UNIVERSITY 101: Curriculum and GE Wendy Ng Associate Dean Graduate & Undergraduate Programs wendy.ng@sjsu.edu (408) 924-5594 Thalia Anagnos AVP Graduate & Undergraduate Programs Thalia.anagnos@sjsu.edu (408) 924 3861

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Multiple Policy Frameworks Creating, assessing, (accrediting) academic programs Four frameworks: State Law California Code of Regulations (Title 5) SB 1440 – Transfer AA Degrees CSU System Policies and Procedures Board of Trustees – www.calstate.edu/BOT/ CSU Executive Orders – www.calstate.edu/EO/ Program Planning Resource Guide: http://www.calstate.edu/app/policies/prog-plan-resource-guide.pdf Campus Governance Academic Senate – www.sjsu.edu/senate/policies Presidential Directives – www.sjsu.edu/president/directives/ Operational Procedure Graduate & Undergraduate Programs (www.sjsu.edu/gup)

Academic Program and Policy: Policies http://www.calstate.edu/app/policies/

Academic Program and Policy: General Education http://www.calstate.edu/EO/

Senate Policies: Grades, Drop Policies, Registration, Student Fees, Scheduling http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/policies/pol_chron/index.html

Presidential Directives http://www.sjsu.edu/president/directives/

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Structure of an Undergraduate Degree Program University Graduation Requirements – 53 units (unless exempt (e.g., PE) or met within the major) Core Lower Division GE [39 units unless met within AI or major] Upper Division GE [9 units unless met within major] American Institutions (AI) [6 units] Physical Education [0-2 units] GWAR (100W) [0-3 units] NOTE: Waivers do not generate units. Preparation for the Major – units vary by major Requirements of the Major – units vary by major University Electives – remaining units to reach 120 TOTAL Earned Units (UE) for Degree – 120

General Education Basic Skills (A1, A2, A3, B4)– 12 units Science– (B1, B2, B3) - 6 units Humanities & Arts (C1, C2)– 9 units Social Sciences (D1, D2, D3)– 9 units Human Understanding & Development (E)– 3 units SJSU Studies (R, S, V) – 9 units 100W (Z) – 0-3 units Total – 48 to 51 units

University Requirements/Petition American Institutions (US 1-2-3): U.S. Constitution, American History, California History Physical Education (2 units)

Minimum Requirements for an Undergraduate Degree Program Total Earned Units (UE) = 120 Total Upper Division Earned Units (UE) = 40 Total non-community college Earned Units (UE) = 50 Total Units in Residence (at SJSU) = 30 GPA for Majors, Minors, SJSU Cum, & All Coll ≥ 2.0 4 Basic Skills must each be passed with “C- or Better” GE Areas A1 (Oral Comm), A2 (Written Comm), A3 (Critical Thinking & Writing), & B4 (Mathematical Reasoning) UD GE must be passed with an aggregate GPA of ≥ 2.0 GWAR (100W) must be passed with a “C or Better” Departments may require specific courses or all courses in a major to individually have grades of “C or Better” but cannot require a grade higher than “C” for any graduation requirement

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Structure of a Graduate Degree Program Core Requirement for the Major – units vary by major (50% minimum) Specialty Electives – units vary by major Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) – 0 to 3 units Culminating Experience – 0 to 6 units Plan A - Thesis Plan B - Project Comprehensive Exam TOTAL Earned Units (UE) for Degree – 30 units min At least 50% 200+ level courses

Creating New Courses New Permanent or Experimental Course Proposal Minor Course Change (title, subtitle, number, description, prerequisites, grading, inactivate) New GE courses or current courses converting to GE

New Course (non-GE and GE) New Course Accessible Syllabus & New Course Proposal Form Department Curriculum Committee College Curriculum Committee University Undergraduate Studies Committee GE Courses: Board of General Studies

GE Courses & BOGS GE Course Certification will need an expanded syllabus to show how the course meets the GE Learning Objectives. Provide examples of assignments that are linked to the GE Learning Outcomes and how assessment is conducted; How the course meets content of the GE area; the course description must apply to all courses in the area regardless of instructor or cross listing of courses. Assessment Schedule Qualifications of course instructor(s) http://www.sjsu.edu/gup/ugs/faculty/ge/newcourses/index.html

GE Exceptions/Petition Process Core GE Equivalent (lower division) Written Communication (100W) Petition to Enroll SJSU Studies <60 units Intensive Science (Core Area B) Intensive Music (Core Area C) Non-Matriculated Students in SJSU Studies Return to Earlier GE Pattern All forms found at: http://www.sjsu.edu/gup/allForms/index.html#StudentPetitions

WASC – “Big 5” Graduation Competencies Assessment University Learning Goals Program Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes WASC – “Big 5” Graduation Competencies Oral Communication Written Communication Critical Thinking Information Literacy Quantitative Literacy

Assessment of Learning Outcomes: GE Within a department, each GE course has a course coordinator (usually faculty who teaches the course) Annual Assessment Report written by the course coordinator and reviewed by the chair: Due to department’s home college office by Oct. 1 (for the previous year) Course Coordinator Responsibilities: http://www.sjsu.edu/gup/ugs/faculty/ge/coordinator/index.html

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