General Education Program
Course Recertification Form
Requestfor CategoryDesignationor GlobalPerspectives Marker
Usethisformtorecertify a course that already carries a GeneralEducationProgramCategoryDesignationorGlobal(GL) orGlobalNon-Western (GN) Marker. Any changes to a category designation or marker must be sought using the New Course Proposal Form. Do not use this form for changes to a category designation or marker.Forassistance indevelopinga successfulGeneralEducationProgramproposal, consultthe General Education Council website (
Submitthe entire completedproposalasaWorddocumentorPDFto the General Education Council . Submissions arereceived onlyat !
To be approved for General Education Program categories, a course must meet the following four criteria*:
1.Clearly address the specific Student Learning Outcomes for the General Education category designation requested (
2.Be a standard course offering (not an experimental course).
3.Be open to all undergraduate students regardless of major.
4.Be at the 100, 200, or 300 level. Any pre- or co-requisite must carry a General Education category designation.
To be approved for the Global (GL) or Global Non-Western (GN) General Education marker designations, a course must meet the following two criteria*:
- Clearly address the specific Student Learning Outcomes for the General Education marker requested.
- Be a standard course offering (not an experimental course).
Please note: A Global marker may be attached to a category course. In that case, the course must meet all six of the above criteria. If the Global marker is to be attached to a non-category course, only the Global criteria apply.
(*Approved by the UNCG Faculty Senate December, 2013)
BasicCourseInformation
1.CoursePrefix, Number,andTitle: Enter course information
2.Department: Enter department here
3.Namee-mail address of the personinitiating this request: Enter Name here Enter email here
4. Is enrollment in this course open to and appropriate for all undergraduate students, regardless of major? ☐Yes ☐ No
5.Please indicate the level of this course: ☐ 100 ☐ 200 ☐300 ☐400 (GL, GN only)
6. Please indicate any pre- or co- requisite course requirements for this course:
7.Any pre- or co-requisite for a course seeking a General Education category designation must itself carry a General Education category designation to meet criterion #4 above.(This rule does not apply to GL and GN courses.) For courses seeking category designation, if this course has a pre- or co-requisite course, above, please indicate the course prefix, number, title, and General Education Program category designation:
General Education Program Category Designations and Markers
8.Please check the General Education Program Category Designation or Marker for which you wish the course to be recertified.Only check the category or marker being recertified at this time.
Category Designations (check the ONE category for which this course is being recertified):
☐ Fine Arts (GFA)☐ Historical Perspectives (GHP)
☐ Literature (GLT)
☐ Mathematics (GMT) / ☐ Natural Sciences (GNS)
☐ Philosophical, Religious, and Ethical Principles (GPR)
☐ Reasoning and Discourse (GRD)
☐ Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
Markers(check the ONE marker for which this course is being recertified).A course need not carry a category designation to carry a global perspectives marker. A course may carry one category designation and one marker.
☐ Global (GL) ☐ Global Non-Western (GN)
ExplanationoftheCourseGeneral EducationContent______
- Basic Texts:
Principal topics covered:
- Student Learning Outcomes:Courses intended for inclusion in the General Education Program must include the appropriate Student Learning Outcomes on the course syllabus distributed to students. Please state verbatim the name and specific Student Learning Outcomes (not LGs) for the relevant General Education category or marker:
- Rationale: Summarize in a statement of about half a page (single-spaced, 12 point font) why the course continues to be appropriate for the General Education Program category or marker designation requested. In the statement, please demonstrate that the course is open to and appropriate for all undergraduate students regardless of major.Please do not submit a course syllabus in place of a rationale.
- Assignments: General Education courses contribute to the General Education Program. To help ensure student learning of Program goals and outcomes, General Education courses must include activities and assignments to help students achieve and demonstrate the category and/or marker Student Learning Outcomes. Please connect the primary course activities and assignments to the category and/or marker SLOs and explain how these activities and assignments will facilitate and provide evidence of student achievement of the SLOs. Select only those assignments or activities that best meet the SLOs. Note that an individual assignment or activity is unlikely to meet all SLOs. Presenting your response in a table, such as below, is recommended. Please do not submit a course syllabus in place of an explanation.
Assignment/Activity Name and Description / SLO Supported / How SLO Supported
Example: Essay 1 / SLO 1 / Essay requires…
- Course assessment and development: Please briefly provide evidence that the course has been successful in contributing to the General Education Program category or marker SLOs, and indicate any improvements made to the course. You may draw upon relevant course assessment results, category/marker assessment results, and/or Department/Program-level discussions or interventions. (Category and marker assessment results available at via the Office of Assessment and Accreditation).
- Signatures of Review and Approval: Allsignaturesmustbesubmittedtogether with all otherdocuments. Please submit the full proposal to:
CourseNumberContactPersonEmail
DateDepartmentHead or Chair
GeneralEducationCouncilUseOnly
______Approved ______Denied
Nov. 2017
(Ifdenied,pleaseexplaindenialonseparatepage)
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Chair,GeneralEducationCouncil
Date______
Nov. 2017
Nov. 2017