Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	50.03
Liaison	Mike Evans
Submission Date	May 28, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Williams College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	8.76 / 14.00

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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	769	36
Number of sustainability courses offered	34	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	27	2

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

7.83

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:

84.38

Course Inventory

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

AC Sustainability Courses 2018-19.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 :

Every course in the course catalog was inventoried to indicate whether they were sustainability courses or courses that included sustainability. Particular attention was paid to courses in the ENVI department or cross-listed in the ENVI department.

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):

Each undergraduate course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of undergraduate offerings.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	No
Practicums	No
Independent study	Yes
Special topics	No
Thesis / dissertation	Yes
Clinical	No
Physical education	No
Performance arts	Yes

Optional Fields

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

http://ces.williams.edu/courses/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The majority of the sustainability-related courses are courses taught by Environmental Studies faculty or cross-listed with ENVI. We have included the link to their website as the place where most of the sustainability courses can be found.