GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE MINUTES, 11/12/14
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Members present: S. Bradford, L. Calderon, S. Caro, M Cracolice, R. Fanning, N.
McCrady, J. Randall, T. Squires, K. Reiser, G. Weix
Ex-officio Members present: B. Howard, N. Lindsay
Members Absent/ Excused: K. Huthaily, T. Shearer
Minutes: The minutes from 10/29/14 were approved.
BUSINESS ITEMS
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The items appended for Group 4 were approved. The following items are pending
follow-up.
INDIGENOUS AND GLOBAL PENDING
Course Number
ANTY 251H
NASX 354
PTRM 345X
Title
Foundations of Civilization
Montana Indians in the Reservation
Era
Sustaining Human Society and Nat
Envr
Reason
Old form, no assessment info
Not clear that course is broad
Missing justification for
introductory and foundational
The language exemption request for Environmental Studies was not approved. The
major only has 43 credits. The responses to the assessment question were not clear
on many of the forms. It would be helpful to clarify what is expected and provide
examples.

One of the courses ( CLAS 191 [CLAS 180], Environment and Nature in the Classical
World) previously approved by Group 2 is being offered this spring and requests that
the designation be active for this offering. The Committee voted to approve the
designation for the permanent course starting next fall, but not for the spring
offering since the schedule has been published and students are enrolling now.
Students can petition to the Graduation Appeals Committee. The remaining items
for group 2 will be considered next week. Tobin’s group – not fair to students who
have or have not registered

The Group 3 items appended below were approved. The 400 level courses listed
below submitted for the Ethics designation from Political Science were not
approved because they were not introductory and foundation
Course number
PSCI 451
PSCI 452

Title
Ancient & Medieval Political Philosophy
Utopianism & Its Critics
The Group 1 Language Exemptions below were also approved.
Program
Bachelor of Music Education
Media Arts
Theatre: BFA- Acting and Design Technology
Geoscience - BS
Geoscience- Earth Science Education Option
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:10p.m.
GROUP 4 CONSENT AGENDA
INDIGENOUS AND GLOBAL
Course Number
ANTY 102
ANTY 133
ANTY 141X
ANTY 220S
ANTY 241 X
ARTH 200
GPHY 141
NASX 304
Title
Intro to S and SE Asia
Food and Culture
The Silk Road
Culture and Society
Central Asian Cultures and Civ
Art of World Civilization I: Anc to Med
Geography of World Regions
Native American Beliefs and Philosophy
SYMBOLIC SYSTEMS
Course Number
M 132
M 133
M 162
M 171
M 234
Stats 216
Title
Numbers and Operations for Elem School Teachers
Geometry and Measurement for Elementary School Teachers
Applied Calculus
Calc I
Higher Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers
Introduction to Statistics
LANGUAGE EXEMPTION
Program
C&I EDU
Symbolic Systems sequence
M 135/136 for Elem Ed
GROUP 3 CONSENT AGENDA
ETHICS
Course Number
RLST 291
Title
Jewish and Christian Ethics
LANGUAGE EXEMPTIONS
Program
Ecological Restoration
Forestry
HHP: Community Health
HHP: Exercise Science Applied Option
HHP: Exercise Science Pre-Athletic Training
HHP: Exercise Science Pre-Professional Option
HHP: Health Enhancement
Mathematics -BA w/ option in Mathematics Education
Mathematics -BA, BA + options…
Microbiology
Microbiology -option in Microbial Ecology
Neuroscience
Resource Conservation
Wildlife Biology - BS