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GENERAL EDUCATION

Learn about the unchanged and major changes in the current General Education Policy at California State University, Long Beach. Understand the new requirements, reduced units, and assessment criteria to effectively plan your academic journey.

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GENERAL EDUCATION

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  1. GENERAL EDUCATION At California State University Long Beach

  2. Major,Unchanged aspects ofCurrentGE Policy (PS 00-00)

  3. Categories from EO 595 • Sections 5 & 7 of the policy • A – Communication in the English Language and Critical Thinking – 9 units • B – Natural Sciences and Mathematics • (New title and change in units) • C – Humanities and the Arts (change in units) • D – Citizenship and Social and Behavioral Sciences and History • (New title and change in units) • E – Self-Integration – 3 units

  4. Additional Requirements • Required separately from GE • Section 40404 in Title 5 and EO 405 • United States History • 3 units • Constitution and American Ideals • 3 units • But, EO 338 (=595) allowed inclusion in 48 units since 1980 • Now considered part of Category D

  5. At CSULB, GE consists of3 sequential phases • Section 3 of policy • Foundation – all of “A” and Mathematics (B.2.) • Explorations – rest of “B” and all of “C”, “D”, & “E” • Global Issues • Human Diversity in the U.S. (new title) • Capstone • Final three courses • Double count within Explorations • Advanced Skills • Service Learning • Interdisciplinary (I)

  6. MajorChanges fromCurrentGE Policy(PS 00-00)

  7. Required Outcomes and Assessment • Learning Outcomes are provided (Sec. 2) • All courses must • address at least one learning outcome • All departments must • provide evidence of assessment of • learning outcomes • for course re-approval for GE • The entire program must be assessed by the GEGC (Section 13.4.1.)

  8. Policy Clarification/Organization • Sections numbered using 1.1.1 convention • Sections moved and/or combined to clarify requirements • Combined all general requirements into one single section • Eliminated section on composition of GEGC; • Will be in new committee charge

  9. Reduction in Units • Currently – 51, Proposed – 48, Why? • Title 5 (EO 338/595) required 48 in 1980 • Since 1980 CSULB has required 51 • Would count only 3 of 6 units associated with • United States History and • Constitution and American Ideals • So, General Education required 51 units • CO has requested that campuses use 48 • CSULB will count all 6 units • Thus, only 48 total

  10. Reduced units in “B”, “C”, & “D” • Currently • 11 in “B” (reduced by senate from 12) • 12 in “C” • 15 in “D” • Total = 38 • Proposed • 9 in “B”, 9 in “C”, 12 in “D” • 6 “floater” units among the three • Total = 36

  11. Counting units from major department toward GE • Currently • courses in major department may not be double counted as GE, EXCEPT • for certain special cases. • Their number keeps growing, and • result is much confusion. • Proposed (Section 4.3) • allow up to 10 units • in the major department • to count as General Education

  12. How many current patterns? • pre-1981 – based on earlier requirements • 1981 – based on PS 81-11 • introduced Categories A-E • 9 UD units required, 6 of which are in “I” courses • 1985 – based on PS 81-11 amended 1985 • required course in World Societies & Cultures in D • 1993 – based on PS 91-00 • HD required • 1999 – based on PS 98-00 • all 9 UD units must be in Capstone courses • Global Issues separated from D • “C” or better required in Foundation courses

  13. Returning students – New Requirements (Sec. 6.1.) • Returning students • those who left with no more than one remaining course may graduate under earlier pattern • reduced mainly for pre-1981 pattern in 00-00 • All returning students • must complete 9 upper division GE units • 6 of which must be capstone (same as 00-00)

  14. Transfer Students –New Requirements (Sec. 6.2) • Currently all CCC transfer students with full GE certification must complete only • Capstone - here (relatively easy) or elsewhere (relatively difficult) • Currently all other transfer students must complete • Capstone, Human Diversity in the U.S. and Global Issues • As well as all remaining requirements in Categories A-E • Proposed – all transfers must complete • Capstone, Human Diversity in the U. S., and Global Issues • here (relatively easy) or elsewhere (relatively difficult) • As well as all remaining requirements in Categories A-E • Of 165 Interdisciplinary (I) courses • 53 (32%) are Global Issues (G) • 20 (12%) are Human Diversity in the U.S. (HD) • CCC transfers • May have already completed HD and/or G • but not Capstone (Must be completed at CSULB)

