Proposal ID#
Course
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BACCALAUREATE CORE PROPOSAL CHECKLIST
PERSPECTIVES CATEGORY: SOCIAL PROCESSES & INSTITUTIONS
Syllabus Checklist (based on OSU Syllabus Minimum Requirement)
Course proposal includes a full syllabus
Syllabus includes a statement that the course fulfills the Baccalaureate Core requirement for
Social Processes & Institutions
Course clearly states Baccalaureate Core Category Learning Outcomes and lists them distinctly
from other course outcomes. If proposing for more than one category, syllabus includes Bacc
Core outcomes for all relevant categories.
Course has no limiting prerequisites (see criteria A below)
Syllabus includes required texts and materials
Syllabus includes grading criteria
Syllabus includes course schedule
Syllabus includes statement regarding students with disabilities
Syllabus includes statement regarding academic or scholarly dishonesty with appropriate URL
link
Course is at least three credit hours and is a regularly numbered departmental offering (not X99
or blanket numbered – see criteria A below)
Criteria and Outcomes Consideration: After reviewing the syllabus and the Baccalaureate
Core Question set in the Course Proposal System, please make sure all criteria are met
and course includes activities assignments, or measurements aimed at helping students
meet learning outcomes. Note problems or questions on the back of this sheet.
Social Processes & Institutions Outcomes
Students in Social Processes and Institutions courses shall:
1. Use theoretical frameworks to interpret the role of the individual within social process and
institutions.
2. Analyze current social issues and place them in historical context(s).
3. Critique the nature, value, and limitations of the basic methods of the social sciences.
Social Processes & Institutions Criteria and Rationale
Social Processes and Institutions courses shall:
A. Be at least three credits and accessible to both lower and upper division students.
Prerequisites or class‐level restrictions for Perspectives courses must not create
unreasonable barriers for students seeking to fulfill these categories;
B. Emphasize elements of critical thinking;
C. Place the subject(s) in historical context;
D. Demonstrate interrelationships or connections with other subject areas;
E. Focus on methods, concepts, and theories for understanding the structure and change of
major social institutions, and for understanding individual behavior as part of a social
dynamic;
F. Examine the nature, value, and limitations of the basic methods of the social sciences, and
discuss the interaction of the social sciences and society; and
G. Provide a perspective on the evolution of the theories and ideas emphasized in the course.
Human beings are inevitably social, influencing and being influenced by social groups. The social
sciences study social institutions and processes and deal with the human behaviors and values that form
and change them, and are essential for an understanding of contemporary society.
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Please indicate below how well you think the course fits with the category Criteria and Rationale and any
concerns you may have about the proposer’s responses to the Baccalaureate Core questions, especially
those dealing with how students in the course will achieve Category Learning Outcomes. Indicate any
clarification you’d like to see in question responses and/or adjustments to the syllabus relative to BCC
concerns. Also, please indicate if you think this proposal is exemplary.
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