Project Plan

PHASE 1

Spring ‘05

Gather input to refine the general education skills and competencies a CCRI graduate should possess using the established CCRI Graduate Student Outcomes Statement

Process - Online survey/discussion board and series of campus-wide focus groups

- Review of peer institutions general education statements

PHASE 2

Fall ‘05

Gather input to identify related disciplines and current offerings available for students to obtain identified skills and competencies

Process - Department-based discussions followed by reports to General Education Committee

- Review of peer institutions general education programs

PHASE 3

Spring ‘06

Articulate and implement a General Education common core curriculum across all programs that specifies the required number of courses within each discipline

Process - General Education Committee makes final recommendations for common core

- Recommendations reviewed through college-wide discussion process