Curriculum

The General Education Committee (GEC) meets on 1^st/3^rd Monday’s of each month during the Fall and Spring semesters, from 3:30 – 5:00 pm in GMH 325.

2025-2026  Membership

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating general education curricula. 
• Conducting a systematic review of the General Education Program by examining existing courses on a regular, rotating basis, and recommending curricular changes and assessing the quality and learning outcomes of the General Education Program by communicating any specific assessment tasks to the Senate Executive Committee to charge the General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC). 
• Reviewing and approving proposals for curricular changes in general education, including changes resulting from revisions of existing courses and proposals for admitting additional courses into the program after these courses have been approved by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. 
• Evaluating general education proposals within the established program structure, taking into consideration the needs of students and of society, the mission of the university, the necessity for quality general education, and the goals of the program. 
• Consulting formally with the academic departments about coordination of the General Education Program by informing chairpersons in writing of proposals being considered that relate to their programs and by providing adequate opportunity for departments to be heard prior to committee and senate action on such proposals. 
• Studying different models of interdisciplinary courses, determining their appropriateness for general education, and encouraging faculty to develop such courses. 
• Monitoring the development and application of methods for assessing the proficiency of students' skills to ensure that waivers of required skills courses, with or without retroactive credit, are appropriately granted. 
• Encouraging the development of additional writing emphasis courses and writing in the major programs, monitoring their availability and systematically reviewing them according to established guidelines. 
• Authorizing substitutions or waivers for individual students in the General Education Program. 
• Oversee the University's Associate Degree curriculum. 

Charge Letter

Click here for previous academic year committee membership, meeting minutes, charge letters, final reports and committee documents for the General Education Committee.

2025-2026 Membership

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all General Education courses being taught are assessed on a cycle determined by the GE committee. 
• Ensuring that assessment instruments are appropriate for their intended uses. 
• Assisting departments in the development and improvement of appropriate assessment instruments. 
• Supervising ongoing assessment reporting in order to support and record General Education assessment activities. 
• Compiling assessment results at the end of each academic year. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• General Education Committee. GEC coordinates the General Education Program and all policies related to program level assessment. The General Education Committee uses assessment data when fulfilling its obligation to regularly review the program. (refer to Faculty Senate By-Laws, Part II, Section J)
• General Education Assessment Committee. GEAC reports to GEC and executes the assessment policies established by GE. (refer to Faculty Senate By-Laws, Part II, Section I)
• Departments/Programs. Departments and Programs are responsible for complying with the assessment policies established by GE. Departments/Programs are responsible for the design, implementation, and use of their assessment instruments.
• University Assessment Coordinator. The Assessment Coordinator serves as consultant to both GE and GEAC. The Assessment Coordinator also serves as a resource for Departments seeking to comply with the assessment policies established by GE.

Charge Letter

GEAC Attachment

Click here for previous academic year committee membership, meeting minutes, charge letters, final reports, and committee documents for the General Education Assessment Committee.