General Education Course Form


This form is for courses that fulfill students' distribution requirements and have previously been approved for inclusion in the Catalog.  It aims to bring our general education program into alignment with the requirement  from SACS that we specify college-level competencies and develop ways to assess those competencies.



Read critically and interpret literary works in English
Use the methods of the physical or life sciences to examine the natural world
Understand the nature of mathematical inquiry
Create, perform or analyze works of visual or performing arts
Think analytically about the past using the sources and methods of historical inquiry
Understand concepts and methods of studying human behavior culture society
Use a foreign or classical language to apprehend another cultural world
Examine philosophical texts or religious texts and practices



The syllabus for this course should state that:
  • It fulfills the distribution requirement in X
  • It aims to develop one of the competencies listed above
  • At least one assignment will be used to assess this competency

Yes
No


Yes
No

If this is not a writing-intensive (WI) course, skip to the next section.
Students critique each other's work
Students must revise and rewrite at least one assignment
Students write a number of short pieces
Students write at least one long paper (15+pp)
Class time is devoted to teaching writing
Students typically write a total of 25 or more pages
Students typically write a total of 15 or more pages

Yes
No

Yes
No



Embedded Assessment

In the text box below, you will be asked to describe how assessment of a competency is embedded in your course.  For your information, each of the competencies below is linked to a document describing the embedded assessment method in that category of competency.  If you want, you can click on the sentence to refresh your memory, then return to this form and proceed to the last question.

1. Communicate effectively in writing
2. Read critically and interpret literary works in English
3. Use the methods of the physical or life sciences to examine the natural world
4. Understand the nature of mathematical inquiry
5. Create, perform, or analyze works of visual or performing art
6. Think analytically about the past using the sources and methods of historical inquiry
7. Understand concepts and methods of studying human behavior,culture, and society
8. Use a foreign or classical language to apprehend another cultural world
9. Examine philosophical texts or religious texts and practices