general education @ ship
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General Education @ SHIP
Produced by the General Education Council @ Shippensburg University
September 25, 2018
A handbook for advisors and their students
At Shippensburg University, we want our students to:
develop solid
recognize
consider the importance of
understand the that
surround them
and
appreciate .
The Mission of General Education @ Shippensburg University
Why do we need a handbook?
What is the General Education Council (GEC)?
We have an opportunity to demonstrate we are a student-ready university
The structure of our General Education Program
At Shippensburg University, we want our students to:
develop solid
recognize
consider the importance of
understand the that
surround them
and
appreciate .
The transition from old to new is already reflected in myDegreeAudit
The rest of this document presents the details
Still need more information?
Who can I talk to if I have questions about the new General Education Program?
https://www.ship.edu/gec/
Who can I talk to if I have questions about UNIV101 or the First Year Experience Program?
https://www.ship.edu/fye/
Program requirements and policies
At Shippensburg University, we want our students to:
develop solid
recognize
consider the importance of
understand the
that surround them
and appreciate
first year seminar
written communication
oral
communication
historical themes
quantitative reasoning
15
diversity
global
perspectives
foreign language
9
citizenship
ethical
reasoning
critical analysis and reasoning
6
natural world
technologies
9
literature
arts
creative competencies
6
Rubrics – where program goals and student learning objectives are linked.
NIVERSITY 101 CURRICULUM RUBRIC
RTS CURRICULUM RUBRIC
REATIVE CURRICULUM RUBRIC
IVERSITY CURRICULUM RUBRIC
THICAL REASONING CURRICULUM RUBRIC
OREIGN LANGUAGE CURRICULUM RUBRIC
LOBAL PERSPECTIVES CURRICULUM RUBRIC
ISTORICAL THEMES CURRICULUM RUBRIC
ITERATURE CURRICULUM RUBRIC
ATURAL WORLD CURRICULUM RUBRIC
RAL COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM RUBRIC
UANTITATIVE REASONING CURRICULUM RUBRIC
CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND EASONING CURRICULUM RUBRIC
CITIZENSHIP AND OCIETY CURRICULUM RUBRIC
ECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM RUBRIC
RITTEN COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM RUBRIC
How does a department or academic program participate in General Education @ SHIP?
1,2
A culture of meaningful assessment
Example assessment report to be submitted by participating departments to the GEC
A culture of periodic program revision
More FAQs
The general education course my department has been offering for the last 10 years already helps students meet more than the 3 learning objectives listed on the new rubric. Does this mean we have to drop the learning objectives that are not on the rubric?
I can see how the new flexibility options will be helpful to many students, but it seems like they will require the student and advisor to pay closer attention to what the student is taking.
PASSHE’s Directed General Education credit policy disallows general education course credits from being double-counted toward major program credit requirements. Doesn’t this policy create a potential problem for students that change their major?
Does PASSHE’s Directed General Education credit policy apply to minor or certificate programs?
Can courses be removed from the General Education Program?
Who can I talk to if I have questions about the new General Education Program?
https://www.ship.edu/gec/
Who can I talk to if I have questions about UNIV101 or the new First Year Experience Program?
https://www.ship.edu/fye/
Glossary
competency
general education course
directed general education course
participating program
program goal
student learning objective
student learning outcome
theme
Courses that support the new General Education Program (as of May 2018)
