |
| Performance arts | Yes |
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Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No
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Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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