[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/gened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2023\/06\/Pathways-at-QC-e1687572981473.jpeg” alt=”Teaching GenEd” title_text=”Teaching GenEd” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on|||#000000|” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most successful teacher is he who makes himself superfluous by developing in his students the ability to educate themselves.\u201d \u2014Dr. Paul Klapper, 1939<\/em><\/p>\n For faculty, General Education is an opportunity to pause and to think: How is the college experience also a transformative experience \u2013 an awakening \u2013 for students? How are the courses I teach part of a student\u2019s development? How can I create a general education course that embodies the liberal arts tradition in a way that will stay with students long after they graduate?<\/p>\n As faculty, you can create that unique class by:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600||||||#000000|” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Participation in General Education allows you to collaborate with other faculty, connect your research to your teaching, and design innovative pedagogies.<\/p>\n The process begins by preparing a proposal (see below), which gets submitted to the co-chairs of the General Education Council (GEC). The council then reviews the proposal to ensure it conforms to the Pathways Student Learning Outcomes (PLOs)<\/strong><\/a> for its category. The Senate\u2019s Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC) then has to approve it, at which point it goes to the Academic Senate for their approval. College Option Courses go into effect once approved by the Academic Senate. CUNY Common Core Proposals must be further approved by the CCCRC (CUNY Common Core Course Review Committee). Once they approve it, it has to be submitted to the CUNY Board of Trustees for final approval, and once they do so, it gets entered into CUNYfirst and becomes official.<\/p>\n Committee acronyms:<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600||||||#000000|” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n To prepare a proposal:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on|||#000000|” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Proposals are first submitted to the General Education Council, who reviews them on a rolling basis.\u00a0 Proposals approved and forwarded to the UCC by the first of every month will be reviewed at that month\u2019s UCC meeting, and, if approved, considered by the Senate the following month.\u00a0 The CCCRC meets twice per semester, and Common Core Proposals are forwarded to them after Senate approval.\u00a0 The approval process takes several months\u2014Common Core courses initially proposed in a given semester will likely not get full approval until the following semester, with implementation the semester following that.\u00a0 If you propose a course in fall, full approval will generally be possible only for courses offered the following fall.<\/p>\n\n
Proposing a Pathways Course<\/strong><\/h3>\n
GEC: General Education Council
UCC: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
CCCRC: CUNY Common Core Review Committee
BOT: CUNY Board of Trustees<\/p>\nPreparing a Proposal<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Timeline for approval<\/strong><\/h3>\n