Gec report

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REFORMS IN GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

CMO No. 20 s.2013 – the new GEC in response to K=12 Program

CMO NO.59 s.1996 – specification of 63 units common to all baccalaureate degree holders

CMO NO.4 s.1997 – creation of GEC A and GEC B

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BACKGROUND

WHAT IS IT?

REVISED CORE COURSES

TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

GENERAL EDUC.

ELECTIVES

MANDATED

SUBJECT

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Provisions of the Constitution

Republic Act 7722

CMO 2 S. 2011

K to 12

College Readiness Standards

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General Education Curriculum

Common to all undergraduateDifferent ways of knowingBroad and wide range

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General Education Outcomes

Intellectual CompetenciesPersonal and Civic CompetenciesPractical Responsibilities

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I. 24 Units of Core Courses II. 9 Units of Elective Courses

III. 3 Units of the Life and Works of Rizal (as Manddated by Law)

Understanding the Self/Pag-unawa sa Sarili

Environmental Science

Readings in Philippines History/Mga Babasahin hinggil sa Kasaysayan ng

Pilipinas

People and the Earth’s Ecosystems

The Contemporary World/Ang Kasalukuyang

Daidig

Human Reproduction

Mathematics in the Modern World/Matematika sa Makabagong Daidig

Living in the IT Era

Purposive Communication/Malayuning

Komunikasyon

Religions, Religious Experiences and Spirituality

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I. 24 Units of Core Courses II. 9 Units of Elective Courses

III. 3 Units of the Life and Works of Rizal (as Manddated by Law)

Art Appreciation/Pagpapahalaga sa Sining

Philippine Indigenous Communities

Science, Technology and Society/Agham, Teknolohiya, at Lipunan

Gender and Society

Ethics/Etika The Entrepreneurial Mind

Great Books

Philippine Popular Culture

Indigenous Creative Crafts

Reading Visual Art

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Transitory Provisions

Orient and Train

Design

Develop

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CMO NO. 59 S. 1996

CMO NO. 4 S. 1997

CMO NO. 20 S. 2013

63 UNITS GEC A ------> 63 UNITS

GEC B ------> 51 UNITS

36 UNITS

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