General Education Committee Minutes, 4/11/12
Members present: E. Adams, J. DeBoer, J. Luckowski, J. Rabinovitch, D. Sloan, A. Sillars, N.
White
Members Absent: S. Caro, D. Klapmeier, E. Uchimoto
Ex-Officio Members Present: E. Johnson
Guest: S. Bradford, Dean McCusick
The minutes from 3/28/12 were approved.
Communication Items:

Dean McCusick updated the Committee on the pending Phi Beta Kappa chapter. He is chair
of the Steering Committee. He requests that the Committee help by making language more
robust in the general education requirements.
Business Items:

The Social Science Subcommittee summarized the review. Two courses were not
recommended for approval. BGMT 340, Management and Organizational Behavior would
be acceptable if it did not have a prerequisite of junior status in the major. The majors fulfill
the social science group with a required Economics course, so it seems the general education
status is not required. In addition the form indicates the course is important for other
majors, yet the prereq would indicate that it is restricted. GPHY 241, Montana does not
meet the requirements of a social science course and it is not foundational. Chair DeBoer
will communicate to the Department Chairs. The list appended was approved.

The General Education Program needs to be more transparent for students. One
improvement would be to make the links to the program in the catalog more visible. The
next version of Academic Planner will have enhanced advising functionality.

Out-of-state transfer students should be given the same options for satisfying general
education as Montana transfer students. The current system is not equitable. Courses are
assessed for equivalency, so students should be able to assess whether they would benefit
from satisfying the MUS core (with the specifications outline in BOR Policy 301.10 for
Montana students) or certifying that they completed the general education program from
their previous institution. Another option would be to resurrect the old tier system. Camie
will attempt to find this language.
Chair DeBoer noted that most Community Colleges within the MUS system use the MUS
Core. UM and Bozeman have much more complex general education programs.
The committee discussed the possibility of a motion to take to ASCRC and the Faculty
Senate. Possible language may include: Students transferring from any institution should
have the same consideration as Montana students in terms of satisfying general education
courses with the MUS core or certification of completion of general education from the
sending institution.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:08 PM.
Department
Anthropology
Anthropology
Communication Studies
Communication Studies
Communication Studies
Communication Studies
Economics
Economics
Economics
Environmental Studies
Geography
Geography
Geography
Political Science
Political Science
Sociology
Sociology
Sociology
Sociology
Sociology
Sociology
Women & Gender Studies
Course number
ANTY 122
ANTY 250
BGEN 105
COM 150
COM 260
COMM 110
COMM 202
COMM 230
ECNS 101
ECNS 201
ECNS 202
ENST 489
LING 270
GPHY 121
GPHY 141
GPHY 323
NRSM 121
NRSM 370
PSCI 210
PSCI 220
PSYX 100
PSYX 161
PTRM 100
PTRM 217
SOCI 101
SOCI 130
SOCI 211
SOCI 212
SOCI 220
SOCI 275
WGS 263
Title
Race and minorities
Intro. to Archeology
Intro. to Business
Interpersonal Communication
Children's Communication
Intro. to Interpersonal Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Intro. to Organizational Communication
Economics Ways of Thinking
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Environmental Justice Issues and Solutions
Intro. to Linguistics
Intro. to Human Geography
Geography of World Regions
Economic Geography of Rural Areas
Nature of Montana
Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance
Intro. to American Government
Intro. to Comparative Government
Intro. to Psychology
Intro. to Organizational Psychology
Intro. to Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
Wildland Recreation Management
Intro. to Sociology
Sociology of Alternative Religions
Intro. to Criminology
Social Issues in Southeast Asia
Race, Gender and Class
Gender and Society
Intro. to Women's and Gender Studies