| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.93 |
| Liaison | Christina Erickson |
| Submission Date | May 9, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Champlain College
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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8.11 / 14.00 |
Laurie
Quinn Provost & Chief Academic Officer Academic Affairs |
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Part 1
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 1,179 | 328 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 107 | 29 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 62 | 17 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
14.27
Part 2
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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
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
36
Course Inventory
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 :
Review of course descriptions in Academic Catalog + a survey to all faculty in Fall 2014; followed up with review of new courses added to Catalog since 2014, applying the Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for categorization. Generally, for "focused" classes, 50% or more of the course content is sustainability/SDG focused; for "included" classes, 50% or less of the course content includes sustainability/SDG.
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 | No |
| Performance arts | No |
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There are 6 total academic divisions at Champlain College (Core, Education & Human Services, Information Technology & Sciences, Communications & Creative Media, Stiller School of Business, Champlain College Online (includes UG and GR)
Within those 6 divisions there are 50 total programs/majors offered.
18 of those programs/majors require students to take a course that falls within the sustainability course inventory - however, ALL on-campus undergraduate students are required to take Core courses, including Core 120: Concepts of Community, which is classified as a "course offered that includes sustainability". 18 Departments are then used for "Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level)" to include the Core classes + Major required courses.
Total number of classes came from "Active Course List Spring 2019" prepared by Academic Affairs office.
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