Quick Reference Guide
for the General Education Committee (GEC)
formerly the "GEC Black Book"
Key Academic Senate Information
- Senate Homepage
- Constitution and Bylaws of the University Faculty and the Academic Senate (last revised 5/1/08)
- Academic Senate Meeting Schedule for 2012-13
- Academic Senate Senators and Standing Committee Assignments for 2012-13
Governing Regulations and Executive Orders
- Title 5 Regulations Concerning General Education: "Title 5 (Education)" > Division 5 (Board of Trustees of the California State Universities) > Chapter 1 (California State University) > Subchapter 2 (Educational Program) > Article 5 (General Requirements for Graduation)
- Executive Order 1065: General Education Breadth Requirements (NEW -- supercedes EO 1033)
- Executive Order 1033: General Education Breadth Requirements (OLD -- supercedes EO 595)
- Executive Order 595: General Education-Breadth Requirements (OLD -- superceded by EO 1033)
- Executive Order 665: Determination of Competence in English and Mathematics
- Executive Order 405: Graduation Requirements in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals
- Executive Order 1036: Systemwide Admission Eligibility and/or Baccalaureate Credit Awarded for External Examinations, Experiential Learning, and Instruction in Non-Collegiate Settings (NEW -- supercedes EO 365)
- Executive Order 365: Systemwide Credit by Evaluation (OLD -- superceded by EO 1036)
CSUSM General Education Program
- General Education
- CSUSM General Education Program Philosophy Statement, Area Distribution, and Criteria for Lower-Division General Education Courses
- List of Approved UDGE Courses
- GEC Resolution on Syllabus Standards [approved May 23, 2005]
- GE Assessment Information
- All Catalogs and Addenda since 2000-2001
Curriculum Approval Information
- Academic Programs
- Curriculum Process and Deadlines
- Curriculum Forms
- Curriculum Tracking
- 2012-13 Curriculum Review
Decisions and Policies Governing Upper-Division General Education
- GEC Minutes from December 2, 2002
- GEC Resolution on Upper Division General Education Requirement (approved by Academic Senate on February 5, 2003)
- GEC 261-03 Resolution on Definition of Upper Division [General] Education
- GEC Resolutions ~ Satisfaction of the BB Requirement for Natural Science Majors and Satisfaction of the DD Requirement for Social Science Majors
Area E Recertification
General Education Credit by Examination
- Advanced Placement
- Chancellor's Office Coded Memo AA-2002-28 on Systemwide Credit for External Examinations (NEW -- supercedes 1997 memo)
- Chancellor's Office memo on Inclusion of AP Exams in GE (September 1997) (OLD -- superceded by AA-2008-28)
General Graduation Requirements
Language Other Than English RequirementAll-University Writing Requirement Information
- 2002 CSU System Review of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
- Report of the 2003-04 GEC Writing Subcommittee
University Initiatives Related to General Education
- Campus WASC Proposal (see Assessing Common Learning Themes on pages 8 and 9)
- Facilitating Graduation Report (December 2002)
- Facilitating Graduation Memorandum (August 2, 2005)
