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Topics General Education Committee
◦ Function/Charge◦ Members◦ Guiding Principles
Proposed General Education Framework◦ Proposed changes◦ General Education Student Learning Outcomes
and Assessment
General Education Approval Procedure◦ General Education Courses◦ “Concentrations”
Functions of the GECTo ensure the general education
curriculum is established, monitored, reviewed, and assessed
To oversee General Education Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
To determine which undergraduate courses qualify for general education credit
To maintain the official catalog of RIT’s General Education Curriculum and associated courses
Academic Senate Charge to GECCreate a set of overarching
principles to guide general education curricular reform that:◦complements RIT’s mission, ◦serves RIT students, ◦reflects the diversity of the University, ◦conforms to New York State’s statutory
requirements and ◦complies with the RIT approved General
Education Student Learning Outcomes
Academic Senate Charge to GECSeek advice and consultation
from the curriculum committees of the College of Liberal Arts and College of Science
Ensure that the needs and interests of all colleges are appropriately considered
Academic Senate Charge to GECTake into consideration
budgetary implications Benchmark against colleges and
universities of interestAfter consultation with the ICC,
forward the proposed curriculum to the Academic Senate for action
GEC MembershipMembership of the General Education Committee The chief academic officer or designee, ex-officio, voting,
Dick Doolittle Academic dean representative, Robert Ulin Academic Senate representative, Amit Ray The Director of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment, ex-
officio, non-voting, Anne Wahl Faculty representative from each college of the University:
◦ COS, Elizabeth Hane, Chair◦ COLA, Franz Foltz◦ SCB, TBD◦ CAST, George Zion◦ GCCIS, Rajendra Raj◦ KGCOE, Surendra Gupta◦ NTID, David Templeton◦ CIAS, Naomi Orwin
GEC Guiding PrinciplesExisting Framework Meet the New York State Education Department (NYSED)
requirements (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/lrp/liberalarts)
Ensure that students achieve RIT’s General Education Learning Outcomes
Be consistent with the Academic Program Profiles Support RIT’s goals, values, vision and mission Support the IWC Comprehensive Writing Program initiative
Depth and Breadth Contribute to the development of a breadth of knowledge
by providing course offerings from a broad range of disciplines, including math, humanities, and the natural and social sciences
Allow students to explore a particular area of knowledge in depth through a series of related courses
Provide opportunities for students to make connections between courses and across disciplines
Be integrated into all four or five years of a student’s education at RIT
GEC Guiding PrinciplesSupporting programs/majors Provide a progression of courses that are integrated with major
fields of study Provide courses that support the basic requirements for
students in the majors
Implementation Be clear and concise to ease processes for: Scheduling,
Auditing, Advising Offer students courses and programs that support their major
field of study and other interests Provide students choices in how to fulfill their requirements Be clear and easy to understand for students, faculty, and staff Allow for easy adaptation for future reform
Other Be intellectually stimulating for faculty and students Be adaptive to changing curricula and a changing world Support innovation, creativity, scholarship, and
entrepreneurship
Proposed General Education Framework
Proposed changesGeneral Education Student
Learning Outcomes and Assessment
How the New Framework Differs
University-wide engagement Not disciplinary, but outcome driven
First-Year SeminarOpportunities for integrated and inter-/trans-disciplinary experiences
Intentional scaffoldingWriting intensive
General Education Framework
BS BFA AS AAS
Foundation First-Year Seminar/1st-year writing
intensive course
6 6 6 6
PerspectivesCategories TBD * 15 15 15 12
Mathematical/Scientific/Tech Literacy
12(4
courses)
0 6 6
ImmersionArts and Sciences Concentration
Requirements *Choose 3 additional, related
courses
9 9 0 0
Number of Required Credits 42 30 27 24
General Education Electives 18 0 3 0
TOTAL 60 30 30 24
First Year
Seminar
First Year
Writing
Perspectiv
es 5
Quant Literac
y
Perspectives 4
Perspectives 3
Perspectives 2
Perspectives 1
Quant Literac
y
Science
Literacy
Science
Literacy
Conc. 3
Conc. 2
Conc. 1
Elective General Education courses to bring total to 60 credits
PerspectivesFoundation Immersion
General Education Framework BS Degree
Minor 4
(optional)
Minor 5
(optional)
Basic Writing (option
al)
Capst
one (
opti
onal)
First Year
Seminar
First Year
Writing
Basic Writing (option
al)
Conc. 3
Conc. 2
Conc. 1
Capst
one (
opti
onal)
Minor 4
(optional)
Total should be a minimum of 30 credits
Minor 5
(optional)
General Education – BFA Degree
PerspectivesFoundation Immersion
Perspectiv
es 5
Perspectiv
es 4
Perspectiv
es 3
Perspectiv
es 2
Perspectiv
es 1
Quant Literacy(optiona
l)
Science Literacy(optiona
l)
First Year
Seminar
First Year
Writing
Additional program determined or elective courses to bring total to 30 credits
General Education – AS Degrees
PerspectivesFoundation
Basic Writing (option
al)
Perspectives 5
Perspectives 4
Perspectives 3
Perspectives 2
Perspectives 1
Quant Literac
y
Science
Literacy
First Year
Seminar
First Year
Writing
Additional program determined or elective courses to bring total to 25 credits
General Education – AAS Degrees
Choose 4 of 5; TBD
PerspectivesFoundation
Basic Writing (option
al)
Perspectives 5
Perspectives 4
Perspectives 3
Perspectives 2
Perspectives 1
Quant Literac
y
Science
Literacy
General Education AssessmentAlignment/mapping of General
Education Student Learning Outcomes to Courses
Current Assessment Plan Implementation◦General Education Faculty Teams
Assessment Management System◦Taskstream
Gen Ed Course Review/Approval
GEC will review and evaluate all new proposals for courses for General Education credit using:
◦State of New York Liberal Arts and Sciences Guidelines
◦RIT Student General Education Student Learning Outcomes
Gen Ed Course Review/Approval
The College Curriculum Committee provides:
A cover memo (required form) :◦Process of approval◦Alignment to General Education
Framework An outline for the course being
reviewed in the ICC New/Revised Course Outline format
Gen Ed Course Review/Approval
GEC reviews the proposed course and forwards the recommendation to the Chief Academic Officer
GEC informs the ICC of the recommendations and the RIT community of the final decision regarding the course proposal
GEC maintains database of currently approved courses
“Concentration” ApprovalCourses within a concentration
go through the same approval process
For approval as a General Education Concentration, a group of three courses ideally should:◦Explore a perspective area in greater
detail◦Integrate across perspectives◦Lead to a minor with the addition of
two courses