Process for Approving or Renewing General Education status for a course:

• Access the appropriate Gen Ed approval form from the Gen Ed web site.


• Fill out the appropriate form and gather all required documentation described on the form. Bring the proposal to the appropriate department for vote and approval. Note the results of the vote on the form, gain the chair’s signature, and submit the proposal to the Chair of the Gen Ed Committee. Proposals may be submitted on paper with the appropriate number of copies made (typically 10, but check to be sure) or electronically via e-mail to the Chair of Gen Ed. In either case, the proposal must reach the Chair no later than 5 p.m. on the appropriate Monday depending on whether you are seeking Early Review or Standard Review (see below).


• If you are seeking Early Review, you are asking the committee to review the proposal before the agenda for the next meeting is made. If the submission is made electronically, the single signed hard copy of the proposal with department vote noted should be mailed to the Chair. If no member objects or has questions about the proposal, the proposal is listed as pre-approved on the agenda and the department does NOT need to send a department representative to the meeting. If any member does have questions or objections, the department will be asked to send representation to the meeting. Early Review proposals must be received two weeks prior to the next meeting. The Chair will distribute these proposals to committee members no later than the following day.

Standard Review proposals must be received one week prior to the next meeting. The department will be asked to send representation to the meeting.

The Chair will publish the agenda and for the next meeting on the Tuesday prior to the meeting and distribute any Standard Review proposals to committee members.

Please note that the General Education Committee meets 2:30 – 3:30 on the 2nd and 4th Mondays during academic semesters.