Los Angeles Pierce College
& California State University,
Northridge
PATH COLLABORATION:
HELPING STUDENTS MAKE SENSE
OF GENERAL EDUCATION
Overview
• The PATH program is a collaboration
between Pierce College and CSUN,
designed to help students make
connections between General Education
courses in various disciplines.
• The program is open to ALL students
regardless of GPA.
The Logistics
• Four courses taken at Pierce College in one
PATH
• All courses were identified as PATH courses in
the schedule and in the class syllabi
• Two more courses taken at CSUN
• Earn a minor in Civic Engagement or
Sustainability after transferring to CSUN
The PATHS
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Aesthetics and Culture
Global Studies
Health and Wellness
Social Justice
Sustainability
Our Strategy
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Courses were and are still being identified under
each PATH
Faculty members have been recruited as leads in
each PATH
A good rapport has been established with
administrative staff
Project was presented to Academic Senate,
Student Success Committee, and Departmental
Council
PATHs continue to be advertised
Food and drinks are provided to participants at
PATH events
THE PATH EVENT:
MAKING SENSE OF GENERAL EDUCATION
Come and find out how you can make sense of your General Education requirements and get
a minor out of it.
When: Tuesday, May
1:00pm-2:00pm
Where: The
21st
Great Hall
Learn about exciting new initiatives designed to help you maximize what you
get out of your General Education.
Free refreshments will be provided
Spring 2014
Events at Pierce
• Informational PATH event for students
• PATH faculty coordinators’ meeting
• Meetings for PATH faculty to discuss
assessment, common concerns and
strategies
Assessment
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At the end of the semester, PATH
instructors are asked to submit their
assessment results to the PATH faculty
coordinator and assessment cocoordinators.
In the assessment report, faculty reflect on
connections between the course and the
PATH theme and the relevant aspects of
their students’ experience in the class.
Assessment Report Form
Here are the instructions for your Path faculty. Once you collect the individual reports,
please e-mail me and Ania the following items by January 6th 2014:
Sample assessments from your and your faculty's Path class(es).
Go the Pierce GE Paths Web page (http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/gepaths/)*
Click on the CSUN GE Paths link.
Click on the link for your path.
Consult the CSUN Path SLOs. Determine which one(s) apply to your Path courses.
Connect your course SLO (at least one) to the relevant Path SLO(s)
A brief report on your assessment results ("Tell the story") which answers the following
questions:
How were students assessed?
How were assessments used? In other words, how does your assessment reflect that your
course maps to one or more CSUN Path SLOs?
How have you emphasized the Path theme in your course?
Based on your experience and professional judgment, how well do think your students
know the purported significance of a thematic GE program? In other words, do they make
thematic connections between your course and other courses (in or outside the Path) in the
GE program?
Please note that the college's SLO database and reporting repository won't be the location for the Path reports. Instead, these
should be completed in a Word doc. See the attached.*
Aesthetics and Culture Path
courses at Pierce
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Art 101 Survey of Art History I
Art 102 Survey of Art History II
Art 103 Art Appreciation
Art 111 History of Contemporary Art
Art 119 Theories of Art
Philosophy 40 Introduction to the Philosophy of Art
Philosophy 41 Introduction to Philosophy and
Literature
Philosophy 42 Philosophy and Cinema
Psychology 69 Psychology in Film
Global Studies Path
courses at Pierce
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Art 105 History of Asian Art
Anthropology 102 Human Ways of Life: Cultural Anthropology
Communication Studies 121 The Process of Interpersonal
Communication
Education 203 Education in American Society
English 203 World Literature I
Philosophy 30 Asian Philosophy
Sociology 15 Religion and American Society
Sociology 86 Popular Culture
History 1 Introduction to Western Civilization I
History 2 Introduction to Western Civilization II
History 86 Introduction to World Civilizations I
History 87 Introduction to World Civilizations II
Health and Wellness Path
courses at Pierce
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Communication Studies 122 Communication Across
Culture
Health 2 Health and Fitness
Health 8 Women’s Personal Health
Health 11 Principles of Healthful Living
Kinesiology 117 Introduction to Personal Training
Psychology 14 Abnormal Psychology
Psychology 16 Intimacy, Marriage and Family
Relationships
Psychology 41 Life Span Psychology: From Infancy to Old
Age
Psychology 52 Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality
Psychology 60 Stress Management
Social Justice Path
courses at Pierce
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Administration of Justice 1 Introduction to Administration of
Justice
Child Development 11 Home, School and Community
Relations
Child Development 42 – The Child in Diverse Society
Communication Studies 104 Argumentation
English 239 Women’s Literature
English 215 Shakespeare I
Political Science 19 Women in Politics
Psychology 13 Social Psychology
Psychology 32 Psychology of Women
Sociology 11 Race and Ethnic Relations
Sociology 21 Human Sexuality
Sociology 29 The US and Terrorism
Sociology 35 The Labor Movement
Sociology 31 Sociology of Gender
Sustainability Path
courses at Pierce
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Animal Science 511 Anatomy and Physiology of
Animals
Anthropology 101 Human Biological Evolution
Geography2 Cultural Geography
GIS 31 Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems
Philosophy 28 Environmental Ethics
Plant Science 103 Introduction to Soils
More Information
http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/gepaths
www.csun.edu/gepaths