GE Course Proposal Cover Sheet
Date:
Submitted by (Name):
Course Subject:
Phone:
Course Number:
e-mail:
Title:
# Units:
Check here to indicate that your department/program chair has reviewed this submission.
Please print or type the department/program chairperson’s name:
This document provides a guide for faculty proposing courses for incorporation into the University’s General Education program. This
document is not a substitute for general University guidelines for course approval. Rather it is a specific guide to the requirements for
incorporation into General Education. These guidelines presuppose the proposed course has already been approved through the
University’s general guidelines for course approval. In preparing your GE proposal, please consult the “GE Learning Outcomes”
available at http://laverne.edu/general-education/learning-outcomes/ to make sure your course meets the required outcomes for a
particular area. Course outlines/syllabi for existing courses may need revision to reflect the new GE outcomes. Please submit all
materials electronically to Felicia Beardsley, College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office, fbeardsley@laverne.edu.
Please check the Breadth Area(s) for which you are seeking approval: All outcomes must be satisfied for a course to satisfy a
Breadth Area. A course may satisfy more than one Breadth Area if all outcomes are met. A Breadth Area course may not meet the
Interdisciplinary area.
Critical Skills
Written Communication A
Written Communication B
Oral Communication
Quantitative Reasoning
Areas of Knowledge
Humanities – Literature
Humanities – Philosophy/Religion
Humanities – Foreign Language
Humanities – Mass Media
Humanities - History
Humanities – History of Fine Art
Humanities – Inter-Area
The Natural World – Life Science
The Natural World – Physical Science
Social/Behavioral Science – Behavioral Science
Social/Behavioral Science – Political Science
Social/Behavioral Science – Economics
Social/Behavioral Science – Inter-Area
Creative and Artistic Expression
Lifelong Fitness
Please check here if you would like the course designated in one or more “University Values.” All outcomes must be satisfied
for a course to satisfy an area of the “University Values.” A course may be approved for no more than two University Values.
University Values
Values Orientation
Community and Diversity
Lifelong Learning
Community Service
Please check here if you would like the course considered for the interdisciplinary designation. Please consult the definition of
“Interdisciplinary” as stated in the “GE Learning Outcomes.” The course must satisfy both the definition and the outcomes to be
approved for the “Interdisciplinary” designation. An Interdisciplinary course may not also meet a Breadth Area.
Interdisciplinary (300-400 level course).
Faculty members seeking course approval for the General Education Program can submit their course to the GE Committee
for review in one of two ways:
Option #1: Course Outline
Faculty members may submit a Course Outline for review if the GE Learning Outcomes are clearly embedded in the
outline. This is a good option for new course development or for outlines that clearly reflect the GE learning
outcomes.
Option #2: Course Outline/Syllabus and Outcomes and Assessment Worksheet
If the GE learning outcomes are not clearly spelled out in the course outline, faculty members may submit a course
outline or syllabus along with the “Outcomes and Assessment Worksheet.” The Worksheet gives the faculty
member an opportunity to explain how the outcomes are met in the course. The “Outcomes and Assessment
Worksheet” is available at http://laverne.edu/general-education/faculty-resources/
Checklist of Documents to be Submitted Electronically to fbeardsley@laverne.edu
Option #1
GE Course Proposal Form (interactive form)
Course Outline
Option #2
GE Course Proposal Form(interactive form)
Course Outline or Syllabus
Outcomes & Assessment Worksheet (interactive form)