SCSU General Education and MTC

Fall Convocation Week 2009

September finish approval of GEP

departments start submitting

courses for approval into Goal Areas

October GEC starts review of courses

courses go to UCC in groups

August all new students must use new SCSU GEP

Timeline

Curriculum Process for

General Education Program Approval

Dean of Undergraduate

Studies

College Curriculum Committees

Curriculum Bulletin Publication

University Curriculum Committee

Faculty Senate

Academic Affairs

Goal Area # C or E

1 Communicate Orally & in Writing 2

2 Critical Reasoning 1

3 Natural & Physical Sciences 2

4 Mathematical Thinking & Quantitative Reasoning

1

5 History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences

2

6 Humanities & Fine Arts 2

7 Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the U.S. 1

8 Global Perspectives 1

9 Ethical and Civic Engagement 1

10 Environmental Issues 1

11 Information Literacy & Technology 1

Proposed SCSU General Education Program

Guidelines--Students 40 credits of General Education Complete three approved diversity

courses or experiences◦ Goal Area 7: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.;◦ Goal Area 8: Global perspectives; and◦ One additional General Education course that has a

Diversity flag.

A course may satisfy up to 2 goal areas May double count toward a major or minor Transfer students with completed MTCs or

Goal Area (GA) excused from SCSU GA

No department limit on the # of courses No prefixes may be excluded from GE Use regular curriculum approval process Must be included in the General Education

Assessment Plan May double count toward a major or minor Course satisfy all or 80 % of the SLOs for a

Goal area. Some goals may be satisfied by approved

experiences

Guidelines -- Departments

SCSU General Education Worksheet Goal Area 1: Communicate Orally and in Writing 2 courses or experiences Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 2: Critical Reasoning 1 course or experience Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 3: Natural and Physical Sciences 2 courses or experiences Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 4: Mathematical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning 1 course or experience Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences 2 courses or experiences Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 6: Humanities & Fine Arts 2 courses or experiences Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 7: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S. 1 course or experience Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 8: Global Perspectives 1 course or experience Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 9: Ethical and Civic Engagement 1 course or experience Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 10: Environmental Issues 1 course or experience Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Goal Area 11: Information Literacy & Technology 1 course or experience Satisfied _______ Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____

Goal Area Total Credits _____ Credits Needed ________ Diversity Flagged Course Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ Additional General Education Courses Course Title Credits ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____ ______ __________________________________________________________ _____

Possible Advising

Form