Function
The committee serves as a standing committee of
the Undergraduate Council to advise the Undergraduate Council on
matters pertaining to general education. Specifically, the General
Education committee will
- Make and receive recommendations regarding the philosophy and
requirements of the General Education component
- Develop criteria and procedures for submitting, evaluating
and approving courses that meet the University of Tennessee
- Review and approve courses proposed for inclusion on the General
Education list of courses
- Recommend and implement policies and procedures for continual
improvement of general education
- Facilitate and encourage campus dialogue and communication
regarding general education
The General Education committee will coordinate its activities
with other committees of the Undergraduate Council (e.g., Curriculum,
Academic Policy, and Academic Advising).
Selection of Members
Members of the General Education Committee will be appointed by
the Chair of the Undergraduate Council from the membership of the
Undergraduate Council in a manner that ensures broad representation
of colleges. In addition to the membership from the Undergraduate
Council, the chair of each General Education subcommittee, a representative
of the UG Council Advising committee and a student member appointed
by the President of the Student Government Association will serve
on the committee. Representatives from Institutional Research and
Assessment, the University Libraries, and the Registrar’s
office will be appointed each year by the Chair of the Undergraduate
Council in consultation with the Directors/Deans of these specific
units. Normally, membership continues during the term of office
on the Undergraduate Council for elected faculty members of the
committee. Ex-officio members of the Undergraduate Council appointed
to the General Education committee will serve a two-year term and
may serve a second term. The chair of the committee is selected
from among the faculty members at the last meeting
of the Spring semester. If the chair is not an elected member of the Undergraduate Council, the chair will serve as an ex-officio member of that body. All members of the committee may vote.
General Education Subcommittees
Function
There are seven subcommittees, one each for each of the Basic Skills
and Broadened Perspectives areas. The subcommittees serve in an
advisory role to the General Education committee and are charged
with management of the lists of courses to be included in the General
Education requirement for their respective subcommittee. Specifically,
subcommittees review and make recommendations for approving general
education courses and review courses for continuation as general
education courses. Subcommittees correspond with departments proposing
courses and consult with faculty in revising course proposals. In
addition, subcommittees review student petitions for general education
courses.
Selection of Subcommittee Members
Members of the General Education Subcommittees will be appointed
by the Chair of the Undergraduate Council in consultation with the
General Education committee and the Undergraduate Council. Each
subcommittee will have representation from multiple colleges. Subcommittees
may range in size from 3-8 members. Each subcommittee should have
representatives with subject expertise in the general education
category it represents.
Members will serve a 3-year term on a rotating basis and may serve
a second term. The chair of each subcommittee will be appointed
by the chair of the General Education committee and will be selected
from the pool of members with at least one year of service on the
subcommittee. The chair of each of the Basic Skills subcommittees
will be selected as follows; Quantitative Reasoning from Math, Communicating
Orally from Speech Communication and the chair of Communicating
through Writing will be the Director of English Composition.
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