Engaging from the Start
Better General Education and Transfer in California
The California Context
Monday, February 13
Ken O’Donnell
CSU Office of the Chancellor
General Education Certification
English Communication
A
Math & Quantitative Reasoning
B4
Arts & Humanities
C
Social Science
D
Science (including lab)
Self-Development
B1-3
E
Sources of General Education (48 units total)
prior learning at the
baccalaureate level
(“pass-along”)
* other CCCs or four-years
* military and other training
* external exams (AP or IB)
certifying
California Community College
(“sending institution”)
39 lower-division units
up to 39 units
California State University (“receiving institution”)
nine upper-division units
Unique Benefits of General Education
hook
Unique Benefits of General Education
hook
reach
Unique Benefits of General Education
hook
reach
employability
what we have
what we want
reach
employability
hook
alienation
apathy
attrition
Debra David
Project Director
Steering committee:
Andrea Boyle
ASCSU
Kevin Baaske
ASCSU
Bettina Huber
CSUN Institutional Research
Patricia Kalyjian
ASCSU
Ken O’Donnell
CSU CO
Jim Postma
ASCSU
John Tarjan
ASCSU
Mark Van Selst
ASCSU
Debra David
Project Director
Steering committee:
Andrea Boyle
ASCSU
Kevin Baaske
ASCSU
Bettina Huber
Debra David
CSUN Institutional Research
Project Director
Patricia Kalyjian
Bernie Day
ASCSU
Foothill College
Ken O’Donnell
Michelle Pilati
CSU CO
ASCCC
Jim Postma
Barry Russell
ASCSU
CCC CO
John Tarjan
Beth Smith
ASCSU
ASCCC
Mark Van Selst
Jeff Spano
ASCSU
CCC CO
Steering committee:
Andrea Boyle
ASCSU
Kevin Baaske
ASCSU
Bettina Huber
Debra David
CSUN Institutional Research
Project Director
Patricia Kalyjian
Bernie Day
ASCSU
Foothill College
Ken O’Donnell
Michelle Pilati
CSU CO
ASCCC
Jim Postma
Barry Russell
Mardel Baldwin
ASCSU
CCC CO
Student, CSU Dominguez Hills
John Tarjan
Beth Smith
Alex Boyar
ASCSU
ASCCC
Student, Sonoma State
Mark Van Selst
Jeff Spano
Jeremy White
ASCSU
CCC CO
Student, CSU Los Angeles
Steering committee:
Andrea Boyle
ASCSU
Kevin Baaske
ASCSU
Bettina Huber
Debra David
CSUN Institutional Research
Project Director
Patricia Kalyjian
Bernie Day
ASCSU
Foothill College
Ken O’Donnell
Michelle Pilati
CSU CO
ASCCC
Jim Postma
Barry Russell
Mardel Baldwin
ASCSU
CCC CO
Student, CSU Dominguez Hills
John Tarjan
Beth Smith
Alex Boyar
ASCSU
ASCCC
Student, Sonoma State
Mark Van Selst
Jeff Spano
Jeremy White
ASCSU
CCC CO
Student, CSU Los Angeles
CSU Chancellor’s General Education Advisory Group
2007-2008 revision of Executive Order on GE Breadth
Article 1 Applicability
Article 2 Pathways to Meet Requirements
Article 3 Premises
Article 4 Distribution of Units
Article 5 Transfer and Articulation
Article 6 Implementation and Governance
CSU GE Breadth
certification
employability
hook
reach
A better GE transfer curriculum will:
* foreground the essential learning
outcomes -- what we want students
to know and be able to do
* take full advantage of local
expertise, opportunities, and
high-impact practices
without sacrificing access and
portability.