When
the State University Board of Trustees passed a resolution requiring
that a common general education core be implemented across the University,
the Office of the Provost was charged with ensuring implementation
by the fall 2000 semester.
Resolution
98-241 of the State University Board of Trustees, December of 1998,
requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of general education coursework
for all University baccalaureate candidates in 10 specific knowledge
and skill areas: mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences,
American history, Western civilization, other world civilizations,
humanities, the arts, foreign language, and basic communication;
and in two competencies: critical thinking and information management.
Frequently
Requested Links:
- General
Education Overview and Recommendations
-
Implementation Guidelines for Gen Ed Requirements
CAMPUS
GENERAL EDUCATION RESOURCES: Including the Complete Listing of Approved
Gen-Ed Courses
Implementation began
immediately with the creation of an Advisory Task Force on General Education.
The Task Force was charged with developing learning outcomes for each
of the content areas and establishing guidelines for the most effective
way to move forward. The Task Force ultimately recommended that campuses
submit a detailed General Education Program Proposal for review by a
newly created body: the Provost's Advisory Council on General Education
(PACGE).
In January 2003
Provost Salins implemented new administrative procedures to facilitate
ongoing campus responsibility for SUNY-GER curriculum development and
for reporting to System Administration. The procedures establish a framework
that affords enhanced campus responsibility for approval of SUNY-GER
offerings while maintaining System Administration’s accountability to
the Board of Trustees.
The procedures require
that each campus formally adopt guidelines for the approval of SUNY-GER
offerings that incorporate the Task Force learning outcomes in a manner
that is consistent with the:
Guidelines
for the Approval of Gen Ed Requirement Courses (
) .
Once a campus has
documented the adoption of these guidelines, the Provost’s Office will
operate with the presumption that locally approved SUNY- GER offerings
conform to campus and System guidelines. Campuses will continue to submit
changes to their rosters of SUNY-GER offerings, and the Office of the
Provost will promptly process such submissions. Should questions arise
about a particular course submission; the course will be forwarded to
the newly formed Advisory Council on General Education (ACGE) for adjudication.
ACGE
Membership Roster:
M.
Thomas Cooper
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Monroe Community College
Kerry
S. Grant
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
University at Buffalo
Wayne
Fulks
English Department
Suffolk County Community College
Melanie
Vainder
Director of General Education
Farmingdale State College
Maryann
Faller
Math Department
Adirondack Community College
Melinda
Karnes
Teacher Education
SUNY Fredonia
Melinda
Karnes
Teacher Education
SUNY Fredonia
Andrea
Rubin
Chair, Humanities &
Communication Division
Corning Community College
Sandra
D. Michael
Binghamton University
Ms.
Katherine F. Fenlon
Academic Dean
Jefferson Community College
David
Carson
Department of History and Social Studies
Buffalo State College
Timothy
J. Flanagan
Provost & Vice Provost for
Academic Affairs
SUNY Brockport
Norman
Goodman
Sociology Department
Stony Brook University
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