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Process and Timeline
Timelines
There are two timelines operating simultaneously during this period of transition, that of the Steering and Faculty Committees at the state level, and institution-specific timelines.
The timeline for our process at FGCU is in part determined by the timeline stipulated by the legislature. The most recent timeline provided by the Steering Committee is as follows (this timeline is part of the December 20, 2012 report found here):
General Education Project: Timeline (Revised December 20, 2012)
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Dates |
Activity |
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July 31, 2012 |
Cross-Sector Meeting with Representative Proctor/ Organizational Meeting |
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August 15, 2012 |
First Steering Committee Meeting, Conference Call |
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September 21, 2012 |
Steering Committee Meeting, Valencia College |
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October 5, 2012 |
Chancellors Approve Faculty Committees |
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October 24, 2012 |
Articulation Coordinating Committee Update |
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October 25, 2012 |
Initial Meeting of Faculty Committees |
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November 13, 2012 |
Steering Committee Meeting, Conference Call |
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November-December 2012 |
Ongoing Faculty Committee Discussion of Draft Recommendation Courses and Competencies via Listserv and Conference Calls |
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December 2012 |
Faculty Discipline Committee Draft Recommendations, Courses and Competencies to Steering Committee |
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December 14, 2012 |
Steering Committee Final Draft Recommendations, Courses and Competencies via Conference Call |
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December 2012 |
Faculty Discipline Committee Initial Draft Recommendations, Courses and Competencies |
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December 21, 2012 – January 31, 2013 |
Faculty Review/Institution (CAVP/CIA) Review*, Initial Feedback |
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February 1-8, 2013 |
DOE/BOG Compile Institution Initial Feedback |
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Mid-Late February 2013 |
Steering Committee and Faculty Committee Review Initial Institution Feedback |
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March 2013 |
Steering Committee/Faculty Committee Meeting, Date-Location TBD |
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March – April 2013 |
Steering Committee Sends Second Draft to Institutions for Review and Institutional Approval |
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June 2013 |
State Board of Education and Board of Governors Initiate Rule/Regulation Development |
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June 2013 |
Recommendations Released for Public Comment** |
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July - August 2013 |
Articulation Coordinating Committee Review Draft Recommendations |
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July - August 2013 |
Faculty/(CAVP/CIA)/Public Comment Reviewed |
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August 2013 |
All Feedback Received |
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August 2013 |
Steering Committee Finalize Recommendations |
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September 2013 |
Final Recommendations Submitted to Chancellors |
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September 2013 |
State Board of Education and Board of Governors Rule/Regulation Approval of Core Course Options |
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September 2013 |
Communications to Florida College System and State University System Institutions, Courses and Competencies |
*CAVP/CIA/Institution Review: Faculty on the campus will submit comments to Provost/Chief Academic Officer (or designee)
**DOE/BOG will manage wider public comment in a separate process
The activities listed in this timeline reflect those leading to State Board of Education and Board of Governors approval of rule and regulation, respectively. Each institution has its own internal process regarding the approval of new general education programs—these internal processes are not reflected in this timeline.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges policy statement on “Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the Commission on Colleges” includes “developing a new general education program” as an example of an expansion of the institution’s degree level. These actions listed in this document will represent key changes in the general education program at each institution. As such, submission and approval of a new general education program would require a minimum six-month period commencing upon the approval of State Board of Education rule and Board of Governors regulation.
