General Education Committee

University Senate Bylaws: Part IX, Section 11

1. Membership shall consist of one tenured faculty member from each of the representation units (except the College of University Studies and the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies), two students, one representative each from the University Assessment Committee, the Division of Student Affairs, and one representative from the NDSU Libraries.
   
   Liaisons from the Deans, the University Registrar, and the Associate Registrar will serve as ex-officio members.  The Provost/Vice-President of Academic Affairs' representative will serve as chair and an ex-officio representative and, pending confirmation by the committee, will serve as chair and Senate Liaison. The chair must be a tunured faculty member who has previous experience on the Committee and holds the rank of associated or full professor. Ex-officio representatives may vote on student petitions and matters of committee governance.
   
   
2. Committee responsibilities are the following:
   
   
   • Ensure that all existing courses or experiences, subsequently approved to meet general education requirements, include evidence that they are consistent with the University's mission and that they help students attain two of the General Education Intended Student Outcomes.
     
     
   • Develop criteria and procedures for submitting, evaluating, and approving courses or experiences that meet NDSU general education requirements and the general education guidelines of the North Central Accreditation Association.
     
     
   • Develop criteria and procedures for submitting, evaluating, and approving courses or experiences that meet the general education requirements for integration into students' curricula.
     
     
   • Coordinate and recommend actions to the Senate on proposals for approving general education courses.
     
     
   • Provide periodic assessment of students' attainment of intended student outcomes in general education.
     
     
   • Study, coordinate, and recommend policies and procedures for continuing improvement in general education.
     
     
3. All courses approved by the committee shall be reviewed by the committee every five years. Recommendations on reviewed courses will be forwarded to the Senate for action.
   
   
4. The Committee shall provide a yearly summary of its activities to the Senate.