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NOMINATION FORM
STATE GUARANTEED GENERAL EDUCATION DESIGNATION
Is this course being re-submitted for consideration and placement within the gtPathways curriculum? ___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please complete Section D of this Nomination Form.
SECTION A:Pleasecomplete Section A and check the content area and a single criterion that the proposed course is designed to address.
GT Pathways Content Area
(Check only one with an “X”) /
GT Pathways Content Criterion
(see Content Criteria for Statewide Guaranteed Transfer on DHE website)(Check only one with an “X”)
Required / Arts and Humanities / Arts and Expression (GT-AH1)
Literature and Humanities (GT-AH2)
Ways of Thinking (GT-AH3)
Foreign Languages (GT-AH4)
Communication / Introductory Writing (GT-CO1)
Intermediate Writing (GT-CO2)
Advanced Writing (GT-CO3)
Mathematics / All Criteria required – do not need to select (GT-MA1)
Natural & Physical Sciences / Course with Required Laboratory (GT-SC1)
Lecture Course without Required Laboratory (GT-SC2)
Social & Behavioral Sciences / History (GT-HI1)
Economic or Political Systems (GT-SS1)
Geography (GT-SS2)
Human Behavior, Culture or Social Frameworks (GT-SS3)
Course Number: / Credit Hours:
Course Name:
Department:
Prerequisites/Co-requisite (Please list titles and section numbers):
SECTION B: SENIOR ACADEMIC OFFICER ENDORSEMENT
By completing this section, I attest to the following:I certify that the course described herein is an approved general education course offered at my institution (or will be so, automatically, upon approval as a gtPathways course). The attached content curriculum description applies to all course sections taught at my institution, in accordance with HLC/NCA guidelines.
Required / Name of Provost/Vice-President of Instruction: / Signature (Electronic Accepted):
Name of Institution: / Date:
E-Mail: / Phone:
SECTION C:
Complete sections 1-4 and any other section that applies to the nominated course per content criteria guidelines (See Content Criteria For Statewide Guaranteed Transfer On DHE Website) You may reference content or curriculum guides, syllabi, or attach supporting documents in responding to a question.
Required / 1. State scope of course and the primary concepts or topics it covers:
2. Provide rationale and/or evidence for how the nominated course meets the specific content criteria:
3. Describe student outcomes:
4. Describe how students demonstrate and develop critical thinking in this course:
5. Describe how students demonstrate and develop reading competency:
6. Describe how students demonstrate and develop written communication competency:
7. Describe how students demonstrate and develop technology competency:
8. Describe how students demonstrate and develop mathematics competency:
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
Attach one representative course syllabus for the nominated course. [The SC1 category (Natural and Physical Sciences Laboratory course) is used both for courses that integrate a lecture and lab and for separately transcripted labs that have an SC2 lecture course(s) as a prerequisite or co-requisite. When submitting a separately transcripted lab for SC1 approval, indicate the required SC2 course(s) and attach the nomination materials for the SC2 course(s) so that the lab can be evaluated in the context of the companion lecture course. (If the SC2 course was previously approved, include the nomination materials from that earlier review process in the attachment.)]
THE SYLLABUS MUST ENABLE EVALUATORS TO VERIFY NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 8, LISTED ABOVE, AS APPROPRIATE.
To be completed only if this course is being re-submitted for
consideration and placement within the gtPathways curriculum.
Req / 1. Check one with an “X.”
1st Resubmission _____ 2nd and FINAL Resubmission_____
2. TECHNICAL CONCERNS REGARDING PREVIOUS SUBMISSION: (Please check all that apply)
Nomination was lacking syllabus ___
Nomination was lacking appropriate signatures ___
Nomination listed multiple Content Criterion sub-category codes ___
Nomination packet was otherwise incomplete (See gtPathways Nomination Checklist) ___
(List items that the original nomination omitted):
3. SUBSTANTIVE CONCERNS REGARDING PREVIOUS SUBMISSION(S):
Please attach reviewer comments/justification for the “not recommended” designation and respond to the question below.
How has the course been modified to address the concerns raised by the review committee(s)?
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