The official syllabus for a General Education Course will be posted on the University web site and will be used for advising and a variety of other purposes. The syllabus must clearly identify the course as a General Education Course and must indicate the knowledge area (or areas) of the program to which it pertains. In addition, the syllabus must identify the broad program goals and specific knowledge-area goals addressed by the course, and it must include a description of the ways student learning will be assessed to determine fulfillment of both the broad general education program goals and the goals established for the particular knowledge area of the program.

The official General Education Course Syllabus should be submitted in the following format:

Department Prefix: ________ (three or four capital letters)

Course Number: ________ (three numbers)

Course Title: _________________________________________________________________

Prerequisites: __________________________________________ Credit Hours: ___________

A.Catalog Entry (Including Prerequisites). For each General Education Course, include the following statement at the end of the catalog entry: This course has been approved for General Education credit in the XXXX Area of the curriculum.

B. Detailed Description of Content of Course

C. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

D. Goals and Objectives of the Course. In addition to a statement of course-specific goals and objectives, include a description of the broad general education program goals and the goals established for the particular knowledge area of the program as these goals will be addressed in this course.

E. Assessment Measures. In addition to a statement of course-specific assessment measures, include a description of the ways student learning will be assessed to determine fulfillment of the broad general education program goals and the goals established for the particular knowledge area of the program.

F. Other Course Information

G. APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS

All courses must be reviewed departmentally at three-year intervals. All General Education Courses must be reviewed by the General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee at five-year intervals.