Faculty Senate General Education Council
Membership and Responsibilities
The General Education Council consists of three faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences, one faculty member from each of the other academic units, a representative of the Academic Advising Council (non-voting), a representative from Student Government (non-voting), and the General Education Program Director (ex-officio). Faculty members must teach at least one undergraduate course per year to be eligible to serve on the Council.
The Council will have primary responsibility for all curricular aspects of the General Education program and related university requirements, and will advise the Director of General Education on policy matters related to administration of the program. Specific responsibilities of the Council include:
- Reviewing proposed changes to distribution requirements for General Education;
- Reviewing proposals to add or remove courses from the approved list of General Education courses;
- Reviewing proposals to add or remove the writing-intensive (Gordon Rule) designation from courses;
- Recommending to the Director of General Education policies and procedures necessary to carry out the Council’s duties;
- Advising the Director of General Education on matters related to articulation between high schools, community colleges, other universities and FGCU;
- Reviewing as needed university policies related to awarding credit through acceleration programs (e.g., Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate);
- Reviewing requirements for the Associate of Arts degree as needed;
- Advising the Director of General Education on other policies related to the program.
The Council acts as the unit-level review body for curricular proposals affecting General Education requirements. Proposals approved by the Council are forwarded to the University Undergraduate Curriculum Team for final review.
General Education Council meeting agendas, summaries, and additional documents are available at the following web site: http://www.fgcu.edu/FacultySenate/teamGenEd.html
2009-2010 General Education Council
Chair: Halcyon St. Hill, College of Health Professions
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