Academic Senate General Education Committee

Members• College of Agriculture

– Kimberley Miller

• College of Business– Jeanne Almaraz– Gerd Welke

• College of Education and Integrated Studies– Hend Gilli-Elewy

• College of Engineering– Seema Shah-Fairbank– Ali Sharbat

• College of Environmental Design– Felix Barreto

• College of Letters, Arts and Social Science– Kent Dickson (Joined Mid Oct.)– Mahmood Ibrahim (Chair)– David Kopplin (Senator)

• College of Science– Don Hoyt – Jodye Selco

• Related Areas– Wendolyn Vermeer

• Administration Liaison– Claudia Pinter-Lucke

General Education Referral (GE-008-134 REF)

• Design a 48 semester unit GE Subject Area Distribution model aligned with the breadth requirements in Article 4 of CSU Executive Order (EO) 1065. (Note: Include the requirements of EO 1061 within GE)

• Update the instruction requirements for each GE Subarea to be consistent with the requirements in Article 4 of EO 1065.

• Align the GE Program Learning Outcomes approved last year by the Senate with the GE Subareas to ensure that students have the opportunity to develop all the approved learning outcomes as they complete the GE breadth requirements.

• Expand the ECO template to include sections that address the specific requirements of GE courses, in order to provide guidance to departments as they develop GE course proposals.

What steps did the GE Committee take?

• Read EO 1065 and EO 1061 carefully• Looked at what other CSU campuses were

doing regarding GE• Asked faculty in each CPP college about

preferences regarding 48 unit GE or other total

Executive Order 1065Framework for General Education

Min. Units

Area A - English Language Communication and Critical Thinking 9 A1. Oral Communication 3 A2. Written Communication 3 A3. Critical Thinking 3Area B - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 12 B1. Physical Science 3 B2. Life Science 3 B3. Laboratory Activity (associated with a course taken to satisfy either B1or B2) B4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning 3Area C - Arts and Humanities 12 C1. Arts: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater C2. Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages (other than English)

Area D - Social Sciences 12Area E - Lifelong Learning and Self-Development 3

What did the GE Committee find?

• Current CPP language has moved away from the original language of EO 1065 and has restricted course offerings.

• Research about other CSUs:– Some campuses include EO 1061 within GE– GE requirement and EO 1061 requirements may be

fulfilled by a variety of courses (students have options)– Some CSU campuses offer 2+1 semester units in

Physical and Life Science to be satisfied with 12 units of coursework.

GE Offerings

Campus GE Units Area D EO1061Other

Grad Req Total UnitsChannel Islands 48 12 6 9 63Dominguez Hills 55-62 12 w/in GE 0 55-62Monterey Bay 48 12-22 w/in GE 4-6 52-54San Jose 51 9 0-6 0-2 51-59Fullerton 51 15 w/in GE 0 51San Marcos 51 15 w/in GE 0 51Stanislaus 51 15 w/in GE 0 51Fresno 51 9 w/in GE 0 51Sonoma 50 15 w/in GE 0 50San Diego 49 9 (B) w/in GE 0 49Sacramento 48 12 w/in GE 0 48San Francisco 48 12 w/in GE 0 48Chico 48 9 w/in GE 0 48Humboldt 48 9 w/in GE 0 48Long Beach 48 9 w/in GE 0 48Northridge 48 6-9 w/in GE 0 48

General Education Committee Proposal for General Education:

• Develops a plan that would allow for some students to achieve a 48 Unit GE minimum (include EO 1061 requirements.)

• Cleans up existing General Education Language found in the Curriculum Guide Chapter 3.

• Includes more specific language from Executive Order 1065 in the revised definitions of GE areas and sub-areas.

• Provides GE definitions that will be broad and inclusive to encourage the development of multiple opportunities and options for our students.

Summary of Results• Student Learning Outcomes

– All General Education courses are tagged specific student learning outcomes that course proposers will need to address.

• Area A– No significant change

• Area B– Changes associated with designation and unit increase

• Area C– No significant change, but unit increase

• Area D– Changes associated with designation and unit reduction

• Area E– No significant change

• Upper Division Synthesis– No significant change

EXAMPLEStudent Learning Outcomes

• Areas - A1, A2, A3, B5, C3, C4, D3 and E– SLO Ia: Write and speak effectively to various

audiences. • Areas – A1, A2, E– SLO – IVa: Analyze the behavior of individuals in

relationship to the social and natural environment, human sexuality, nutrition, health, stress, family, aging, and death.

Course proposers must address listed SLOs

Changes to Subareas

Area B

• Increase of 1 semester unit in Area BCurrent: Many courses in B1 and B2 are at least 3-quarter units + a 1-unit lab

Proposed: There must be some course offerings in B1 and B2 that will include a 2-semester-unit lecture and a 1-unit lab.

