A Transferable Core Curriculum at IUPUI Program Review and Assessment Committee April 13, 2012

Approaches to General Education 1)Core curriculum 2)Distribution requirements 3)Ability-based (or Principle-based) 4)Combination of 2 & 3 above

PRINCIPLES OF UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING PULs are essential ingredients of the undergraduate education experience at IUPUI Form a conceptual framework for all students’ general education Permeate the curriculum Enacted differently in each discipline

PRINCIPLES OF UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING More specific expectations for IUPUI’s graduates are determined by the faculty in a student’s major field of study These expectations speak to what graduates of IUPUI will know and what they will be able to do upon completion of their degree Approved by Faculty Council May 7, 1998 and revised 2005 &

Desired Outcomes Common experience for IUPUI undergraduates (currently there is no ‘general education’ at IUPUI) Simplify transfer across degree programs in different schools Reduce time to degree completion, particularly for transfer students Reduce debt incurred by students who did not take the appropriate course in writing, speech, history, etc. for major

Quick History Task force led by Rick Ward in , provided report to IUPUI Faculty Council Executive Committee Oct. & Nov – effort to reconstitute ‘CLAS’ (Council of Liberal Arts and Science); consensus that it would be preferable to have a campus-wide task force Campus-wide task force created in December, 2011 Two pairs of meetings held in January and February, giving rise to the current working draft (released on March 31, 2012) Campus Town Hall – March 30, 2012 – Feedback, minutes, (and soon – a videotape of the town hall meeting) posted on website: 6

What we’ve learned so far this year… General Education looks really different across schools (first 2 years vs. all 4 years) Schools with accreditation standards tend to ‘get’ competency-based curricula PULs are a combination of competencies and types of knowledge Most of us agree that a competency-based curriculum is desirable

Integration of Knowledge: Principles of Undergraduate Learning Common Core Baccalaureate Competencies Program Competencies PUL 1&2: Analytical Reasoning (6) Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (9) PUL 1: Core Communication (6 ) Life/Physical Sciences (6) PUL 5: Cultural Understanding (3) PUL 3: Integration and Application of Knowledge: First-Year Seminar Capstone PUL 1: Emerging Technologies PUL 3: Integration and Application of Knowledge via 2 RISE Experiences Research International Service Learning Experiential PUL 2: Critical Thinking PUL 6: Values and Ethics Fine Arts and Design, Music, Performing Arts Health and Wellness Civic Knowledge and Engagement PUL 4: Intellectual Depth PUL 4: Intellectual Breadth & Adaptiveness * * * * * high-impact practices A Launching Pad for Other Conversations: IUPUI Model of Integrated Learning Outer Ring: Program Decides Middle Ring: School Decides Common Core : We propose that an Curriculum Committee (task force) with wide representation should decide

Focus Today: Transferable Common Core (30 credits) Principles of Undergraduate Learning Core Communication (6 ) Cultural Understanding (3) Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (9) Analytical Reasoning (6) Life/Physical Sciences (6) Intellectual Breadth & Adaptiveness 9

The Context and Political Climate in 2012 and Beyond Performance-based funding –Rewarding improvements in degree production –Will likely be expanded in next biennium National and state influences (AAC&U’s LEAP report, President Obama’s (and Lumina Foundation’s) ‘Big Goal’, Indiana’s Talent Dividend Senate Bill 182 and House Bill 1220 –Signed into law 3/13/12 –Effective July 1,

SB 182 Each state educational institution, in collaboration with the commission for higher education, shall: (1) not later than December 1, 2012, create and report to the commission for higher education a statewide transfer general education core, to be implemented not later than May 15, The core must be based upon a set of core competencies, translated into at least thirty (30) semester credit hours in areas agreed upon by the state educational institutions, which apply for credit toward undergraduate degrees, including associate degrees and baccalaureate degrees at all campuses of state educational institutions; and …

HB 1220 Each state educational institution shall review each undergraduate degree program offered by the state educational institution to determine the number of credit hours required for the degree and report the results to the commission. If a degree program requires more than: (1) sixty (60) credit hours for an associate degree; or (2) one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for a baccalaureate degree; the state educational institution must provide justification to the commission in the report for the additional credit hours required (e.g., specialized accreditation)

Current IUPUI Response General Education Core Curriculum 30 credits – Analytical Reasoning (6 credits) – Humanities and Social Science (9 credits) – Core Communication (6 credits) – Life and Physical Sciences (6 credits) – Cultural Understanding (3 credits) 13

How Other State Higher Education Institutions Have Responded See Appendix that contrasts: – IUB Common Ground – IUPUI Draft Transferable Common Core – Purdue University Foundational Learning Outcomes – Ivy Tech General Education Core 14

NEXT STEPS Further discussion/faculty input – Faculty Council April 17, 2012 – Determination of IUPUI Transferable Common Core Vote on “Transferable Common Core” – Faculty Council May 1, 2012 – IFC appoint a task force to create course list

The Real Focus Students and Student Learning