General Education Designation Criteria
- All breadth level General Education courses, all Communications courses, and any Quantitative Literacy courses (BAI, BHU, BSS, BCA, BLS, BPS, CL1, CL2, CI & QI/QL) are assessed on how students are meeting General Education rubrics.
- In each four-year cycle of assessment, the General Education Committee selects one criterion from each rubric to use in assessing General Education courses. View the General Education Assessment Cycle to see which criterion have been selected for the current assessment cycle.
- Every Breadth, Communications, and Quantitative Literacy course will need to identify two specific assignments, one early (within the first seven weeks) in the semester and one late (within the last seven weeks) in the semester, that will be used to assess the selected criterion from your area rubric. Student submissions for these assignments form the basis of the annual assessment by the General Education Committee to determine how students are progressing with their education criteria.
- See the General Education Assessment web page for a step-by-step process about how to link the General Education outcomes to an existing assignment in Canvas. Contact Canvas support if you need assistance.
- Depth courses must be at the 3000 level or above. They must be accessible to non-majors who have a level of academic preparation appropriate for upper division courses.
- Depth courses must support and promote the goals of the University Studies program objectives. They should build on a significant number of the goals expressed in the general education rubrics for the appropriate designation categories. (See appropriate link below)
- CL1, CL2, and CI Designations - Instructions for Submitting a Proposal
- QI and QL Designations - Instructions for Submitting a QI/QL Proposal
Designation Rubrics for General Education Courses
Breadth/Depth Rubrics
Additional General Education Rubrics
