FLOWCHART ILLUSTRATING APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR NEW AND RENEWING

FLOWCHART ILLUSTRATING APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR NEW AND RENEWING GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Teach • course receives Gen Ed status until next review cycle. • update catalog • schedule Approved Faculty Senate • vote to accept course for Gen Ed credit Approved Faculty Senate Executive Committee • verifies proposal readiness and forwards to Faculty Senate Approved – unanimously on first review, or simple majority on subsequent review Recommendation University Curriculum Committee • reviews course content, relationship with other courses, and extent to which the course addresses Gen Ed intended learning outcomes. • does not assess learning. University General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee • as required, reviews courses with respect Approved – not unanimous Proposal to grant or renew course Gen Ed status to Gen Ed intended learning outcomes and recommends action by Curriculum Committee. • oversees review and modification of coreand breadth-area Gen Ed intended learning outcomes as needed based on Gen Ed course reviews. Informal consultation as needed Department • develops proposal. • consults with University General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee regarding Gen Ed intended learning outcomes (informal). • gathers all required signatures. Begin Here Version 2. 1 6/9/2010