GE Language – Area B

Current: AREA B - Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Proposed: AREA B – Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning

GE Language – Area B

Current: Area B (minimum of 18 quarter units)B1: Physical ScienceB2: Biological SciencesB4: Mathematics/Quantitative ReasoningB5: Science and Technology Synthesis

Proposed: AREA B (minimum 12 semester units)B1: Physical Sciences (minimum 3 units) B2: Life Sciences (minimum 3 units) B4: Quantitative Reasoning (minimum 3 units)B5: Science and Technology Synthesis (upper division, 3 units)

Area D

Reduction of 1.33 semester units in Area DArea D Proposed (12 semester units)• D1: History, Society, and the Individual (3 or 6

units) • D2: Political and Economic Systems and Global

Perspectives (3 or 6 units) • D3: Social Science Synthesis (upper division, 3

units)

Current Area D summary

D1: HST 202, PLS 201 (8 quarter units)D2: History, Economics, & Political Science (4 units)D3: Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies (4 units)D4: Social Science Synthesis (upper division) (4 units)

Area D and EO 1061

• All CSUs must comply with EO 1061, which requires that students study:– R1. The historical development of American

institutions and ideals – R2. The Constitution of the United States– R3. The Constitution of the State of California

(EO 1061 imposes requirements that are unique and independent of EO 1065 but which MAY be satisfied within GE)

Example CSU Programs

CampusGE Units Area D EO1061

Other Grad Req

Total Units

Sacramento 48 12 w/in GE 0 48

San Francisco 48 12 w/in GE 0 48

Chico 48 9 w/in GE 0 48

Humboldt 48 9 w/in GE 0 48

Long Beach 48 9 w/in GE 0 48

Northridge 48 6-9 w/in GE 0 48

Proposals made to GE Committee Regarding Area D

• D1 – HST 202 and other courses that will be developed to meet EO 1061 (R1)

• D2 – PLS 201 and other courses that will be developed to meet EO 1061 (R2)

• D3 – Combine courses in current D2 and D3 • D4 – Social Science Synthesis• Require at least three prefixes

Alternative Proposals Regarding Area D

• D1: EO 1061(3 units)– Cover all requirements in one course

• D2: History, Economics, & Political Science (3 units)

• D3: Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies (3 units)

• D4: Social Science Synthesis (upper division) (3 units)

CPP GE Committee Conclusions

1. Our campus is too large to be so limited by single courses to meet EO 1061 requirements

2. With the majority of colleges strongly supporting a 48-unit GE program, it was necessary to find a way to get to 48 units

3. There may potentially be other courses developed that would fulfill EO 1061

Sacramento StateAmerican Institutions

This requirement may be fulfilled by completing one Government and one US History course from the following list. The courses below also satisfy Area D units. In addition, students have the option of taking challenges in US History, US Constitution and California State and Local Government. For details on challenges exam, see http://www.csus.edu/ccr/Challenge%20Exams/.

• US History– (3) HIST 15H + Major Problems in U.S. History– (3) HIST 17A + U.S. History: 1607-1877– (3) HIST 17B+ U.S. History: 1877 to the Present– (3) HIST 159 History of U.S. Foreign Relations– (3) HIST 161 The American Vision– (3) HIST 162 Social History of the U.S.– (3) HIST 167 History of American Women– (3) HIST 177 + The African-American Experience 1603 to the Present– (3) HIST 182 American West

• US Constitution and CA Government– (3) GOVT 1 Essentials of Government– (3) GOVT 113 American Political Thought– (3) GOVT 150 American Governments

• CA Government (California State and Local Government does not meet the U.S. Constitution requirement included in other government courses listed above but may be used by students who have taken a U.S. Constitution course outside of California. It fulfills the state and local government requirement only).– (3) GOVT 180 California State and Local Government

Feedback on Area D Proposal

• Comment: Opposed to the change to D, we should increase units from 48 to 51 units. Taking away a social science class makes us a technical school, not a polytechnic.

• Suggestions: – Collapse area B (1065 mandates 9 lower division units)– Cross-list courses that meet area E (i.e. Fullerton and

Stanislaus)

• Comment: Final Area D proposal offers new faculty the opportunity to develop collaborative classes, think creatively and out of the box courses.

Feedback on Area D Proposal

• Comment: Advising will be a challenge, since students have requirements that are not directly linked to a specific GE area.

• Comment: Why not take the EO 1061 requirements outside of General Education.

• Committee Response: In reality this would be at total of 9 units that students would be required to take outside of the general education. Thus the committee believes that a proposal showing this would be less favored.

Feedback on Area D Proposal

• Comment: Concern that a student could meet the history requirement without ever taking a class taught by a historian.

• Comment: EO 1061 states that students could take a test to meet the requirements

Feedback on Increasing Units• Comment: Though it would be nice to have more courses, within

limited resources it is not practical to increase units. This will affect the accreditation process of several departments.

• Comment: Currently we take 68 units, which is 40% of our quarter units. The Proposed 48 units will be 40% of 120 semester units. If we let the percentage go over 40, we're approaching a BA instead of a BS.

• Faculty and Department Chairs in several colleges expressed the strong need for a 48-unit GE to allow maximum units put toward their specific degree requirements, due to accreditation and overall competitive preparation of students

Feedback on course units

• Comment: Some courses, such as Calculus 1 and Math for future teachers will be 4 units not 3 units.

Feedback on Laboratory Courses

Comment: Will laboratory courses be submitted separately.

Feedback on Course Sequences

• Comment: Can course proposer submit a sequence of courses that meet certain general education requirements.

Feedback on Student Learning Outcomes

• Comment: Concerned that all courses in C1 cannot meet the SLO IVb, which involves imparting knowledge about the “physiological” and “psychological” development of those practicing or experiencing the visual and performing arts.

Feedback on ECO Templates

• Comment: How will courses proposers know how to develop their courses and ECOs.

Questions

Please send comments to Academic Senate – senate@csupomona.edu

Mahmood Ibrahim: mibrahim@csupomona.edu