Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	62.59
Liaison	Pamela Mischen
Submission Date	March 2, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Binghamton University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	7.68 / 14.00	Carl Lipo Director of Environmental Studies Environmental Studies Program

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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	1,544	616
Number of sustainability courses offered	22	12
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	133	43

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

9.72

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:

56.82

Course Inventory

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

AC-1 Sustainability Courses.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 :

We compiled the inventory by review the course descriptions for all of the course offerings in departments at Binghamton University that met the requirements of the UN Sustainable Development goals. For each course that was offered during the academic year semester (Fall 2017, Spring 2018), we evaluated each course description to determine whether the content of the class was primarily focused on issues of sustainability or whether it included content related to sustainability. We listed courses that are cross-listed in departments only once.

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):

Courses were only listed once based on their description in the schedule. We did not include sections. Cross listed courses were only counted once and listed in their parent department or program.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

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

Optional Fields

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

http://www.binghamton.edu/sustainability/education.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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