  15. Changes to titles of categories • EO 595 • long, descriptive statements • not shorter titles for categories • CSULB utilizes shorter titles • Titles stated 3 times in document • Sections 3, 5, & 7 • sometimes different titles are used • Current titles may confuse naïve readers

  16. Category A • EO 595 – communication in the English language, to include both oral communication and written communication, and in critical thinking, to include consideration of common fallacies in reasoning. • 00-00 - Communication in the English language and Critical Thinking • Proposed title - Communication in the English Language and Critical Thinking

  17. Category A.1. • CSULB designation • 00-00 - written composition in English or written English • Proposed - Written Communication in English

  18. Category A.2. • CSULB designation • 00-00 - oral communication(s) • Proposed - Oral Communication in English

  19. Category A.3. • CSULB designation • 00-00 - critical thinking • Proposed - Critical Thinking

  20. Category B • EO 595 - inquiry into the physical universe and its life forms, with some immediate participation in laboratory activity, and into mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning and their applications. • 00-00 - Physical Universe • Proposed – Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  21. Category B.1 • CSULB designation • Not given specific title in 00-00 • Proposed – Natural Sciences

  22. Category B.1.a. & B.1.b. • CSULB designation • 00-00 – Life sciences or biological sciences (B.1.a.) and physical sciences (B.1.b.) • Proposed – Biological Sciences (B.1.a.) and Physical Sciences (B.1.b.)

  23. Category B.2. • CSULB designation • 00-00 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning • Proposed - Mathematics

  24. Category B.3. • CSULB designation • 00-00 – no specific title • Proposed – Additional Natural Sciences and Mathematics courses • necessary primarily for natural science courses lacking a laboratory component, many of which are capstone

  25. Category C • EO 595 – arts, literature, philosophy and foreign languages. • 00-00 - Humanities and the Arts • Proposed - Humanities and the Arts

  26. Category C.1. • CSULB designation • 00-00 – Fine Arts • Proposed – Fine Arts

  27. Category C.2. • CSULB designation • 00-00 – not given title – C.2.a. – literature; C.2.b. – philosophy; C.2.c. – foreign language(s) • Proposed – use same designations for C.2.a, b, and c, with plural for languages • Write in Humanities as title for C.2.?

  28. Category C.3. • CSULB designation • 00-00 – no specific title • Proposed – Additional Humanities and the Arts • necessary for humanities courses that do not easily fit into literature, philosopy, or foreign language

  29. Category D • EO 595 – human social, political, and economic institutions and behavior and their historical background • 00-00 – either Social and Behavioral Sciences and History or Social and Behavioral Sciences and their Historical Background • Proposed – Citizenship and Social and Behavioral Sciences and History

  30. Category D.1. • CSULB designation; EO 405 – United States History, Constitution and American Ideals • 00-00 – either U.S. History and the Constitution and American Political Institutions and Processes or Citizenship • Proposed – Citizenship

  31. Categories D.1.a. & D.1.b. • CSULB designation • 00-00 – U.S. History (D.1.a.); U.S. Constitution and Ideals (D.1.b.) • Proposed – U.S. History (D.1.a.) and the Constitution and American Ideals (D.1.b.)

  32. Category D.2. • CSULB designation • 00-00 – Social and Behavioral Science or Other Social and Behavioral Sciences • Proposed – Social and Behavioral Sciences and History

  33. Category E • EO 595 – study designed to equip human beings for lifelong understanding and development of themselves as integrated physiological and psychological entities. • 00-00 – Self-Integration or The Integrated Self • Proposed – Self-Integration

  34. Summary of 48 required units • Category A – 9 units • Category B – minimum of 9 units • Category C – minimum of 9 units • Category D – minimum of 12 units • Category E – 3 units • Six units to “float” among B, C, and D • Overlapping requirements for • Global Issues • Human Diversity in the U.S. • Capstone

  35. I am done!Thank you!! Questions, comments??

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