University General Education Committee

The committee also includes the following non-voting ex officio members or their designees:

• Provost Timothy O’Donnell (designee: Brian Ogle)
• Dean of Admissions Melissa Yakabouski, or designee
• Associate Provost for Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness Debra Schleef, or designee

2.6.6 University General Education Committee The committee consists of five faculty members appointed at-large. Experience with the general education program is a factor when making appointments to this committee. The committee also includes the following non-voting ex officio members or their designees: the Provost, Dean of Admissions, and the Associate Provost for Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness. The committee’s duties are to:

.1 Maintain the philosophy, for all undergraduate degrees, of the general education curriculum as a fundamental component of a liberal arts education;

.2 Establish procedures and criteria for the approval, deletion, and alteration of courses fulfilling the requirements of the general education curriculum;

.3 Review and approve or reject proposals for courses to be designated general education courses, once those courses have been approved by the University Curriculum Committee;

.4 Review and evaluate general education courses on a scheduled and on-going basis to ensure that courses continue to fulfill the relevant general education course criteria, making suggestions for course revisions or removal from the general education curriculum as appropriate;

.5 Review the adequacy of general education offerings and make recommendations regarding general education course supply in particular requirement areas;

.6 Make information available regarding the procedures and deadlines for proposing courses to the general education committee;

.7 Review applications for general education designations for transfer courses, including equivalencies for AP, IB, CLEP, and other courses of study; and

.8 Perform other duties consistent with its charge as assigned by the University Faculty Council.