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General Education Program

Implementation Plan

This implementation plan is a high-level overview of the work to be completed and will be updated regularly. This plan suggests a Fall 2028 start. This start date should be reviewed after the first year to ensure the university is on track with program proposals and will be able to populate enough general education seats for the incoming Fall 2028 class.

Note: Throughout the plan there are references to previous general education curricula. For example, Gen Ed 12 is the curriculum with inner, middle, and outer core requirements (adopted in 2012). Gen Ed 14 (adopted in 2014) is the current program where the 3 core requirements were changed to 2 tiers. For clarity purposes only, the proposed structure is labeled Gen Ed 28. 

Review Committees:
The most labor-intensive part of changing any general education curriculum is course review. The Council for General Education (CGE) has this charge. However, to manage the workload, a course can be reviewed through one of two options.  

Option 1: Expedited Approval

If an already existing general education course will be proposed for a similar category with only minor changes to content and new learning outcomes, the course can go through the expedited approval process. Criteria for expedited approval includes:

  • The course is proposed for the same general education category such as:
    • Natural Sciences/Alternatives = Scientific Literacy
    • Fine Arts = Creative Arts
    • Science, Math, Technology = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
    • Mathematics = Quantitative Literacy
    • Humanities = Exploring the Human Condition
    • Social and Behavioral Sciences = Individuals and Society
  • Average DFW rate under 30%
  • Courses maintaining the same number of credit hours
  • There are no pre-requisites on the course
  • Course maintains approximately 75% of the same content

For quality control purposes, each course would be submitted to the CGE via CourseDog and reviewed by 2-3 CGE members.  If there is no consensus on course approval, it will result in a full CGE review.

Option 2: Traditional Review Process

Courses that do not meet the requirements of an expedited review, will go through the traditional review process ending with the Council on General Education. If the CGE develops a backlog of proposals, they may request an Ad Hoc General Education 28 Curriculum Committee from the Academic Senate. This sub-committee structure is similar to AMALI and IDEAS panels of experts. It is recommended that CAS and WKCFA establish an ad hoc committee to review proposals due to the large volume those colleges will have. 

Tentative Timeline for implementation:

This timeline will continue to be updated as the implementation process is finalized. 

  • Summer 2025
    • Work with the Office of the University Registrar to detail how the two options will work in CourseDog
    • Meet with advisors to discuss the new structure and implementation planning
    • Meet with chairs/directors to discuss the new structure and implementation planning
    • Begin outlining how the certificates will work
    • Provide additional guidance for experiential learning and civic engagement
  • Fall 2025
    • Finalize the implementation plan
    • Present the new structure and implementation plan at the General Education Summit
    • Complete Campus Solutions configuration including such items as developing codes, building the structure, adjusting CourseFinder, etc.
    • Determine how we will articulate ELCE courses that are transferred in 
    • Establish an advising sub-committee tasked with addressing issues pertinent to the advising community
    • Communicate the general education changes to the community colleges
  • Spring 2026
    • Begin accepting Gen Ed 28 proposals in CourseDog
    • Begin reviewing all IDS courses
    • Establish a 5-year review plan that coincides with IAI course review
    • Present Gen Ed 28 and the Spring Teaching Institute
    • Begin reviewing community college articulation agreements
    • Stop reviewing proposals for Gen Ed 14
  • Summer 2026
    • CIPD begins offering experiential learning courses and continues offering civic engagement course development workshops
  • Fall 2026
    • Continue to review courses and revised plans of study
    • Department/School plans of study will require editorial changes
    • Update the General Education assessment plan
  • Spring 2027
    • Continue to review courses and revised plans of study
  • Fall 2027
    • Review the AP credit list to ensure articulations are still accurate
    • Continue to review courses and revised plans of study
    • Update transfer articulation agreements
  • Spring 2028
    • Update catalog copy to make the change to Gen Ed 28
    • Update website to go live with the new catalog
    • Provide training workshops for advisors and Preview staff
  • Summer 2028
    • Gen Ed 28 goes live with the release of the 2028-2029 catalog
  • Fall 2028
    • New General Education curriculum begins