Course Proposal Types

The Gen Ed Council approves the following proposals:

As part of the implementation of the new diversity requirements, the Council is conducted Expedited Reviews of all courses currently holding diversity designations. Information on the Expedited Review process, can be found here

Integrative Experience

The upper-division integrative experience (IE) provides a structured context for students to reflect on their own learning and explore the connections between the broad exposure provided by General Education and the more focused exposure of their major. Each department will submit one overall departmental plan for its majors and as many specific option proposals as are needed for the credited option(s) available to its majors. Click here for more information.

Forms for informational purposes only:
IE Overall Departmental Plan, IE Specific Option Proposal,
IE Instructional Cost Form

Quinquennial Review

In order to maintain the quality of instruction and integrity of designation in General Education courses, each course is reviewed and evaluated every five years.

Watch this instructional video to learn how to submit a quinquennial review proposal.

Forms for informational purposes only:
Form Q, Form LO

New Gen Ed Course

The Gen Ed Council reviews proposals for courses that have never been offered before to assess whether the proposed course fulfills the overall and designation-specific goals and objectives of the Gen Ed curriculum. NOTE: The Gen Ed Council approves the designation only. New courses must also be approved by the Academic Matters Council.

Forms for informational purposes only:
The Relevant Designation Form(s), Form LO

Gen Ed Designation

Proposals can be submitted for a current non-Gen Ed course to be assigned a Gen Ed designation.

Forms for informational purposes only:
The Relevant Designation Form(s), Form LO

Gen Ed Designation Change

Instructors may submit materials to modify the designation(s) of an existing Gen Ed course.

Forms for informational purposes only:
The Relevant Designation Form(s), Form LO

For assistance with the online system, consult the FAQ webpage.

PROPOSAL FORMS

Those relevant to your proposal will be included as part of the online submission process. Below you will find forms that should serve only as guidelines for the system generated online forms.

Please note: Do not upload Word versions of these forms in the online system, they are available here for drafting purposes only; you will be asked to fill these forms out online as part of submitting a new proposal.

Form LO
ALL Designations/ALL Proposal Types
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Form G
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Form H
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Form J
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Form K
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Form DG
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Form DU
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Form M
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Form N
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Form O
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Form Q Quinquennial Review  View (MS Word)
IE Overall Departmental Plan Form
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IE Instructional Cost Form
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IE Specific Option Proposal Form
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