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UGA New General Education Curriculum

UGA New General Education Curriculum. Effective Fall 2008. New General Education Curriculum Timeline. September 2004 Provost established the Task Force on General Education and Student Learning August 2005 Report of the Task Force on General Education and Student Learning was printed

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UGA New General Education Curriculum

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  1. UGA New General Education Curriculum Effective Fall 2008

  2. New General Education CurriculumTimeline • September 2004 • Provost established the Task Force on General Education and Student Learning • August 2005 • Report of the Task Force on General Education and Student Learning was printed • September 2005 • Provost charged the General Education Subcommittee of the UCC with implementation of the task force recommendations

  3. New General Education CurriculumTimeline • September 29, 2006 • UCC approved New General Education Curriculum Framework • November 2, 2006 • Framework approved by University Council • November 11, 2006 • Framework approved by President Adams • April 20, 2007 • Framework approved by the Board of Regents Council on General Education

  4. General Education System • October 2007 • Implementation of the General Education System • Conducted workshops for faculty and staff • www.gened.uga.edu

  5. CourseApproval Routing in CAPA Department Course Initiator Department Staff Review Department Committee Review Process DEPARTMENT Department Head Review Cross Listed Departments/Honors Review College/School Course Initiator (applies to College/School without departments) Graduate School Initial Staff Review College/School Initial Staff Review Graduate School Curriculum Committee Review College/School Curriculum Committee Review COLLEGE/SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOOL College/School Final Staff Review Graduate School Final Staff Review College/School Dean Review Graduate School Dean Review VP for Instruction Initial Staff Review Biological Sciences Humanities & Fine Arts University Curriculum Committee Subcommittees Other Professional Courses Physical Sciences & Mathematics VP FOR INSTRUCTION VP for Instruction Staff Review Social Sciences University Curriculum Committee Executive Committee VP for Instruction Final Staff Review College/School Graduate School Registrar Online Bulletin Courses may be electronically returned to previous levels in the approval process according to Curriculum policy.

  6. New General Education Curriculum Status • What’s different Effective Fall 2008

  7. New General Education CurriculumCore Curriculum I. Foundation Courses (9 hours) • English Composition I and English Composition II • Mathematical Modeling (or other approved Math course) II. Sciences (7-8 hours) • Physical Sciences (3-4 hours) • Life Sciences (3-4 hours) III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours) IV. World Languages, Culture, Humanities, and the Arts (12 hours) • World Languages and Culture (9 hours) • Humanities and the Arts (3 hours) V. Social Sciences (9 hours) VI. Courses Related to the Major (18 hours)

  8. New General Education Curriculum Status • Board of Regents’ concerns • What’s next--Abilities

  9. General Education CurriculumAbilities • Communicate effectively through writing • Communicate effectively through speech • Critical thinking (Engage in complex thought, analysis, and reasoning) • Moral reasoning (Ethics)

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