Students’ Integrated & Universal Essential Education ‘ SIU e Education ’ Distribution Model for General Education Fall 2006 Marcus Agustin, Mathematics.

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Students’ Integrated & Universal Essential Education ‘ SIU e Education ’ Distribution Model for General Education Fall 2006 Marcus Agustin, Mathematics & Statistics Mary Ann Boyd, School of Nursing Belinda Carstens-Wickham, Foreign Languages & Literature Thomas Foster, Physics and Office of Science & Mathematics Education Krzysztof Jarosz, Mathematics & Statistics Jennifer Rehg, Anthropology Kimberly Shaw, Physics

Guiding Principles Simplified structure & improved flexibility Competency in fundamental skills Exposure to diverse subjects & ways of knowing Mechanisms for assessment & ‘quality control’

Overview Foundations Breadth Areas Cultures (diversity requirement) New Freshman Seminar Interdisciplinary Studies Total Requirements –No overlap: 15 courses –Max overlap: 10 courses

Foundations Written Fluency (2 courses) –Eng 101; Eng 102 (theme-based) Reasoning & Argumentation (1 course) –RA 101 Quantitative Literacy (1 course) –QL 101 Oral Communication (1 course) –SPC 105

Foundations May not overlap with other requirements Proficiency exams available – allow placement into ‘advanced’ courses Written Fluency, Quantitative Literacy, Reasoning & Argumentation completed in first 30 credit hours Oral Communication completed in first 60 credit hours

Breadth Requirements Fine & Performing Arts (FPA) Human Experience, Literature, & Philosophy (HELP) Language & Communication (LC) Life & Earth Sciences (LES) Physical Sciences (PS) Social Sciences (SS)

Breadth Requirements Breadth Areas themselves cannot overlap Allow overlap with other general education requirements (except Foundations and IS), and major or minor coursework May be taken at any time May be lower or upper division courses

Cultures (diversity requirements) 1 course on U.S.A. cultures 1 course on international cultures Allow overlap with all requirements (except Foundations)

Health Objective No-credit graduation requirement Possible options –Selected courses –Wellness Center workshops –Participation in sports teams –Use of Fitness Center

New Freshman Seminar Small class size Writing component Collaborative group activity Information literacy component Some form of out-of-classroom experience (multiple options)

Interdisciplinary Studies Smaller class sizes: 25 students/instructor Taught by any two faculty from different Breadth Areas Analytical reading & writing component

BA vs. BS Bachelor of Arts: 8 courses in fine arts, humanities, or communications (LC, FPA, HELP) Includes minimum of 2 sequenced courses in a foreign language Bachelor of Science: 8 courses in sciences (SS, PS, LES) Includes a minimum of 2 lab courses

Quality Control & Assessment Utilize existing structures Reevaluate requirements criteria Cyclical process of review