Undergraduate General Education Requirements

Undergraduate General Education Requirements List - revised April 2, 2013

Deadline for "grandfathered" goal course proposals: Sept. 10, 2013

Please submit both an electronic copy and a hard copy with original signatures for each proposal to: Catherine Read, Attn: GERC, Mail Stop 8070,
email: fsenate@isu.edu.

All General Education courses MUST have formal proposals submitted and approved through this process before they will be counted as fulfilling General Education requirements. Proposal submissions are encouraged and accepted throughout the spring and summer for processing, and will be put in the pipeline for fall.

General Education Course Proposals Form - refer to Rubrics (below) when completing this form

General Education Objective Rubrics

Introduction: About the Objective Rubrics
General Rubric for Evaluating Proposals for all Objectives
Objective 1: Written English
Objective 2: Spoken English (revised)
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

List of General Education Requirements Committee (GERC) members 2013-14

  • Cathy Peppers (Chair), College of Business -- term expires May 2015
  • Erika Kuhlman, College of Arts & Letters -- term expires May 2014 (on sabbatical Fall 2013)
  • Bob Tokle, College of Arts & Letters -- filling in for Erika Kuhlman Fall 2013
  • Angela Petit, College of Arts & Letters -- term expires May 2016
  • Jerry Lyons, College of Education -- term expires May 2014
  • Julie Melton, Division of Health Sciences -- term expires May 2014
  • Tara Johnson (Secretary), Division of Health Sciences -- term expires May 2015
  • Tracy Payne (Vice-Chair), College of Science & Engineering -- term expires May 2014
  • Andrew Holland, College of Science & Engineering -- term expires May 2016
  • (seat vacant) College of Technology -- term expires May 2016
  • Sandra Shropshire, Library -- term expires May 2015
  • David Blakeman, Undergraduate Curriculum Council Chair (Ex Officio, non-voting) -- term expires May 2014
  • Sarah Mead, Office of the Registrar (Ex Officio, non-voting) -- term expires May 2015
  • (seat vacant), Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs, (Ex Officio, non-voting)
  • Lori Austill, Instructional Technology Research Center (Ex Officio, non-voting) -- term expires May 2016
  • ASISU Student representative (seat vacant) (Ex Officio) -- term expires May 2014
  • Catherine Read, Administrative Assistant