GEGC Agenda – April 9, 2012
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California State University, Long Beach
General Education Governing Committee
Agenda
April 9, 2012
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. -- Academic Senate Conference Room, AS-112
Please notify a member of the GEGC Executive Committee (kfreesmn@csulb.edu or
plaris@csulb.edu) if you are unable to attend.
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes: March 12, 2012 GEGC Minutes (Posted on BeachBoard)
IV. Announcements
 Welcome to Vanessa Red, Administrative Assistant for AVP Lynn Mahoney. Vanessa
will take meeting minutes and provide GEGC support.
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Reminder: Most GEGC business is conducted electronically via BeachBoard. Please
bring your laptops or print material for meetings.
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Next GEGC meeting is April 23, 2012.
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CSULB Policy Statement 12-00 General Education is official and posted on the
Academic Senate web site under University Policy Statements.
V. New Business
1. General Education Policy: Implementation Update
2. Suggested Guidelines for Writing Intensive Course Proposals
VI. Unfinished Business
1. CE 406 Project Cost-Benefits Analysis (3)
 Time Certain: 2:15pm
 Posted on BeachBoard / GE Course Proposals spring 2012, AY 2011-12
 Tabled / Reviewed November 14, 2011; See Minutes for discussion.
 New to General Education
 Request for Explorations, Social and Behavioral Sciences (D.2)
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2. AIS 485 American Indians and the Law (3)
 Time Certain 2:25pm
 Posted on BeachBoard / GE Course Proposals AY 2011-12
 Tabled / Reviewed October 24, 2011; See Minutes for discussion.
 New to General Education
 Request for Capstone – Advanced Skills
 Request for Human Diversity status
3. UHP 201 Sustainability and Technology in Los Angeles (3)
 Time Certain: 2:40pm
 Posted on BeachBoard / GE Course Proposals spring 2012, AY 2011-12
 Tabled / Reviewed February 27, 2012; See Minutes for discussion.
 New to General Education
 Request for Science, Technology & Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning /
Explorations; Physical Sciences with laboratory (Category B.1.b.).
4. ENGR 360 Robotic Technology in Health Care (3)
 Posted on BeachBoard / GE Course Proposals spring 2012, AY 2011-12
 Time Certain: 3:30pm
 New to General Education
 Reconsideration
o Request for Capstone / Interdisciplinary
o Request for Science, Technology & Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
/ Explorations; Physical Sciences (Category B.1.b.).
o Request for Social and Behavioral Sciences (D.2.)
VII. Course Review
1. H SC 210 Contemporary Health Problems (3)
 Posted on BeachBoard / GE Course Proposals spring 2012, AY 2011-12
 Time Certain: 2:45pm
 Existing to General Education
 Request for GE reclassification from Lifelong Learning and Self Development to
Explorations; Life Sciences without Lab; Explorations.
2. NUTR 132 Introductory Nutrition (3)
 Posted on BeachBoard / GE Course Proposals spring 2012, AY 2011-12
 Time Certain: 3:00pm
 Existing to General Education
 Request for GE reclassification from Lifelong Learning and Self Development to
Explorations; Life Sciences without Lab.
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3. KIN 157 Fitness for Living (3)
 Posted on BeachBoard / GE Course Proposals spring 2012, AY 2011-12
 Time Certain: 3:15pm
 Existing to General Education
 Request for GE reclassification from Lifelong Learning and Self Development to
Explorations; Life Sciences without Lab.
4. General Education: B3 and C3 Course reclassifications.
 Time Certain: 3:35pm
CLA Reclassification of B3 courses:
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ANTH 110 Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3)
ANTH 301 Principles of Archaeology (4)
GEOG 140 Introduction to Physical Geography (3)
HIST 400I History of Western Scientific Thought (3)
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PSY 241 Psychobiology (3)
WGSS 309I Women in Science (3)
[Cross Listed in CNSM as NSCI 309I)
Life Science w/o Lab, Explorations
Physical Science w/o lab; Explorations
Physical Science w/o lab; Explorations
Life Science w/o lab; Physical Science w/o lab;
Capstone (I)
Life Science w/o lab, Explorations
Life Science w/o lab; Physical Science w/o lab;
Capstone (I)
CLA Reclassification of C3 courses:
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A/ST 306I Traditional Asia (3)
A/ST 495I China Heritage (3)
AFRS 353I Religions of African Peoples (3)
AMST 350I California Culture (3)
CWL 124 Introduction to World Theatre and Drama (3)
CWL 414I Medieval World (3)
CWL 451I Film and Novel in Society (3)
ENGL 300 Advanced Composition
ENGL 318I Theory of Fiction and Film (3)
[Cross listed in COTA as FEA 318I)
GERM 380I Contemporary German, Society, and Culture (3)
HIST 303I Rebels and Renegades (3)
HIST 313 Ancient Greece (3)
R/ST 202 Religion Society (3)
R/ST 210 Introduction to Bible (3)
R/ST 312I Intertestament Literature, Palestine History, and
Early Christianity (Dead Sea Scrolls) (3)
R/ST 362I Religion and Psychology (3)
R/ST 375 The Historical Jesus (3)
R/ST 376I Christian Origins (3)
R/ST 471I Early Christianity and Society (3)
RUSS 410I Introduction to Russian Civilization (3)
WGSS 365I Popular Culture: Women, Gender and Sexuality (3)
C.2 Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
C.2 Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
C.2. Philosophy; Capstone (I)
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
C.1. Art & C.2. Other Humanities; Explorations
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone (AS)
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
C.2. Literature; Capstone (I)
C.2. Other Humanities, Capstone (I)
C.2. Other Humanities, Explorations
C.2. Philosophy; Explorations
C.2. Philosophy; Explorations
C.2. Philosophy; Capstone (I)
C.2. Philosophy; Capstone (I)
C.2. Philosophy; Explorations
C.2. Philosophy; Capstone (I)
C.2. Philosophy; Capstone (I)
C.2. Literature; Capstone (I)
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone, (I)
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COTA Reclassification of C3 courses.
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FEA 318I Theory of Fiction and Film (3) [Cross listed as ENGL 318I]
FEA 486I Alternative Media (3)
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
C.2. Other Humanities; Capstone (I)
COE Reclassification of B3 courses.
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CECS 202 The Digital Information Age (3)
o B.1.b Physical Science without Lab; Explorations
ENGR 302I Energy and Environment: A Global Perspective (3)
o B.1.b Physical Science without Lab; Capstone (I)
ENGR 340 Guitar Electronics: Engineering Sound (3)
o B.1.b Physical Science without Lab
ENGR 370I Astronautics and Space (3)
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B.1.b Physical Science without Lab; Capstone (I)
VIII. GEGC Question and Answer
IX. Adjournment
X. Future Agenda / Discussion Items
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Course Reviews
Department Course Profiles
Department GE Assessment Model
Curriculum Handbook – Section 6
Hybrid Courses