Low-unit Community College Courses in CSU GE Breadth Area C1 Arts. 01-20-11
From: O'Donnell, Ken
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:15 AM
Subject: Low-unit Community College Courses in CSU GE Breadth Area C1 Arts
Dear TCW Listserv Members,
The CSU may change the criteria we use to evaluate community college courses proposed for GE Breadth Area C1, Arts. We may add a new requirement that such courses carry at least two semester-units or three quarter-units of credit. During the annual review of courses proposed for general education, CSU reviewers have noticed arts courses with fewer units aren't appropriate for general education, because the limited instruction focuses on developing students' skills.
Area C1 approval for courses that are currently approved but don't meet the new unit minimums would be phased out effective fall 2012.
The Chancellor's General Education Advisory Committee meets next on March 15, 2011. Between now and then, I encourage you to look at your college's C1 courses, and let me know if you find any that that carry fewer units and appear suitable for GE. If you uncover exceptions to what our reviewers are seeing, then I'll share that with the committee.
Questions, reactions, and protests are welcome.
Ken
Ken O'Donnell
State University Associate Dean
Academic Programs and Policy
CSU Office of the Chancellor
562-951-4735