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General Education April 2017 Town Halls Overview: Again? In 2013, we accepted a major revision to the General Education curriculum. This is about improvement We can build on the 2014 curriculum Your feedback is the first step, not

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General Education

April 2017 Town Halls

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Overview: Again?

In 2013, we accepted a major revision to the General Education curriculum.

This is about improvement
We can build on the 2014 curriculum
Your feedback is the first step, not the last

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Overview: Charge

The General Education Steering Committee will initiate a review of the structure of

ur General Education curriculum. Outcomes of the evaluation process shall

include:

Faculty and student conversations
Creating clear policies for General Education certification
Establishing routine assessment
Eliminate navigational issues in General Education
Compliance with accreditation

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Overview: Observations

Specific Gen Ed courses required by majors lead to setbacks
Co- and pre-requisites still exist
Interpretation and assessment of learning outcomes is difficult
Dual category certification is difficult
“Syllabus drift”
Transferring is easier
As the advisors say, “General Education” is not “general”

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Data

Broad, averages
Still gathering

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2014-2016 Graduates Gen Ed Hrs Earned Total Hrs Earned

(source: OPEIR)

Transfer Institutional Total Transfer Institutional Total Mean 10.1 48.5 53.4 12.3 125.2 131.9 Median 9.0 49.0 52.0 9.0 123.0 128.0 Min 0.0 6.0 33.0 0.0 61.0 120.0 Max 54.0 83.0 95.0 106.0 199.0 206.0 Percentage of Hours by Type* % Transfer Hrs are Gen Ed 73.3% % Inst. Hrs are Gen Ed 38.8% % Total Hrs are Gen Ed 40.5%

* = sum(gen ed hrs)/sum(total hrs)

Data: Total Credit Hours

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Data: Pareto Distribution

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

Course Enrollment accounting for 80%

f total Gen Ed Enrollment

Academic Years 2014-2016 Total Enrollment = 96,504 Number of Gen Ed Courses = 49

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Overview: Summary

General Education is working. Can it work better?

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Discussion What is the purpose of a General Education curriculum?

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Discussion

Current categories

Rhetoric & Writing (6 credits) Fine Arts & Humanities (12)

Visual and Performing Arts
Historical Understanding
Literature
Thoughts, Values, & Beliefs

Natural Sciences (7-8) Behavioral & Social Sciences (6) Mathematics (3) Statistics (3) Non-Western Culture (3)

What should a General Education curriculum include?

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Discussion How are students benefitting from our General Education curriculum?

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Discussion Are there roadblocks in the General Education curriculum?

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Discussion Should institutional students have the same options as transfer students?

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General Education

April 2017 Town Halls