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Whether you are creating aÌýnew course for General Studies designation or your course is due for its 7-year re-designation, or maybe your course is being updated anyway and triggers a General Studies review, you will submit a course proposal through . When you open Modern Campus Curriculum, please choose from one of two forms:
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Then be sure to address “Part IV. General Studies and GT Pathways” as well as “Part V. General Studies Missionâ€�.ÌýFor a new General Studies course proposal, this includes:Ìý
Note: The General Studies Committee will take a holistic view of each course (including review of all components, such as course outline, SBLO’s, etc.) to ensure that fulfillment of General Studies comprises a substantial portion of the course (i.e., 80% of course content, assessment, etc.). You may be contacted for further informationÌýregardingÌýthis requirement.Ìý
The steps outlined here reflect the rules in the Undergraduate Curriculum Manual for the General Studies program.
You can alsoÌývisit theÌý°®ÒºAƬÌý for resources andÌýModernÌýCampus CurriculumÌýhow-to videos.Ìý
According to the °®ÒºAƬ Curriculum Manual,Ìýall General StudiesÌýcoursesÌýareÌýdueÌýfor re-designation every 7 years. ÌýContact the Director of General Studies to learn when your course is due for redesignation.  The deadline is in September of each year due. ÌýÌý
As with a new course, use either Form 6 or Form 10 as noted above to originate your proposal in Modern Campus Curriculum.ÌýÌýBe sure to import theÌýexisting course as you begin working in MCC.Ìý
An addition to the steps noted above for a new General Studies Course, redesignation proposals should include these two steps:Ìý
No. Y´Ç³ÜÌýcan use as many assignments asÌý²â´Ç³Ü’dÌýlike.  Describe them in your submission and attach the number of assignments you have described.Ìý
WhetherÌýit’sÌýa theater performance, a clay pot, aÌý20 pageÌýpaper, an essay question, or a speech, it will work for assessment.  The assessment model we’ll recommend includes faculty assessing their own students, so while ·É±ð’d love for students to have a way to have a file to upload that they could use in a future portfolio, we won’t have multiple people assessing an artifact, just the professor in most cases.  In other words, the artifact does not need to be reproducible for assessors because inÌýthe majority ofÌýcases, the professor will apply the general studies rubric in the same sitting as when they grade the assignment. ÌýDon’tÌýfeel limited!Ìý
Ask the General Studies Director for information about the General Studies Assessment dashboard.ÌýÌýThis will provideÌýpreviousÌýassessment data on the course you hope to redesignate as General Studies.ÌýÌýWith that data, you canÌýreflect onÌýany proposed changes to theÌýcourse to improve student learning in the General Studies Program.
Todd Laugen sits as an Ex-Officio member of the Faculty Senate General Studies Committee and can help answer questions related to Curriculog and proposals
Mailing Address:Ìý
Metropolitan State University of Denver
General Studies Program
Campus Box 27
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362