1. Fall Convocation Week 2009

2. September finish approval of GEP departments start submitting courses for approval into Goal Areas October GEC starts review of courses courses go to UCC in groups August all new students must use new SCSU GEP

3. Dean of Undergraduate Studies College Curriculum Committees Curriculum Bulletin Publication University Curriculum Committee Faculty SenateAcademic Affairs

4. Goal Area# C or E 1Communicate Orally & in Writing2 2Critical Reasoning1 3Natural & Physical Sciences2 4Mathematical Thinking & Quantitative Reasoning 1 5History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences 2 6Humanities & Fine Arts2 7Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.1 8Global Perspectives1 9Ethical and Civic Engagement1 10Environmental Issues1 11Information Literacy & Technology1 Proposed SCSU General Education Program

5.  40 credits of General Education  Complete three approved diversity courses or experiences ◦ Goal Area 7: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.; ◦ Goal Area 8: Global perspectives; and ◦ One additional General Education course that has a Diversity flag.  A course may satisfy up to 2 goal areas  May double count toward a major or minor  Transfer students with completed MTCs or Goal Area (GA) excused from SCSU GA

6.  No department limit on the # of courses  No prefixes may be excluded from GE  Use regular curriculum approval process  Must be included in the General Education Assessment Plan  May double count toward a major or minor  Course satisfy all or 80 % of the SLOs for a Goal area.  Some goals may be satisfied by approved experiences

7. Possible Advising Form