Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	47.82
Liaison	Rebecca Collins
Submission Date	Dec. 10, 2020
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Temple University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.33 / 14.00	Rebecca Collins Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability

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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	5,481	1,882
Number of sustainability courses offered	108	45
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	174	58

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

5.23

Part 2

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

107

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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):

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:

63.55

Course Inventory

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

STARS_Academic_Course_Inventory_FY2019.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 :

Courses that address any combination of the five dimensions listed in the Temple University Definition of Sustainability will be designated as "sustainability courses." There are two tiers of sustainability courses. Intensive Sustainability courses devote at least 2/3 of the coursework (e.g. readings, lectures, assignments) to sustainability per the Temple University definition. Sustainability courses devote at least 1/3 or coursework.

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	No
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://sustainability.temple.edu/academics-and-research

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data is based on Fall 2018 and Spring 2019

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