GEC Quick Reference Guide

Quick Reference Guide for the
General Education Committee (GEC)  

 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 2015-16
• Academic Senate Senators and Standing Committee Assignments for 2015-16

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 1100: General Education Breadth Requirements (NEW -- supercedes EO 1065)
• Executive Order 1065: General Education Breadth Requirements (OLD -- 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• Executive Order 595: General Education-Breadth Requirements (OLD -- superceded    by EO 1033)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• Executive Order 365: Systemwide Credit by Evaluation (OLD -- superceded by EO 1036)

Decisions and Policies Governing Upper-Division General Education

• 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

• 2006-07 Area E Recertification Report

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• Chancellor's Office memo on Inclusion of AP Exams in GE (September 1997) (OLD -- superceded by AA-2008-28)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 Requirement

• Language Other Than English Requirement (LOTER)

All-University Writing Requirement Information

• Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)

 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)