| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.21 |
| Liaison | Lisa Noriega |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2022 |
Yale University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.25 / 14.00 |
Lisa
Noriega Sustainability Data Analyst Yale Office of Sustainability |
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 | 2,952 | 2,806 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 42 | 55 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 139 | 122 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
The course inventory was primarily conducted by pulling course data and descriptions from Yale Course Search. The course catalogs for Yale Law School and Yale Medical School were referenced as well. Sustainability course offerings were identified by reading course descriptions. The definitions of sustainability-focused and sustainability-inclusive were taken from the STARS 2.2 Technical Manual. In the course inventory, “SUST” indicates a course that qualifies as sustainability-focused and “SUSC” indicates a course that qualifies as
sustainability-inclusive.
Throughout, individually-directed courses, courses with four or fewer students, and strictly practice-oriented courses were excluded. Cross-listed courses were counted as separate courses, as were courses offered in the fall and spring. Courses offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels were counted as separate courses. Courses with multiple sections were counted as single courses.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted:
Cross-listed courses were counted as separate courses, as were courses offered in the fall and spring. Courses offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels were counted as separate courses. Courses with multiple sections were counted as single courses.
Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For this credit, we are following AASHE's COVID-19 guidelines (https://stars.aashe.org/resources-support/help-center/using-the-reporting-tool/stars-reporting-and-covid-19/), as Yale intended to conduct an updated academic course inventory for the 2020-2021 academic year, but were unable to due to the pandemic. However, we will conduct this inventory for the 2022-2023 academic year beginning in the fall of 2022. The inventory being reported was conducted within the previous six years (2020), and the methodology is appropriate for STARS v. 2.2.
For this credit, we are following AASHE's COVID-19 guidelines (https://stars.aashe.org/resources-support/help-center/using-the-reporting-tool/stars-reporting-and-covid-19/), as Yale intended to conduct an updated academic course inventory for the 2020-2021 academic year, but were unable to due to the pandemic. However, we will conduct this inventory for the 2022-2023 academic year beginning in the fall of 2022. The inventory being reported was conducted within the previous six years (2020), and the methodology is appropriate for STARS v. 2.2.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.