Undergraduate General Education Requirements

Undergraduate General Education Requirements List - revised April 2, 2013

Deadlines for "grandfathered" goal course proposals: April 2, 2013 and Sept. 10, 2013

All General Education courses MUST have formal proposals submitted and approved through this process before they will be counted as fulfilling General Education requirements. Proposals will be accepted throughout the spring and summer to be processed and put in the pipeline for fall.

General Education Objective Rubrics

Introduction: About the Objective Rubrics
General Rubric for Evaluating Proposals for all Objectives - forthcoming
Objective 1: Written English
Objective 2: Spoken English
Objective 3: Mathematics
Objective 4: Humanities, Fine Arts, and Foreign Languages
Objective 5: Natural Science
Objective 6: Behavioral and Social Science
Objective 7: Critical Thinking
Objective 8: Information Literacy
Objective 9: Cultural Diversity
All Objective Rubrics (in one document)

Sample General Education Course Proposals

  • Objective 1 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 2 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 3 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 4 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 5 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 6 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 7 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 8 Sample Proposal
  • Objective 9 Sample Proposal

List of General Education Requirements Committee (GERC) members

  • Susan Swetnam, Chair, College of Arts & Letters - term expires May 2013
  • Cathy Peppers, Vice-Chair, College of Business - term expires May 2015
  • Benjamin Crosby, Secretary, College of Science & Engineering - term expires May 2013
  • Rebecca Branden, College of Technology - term expires May 2013
  • Tara Johnson, Division of Health Sciences - term expires May 2015
  • Erika Kuhlman, College of Arts & Letters - term expires May 2014
  • Jerry Lyons, College of Education - term expires May 2014
  • Sarah Mead, Office of the Registrar (Ex Officio) - term expires May 2015
  • Julie Melton, Division of Health Sciences - term expires May 2014
  • Tracy Payne, College of Science & Engineering - term expires May 2014
  • Jenny Semenza, Library - term expires May 2015
  • Michael Spall, Instructional Technology Research Center (Ex Officio) - term expires May 2013
  • ASISU Student representative (seat vacant)