Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	61.14
Liaison	Jeff Spoelstra
Submission Date	Feb. 28, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Western Michigan University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	8.56 / 14.00	Isaac Green Special Projects Coordinator Office for Sustainability

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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	1,772	1,251
Number of sustainability courses offered	71	9
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	177	70

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

10.82

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:

63.53

Course Inventory

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

STARS Draft Course Inventory FY18 - MASTER.xlsx

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 :

Using WMU's definitions of sustainability and the guidelines presented by STARS in 2014, a team sorted through course descriptions and course syllabi to determine sustainability courses and courses that were sustainability focused or related. In 2018 this list was compiled by being sent to department chairs for verification and input. A listing of active courses was pulled from the registrars office; the inventory was crosschecked to include only these active 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	No
Special topics	Yes
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	No
Physical education	Yes
Performance arts	Yes

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