cla curriculum and general education workshop february 2015

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CURRICULUM CYCLE AND CALENDARS

CURRICULUM CYCLE -

SPRING THROUGH FALL

PROPOSED CURRICULUM

3- WEEK UNIVERSITY WIDE REVIEW (Nov/Dec)

CERTIFICATION

EFFECTIVE FOLLOWING FALL (2016-17)

CATALOG EDIT Includes all curriculum from the past cycle (Feb/Mar)

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS LINKS http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/policies_and_procedures/academics.html

CURRICULUM Curriculum Calendar and Deadlines

Links to GE and University Curriculum Forms and information

Standard Course Outline and Syllabus Policy

EPCC Minutes

Curriculum Flowchart

Instructional Resources Attendance, grading, cheating and plagiarism, office hours, etc.

Academic Calendars (Registration, final exam schedules, etc.)

PROCEDURES

DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE AND DEPT. CHAIR

COLLEGE APPROVAL

EPCC COMMITTEE APPROVAL

OTHER APPROVALS (SEE FLOWCHART)

GENERAL EDUCATION

NEW PROGRAMS AND CHANGES THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL APPROVALS

REPORTS AND RESOURCES

• CSLINK REPORTS

• ACTIVE COURSE REPORT LBSR0008E• COURSE ATTRIBUTES, GE CATEGORY, TYPICALLY OFFERED

SEMESTERS • Needed for filling out Course Change curriculum forms

• COURSE CATALOG REQUISITE REPORT LBSR0236 • Needed to confirm which prerequisites are enforced

CHOOSING THE RIGHT CURRICULUM FORM

COURSE FLOWCHART - DETERMINE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO - NEW COURSE / CHANGE / GENERAL EDUCATION?

Course Classification

C-1 to C-6

1 class hr and 1 wtu

C-7 to C-14

2 class hrs and 1.3 wtu

C-15 & above

Supervision

S-1 (48) = .25 wtu

S-2 (36) = .33 wtu

S-3 (25) = .50 wtu

S-4 (24) = .67 wtu

S-5 (23) = 1.0 wtu

COURSE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMCURRICULUM HANDBOOK ATTACHMENT 4.2

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH GENERAL EDUCATION CATEGORIES

PROGRAM FLOWCHART

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A1 Written Comm

A2 Oral Comm

A3 Critical Thinking

B2 Math/Quant. Reasoning

**Curriculum item-Prereq for GE courses

100-199 Foundations

All other GE must have pre or co-req from Foundation.

300 and above

Must have entire Foundation as prereq.

GENERAL EDUCATION – CATEGORY FOUNDATION (100-199)

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH COURSE CLASSIFICATIONS

Explorations

B1 Natural Sciences

C Arts & Humanities

D Social Science & Citizenship

E Lifelong Learning & Self Development

Capstone (F)

Interdisciplinary

Service Learning

Advanced Skills

Integrative Learning

Writing Intensive

GENERAL EDUCATION CATEGORIES CONT.–

STEP 2- IDENTIFY GE ESSENTIAL SKILLS

COMPLETE NECESSARY PAPERWORK GEAR FORM The General

Education Action form is found at the GEGC weblink:

http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/ge/faculty

SCOStandard Course

Outline Template is available at the CLA website.

http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/policies_and_procedures/academics.html

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All GE proposals must first be approved at the EPCC; give yourself time to meet the GEGC deadline for submission and approval.

GENERAL EDUCATION REVIEW DEADLINES

Submitted 10/1 – 2/15

Submitted 2/16 - 9/30

Courses new to GE

Effective the next Fall

Effective the next Fall

Existing Courses New to GE or adding a GE Category

Effective the next Fall

Effective the next Spring Semester

Existing GE Courses Asking to Remove a GE Category

Effective the next Fall

Effective the next Spring

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