Revised General Education Program

April 11, 2013

Current vs. Proposed

• Current General Education– 47-52 credits– 16 courses– Number of Courses = 93– Learning Goals (GGs) = 7– Learning Outcomes

• SLOs = 30

– Courses select any GGs and SLOs

• Proposed General Education– 45-50 credits– 15 courses– Number of Courses = 94– Learning Goals (GGs) = 15– Learning Outcomes

• SLOs = 71

– Courses in Areas All have same GGs and select specific SLOs within

– Public Affairs GGs & SLOs

Proposed General Education Structure • Foundations

– First-year Seminar– Written Communication and Information Literacy– Oral Communication– Quantitative Literacy– Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning

• Knowledge of Human Culture– Social and Behavioral Sciences (2 courses)– Humanities– Arts

• Knowledge of the Natural World– Life Sciences– Physical Sciences

• Public Affiars– Constitutions of US & Missouri and American History and Institutions (2 Courses)– Cultural Competence– Public Issues

• Approved by Faculty Senate October 2012 for Revised Program Structure

General Education Application Process

• Evaluation using online application system• Essential Criteria– Well-planned and articulated incorporation of GGs and

SLOs (within application and syllabus)– Clear assessment plan (application alignment with

material in syllabus)– Description of instructional methods that support

student success– Ability to staff proposed sections proposed– Current General Ed. courses also submitted Last Review

material submitted and CGEIP Reviewer Comments documents

General Education Application Process• CGEIP Review Process– 2 CGEIP reviewers evaluated each course submitted

• 147 Applications submitted (103 Courses due to resubmissions)

– Completed CGEIP Reviewer Guide– Summary of Evaluations Posted (online application)– Reviewer Summary Read and CGEIP meeting – Committee discussed course– CGEIP approved or denied courses

• 96 Approved• 50 Denied

– 41 of 50 approved on 2nd submission– 2 Denied because approved in other area (PHI105 & ECO165)– 7 Denied (AST112, ENG200, IDS 297, IDS397, MUS345, MUS346, NUR442;

underlined were denied on 2nd submission)

Courses in Current Gen. Ed. that are missing in Proposed Gen. Ed.

• Course not submitted:– CHM 160/161– CIS 101*– CSC 101*– CSC 111– GST 170– ENG296– PSY 101– THE 109

*Courses not able to submit due to courses being only 2. 0 Credits

• Courses submitted but not approved:– ENG200– IDS397* (IDS297)– MUS345*– MUS346*

*Courses not able to be approved because courses over 200-level not accepted in revised general education (exception is Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning)

Courses New to General Education or Major Revision in Proposed Gen. Ed.

• New Courses to Gen Ed. (In Current Catalog):1. AST 1132. CFD 1633. ECO 1014. ECO 1655. ENG 2836. GLG 1157. MED 2748. SWK 219

• Major Revised:1. BIO 1012. CHM 1073. CHM 116 (CHM 106)4. KIN210 (KIN 100)

• New Courses to Gen Ed. (Not in Current Catalog):1. BIO 1112. CHM 1083. CHM 1174. CIS 2005. CSC 2016. ENG 2017. ENG 2228. KIN 2869. MCL 200

General Education Assessment

• 15 General Education Learning Goals (GGs)– All students will meet these goals when finished– Measured through Specific Learning Outcomes

(SLOs)• 71 SLOs Total• Only have to meet 2-5 SLOs to meet a specific GG

– CGEIP will collect and review data of data from courses (student outcomes on SLOs)

SLOs Assessed in General Education

SLOs Assessed in General Education

SLOs Assessed in General Education

Modality

• Able to complete General Education– Evening options available– Online options available

Projected Enrollment in Areas