Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.62
Liaison Delicia Nahman
Submission Date March 10, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Lafayette College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.14 / 14.00 Julia Nicodemus
Assistant Professor
Engineering Studies
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 3,470 0
Number of sustainability courses offered 144 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 140 0

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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):
29

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Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
50

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Number of years covered by the data:
Three

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A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:
The course inventory was completed in two ways. Firstly, members of the Lafayette STARS team looked through the course catalogs for the Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 and Fall 2012 semesters and read course descriptions for courses. This was able to give them a good idea about some of the courses that focus on sustainability. Secondly, the team sent out a survey asking faculty to indicate if they teach courses that are sustainability focused or that include sustainability. This was able to give the team many courses that focus or include sustainability, through it may not be apparent from their titles or course descriptions. 80% of faculty completed the survey.

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How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each offering or section of a course was counted as an individual course

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A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics Yes
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Classes from the Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 and Fall 2012 semesters were added together to obtain these results.

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