General Education Committee

Principal Function: The principal function of each standing committee is to investigate problems within its area of concern and to propose to the Academic Senate any policy recommendations that result from such study.

Committee Functions:

• To study, review, interpret and recommend, in consultation with the appropriate department or college, General Education programs for approval by the Academic Senate;
• To review and recommend the designation and classification of courses appropriate to the General Education programs;
• To review, on a regular basis, the existing GE-designated courses to ensure continued conformity to GE classification and quality standards; and to recommend changes in GE-designated courses to the Academic Senate after consultation with affected departments and/or colleges;
• To be responsible for the University Catalog and Class Schedule statements on General Education, including identification and classification of General Education courses;
• To cooperate with the University Curriculum Committee and with colleges, departments and programs to seek adequate offerings of General Education courses;
• To aid in the development, facilitation and creation of new courses and program proposals in General Education (following procedures outlined in UPS 411.100);
• To cooperate with college deans in creating General Education Committees in colleges, departments and/or programs, and to work with such committees in order to insure proper representation in General Education policy matters.