Amends AS 94-98A.1

The General Education /Graduation Requirements Policies Committee is a standing policy committee of the Faculty Senate, responsible for the development of policy and oversight of the General Education Program and Graduation Requirements at California State University, Sacramento.

CHARGE:

A.    Recommends changes in the G.E. Program as well as changes in other non-major degree requirements to the Faculty Senate.

B.    Makes recommendations to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies on general goals related to resource allocation and administrative procedure in the areas of student orientation and advising, special tutorial and remedial course offerings, student and faculty awareness of the G.E. Program, diagnostic testing, outcome assessment and any other university non-major graduation requirements.

C.    Makes recommendations to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies concerning the desirability of seeking future increases or decreases in section offerings by area, based on program objectives and perceived student needs. Outcome assessment instruments, if appropriate and reliable, should be among the criteria used in making these kinds of recommendations.

D.    Hears appeals on course listings or reviews decisions by the Course Review Subcommittee and may recommend revised action to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies or the Vice President for Academic Affairs as specified in Section IV D-4 of the University Policy Manual

E.    Proposes to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and reviews with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, research and research agendas relating to all aspects of G.E.

F.     Monitors (through liaison membership and/or annual reports) the procedures and criteria used by other faculty committees (such as the G.E. Course Review Subcommittee and University Reading and Writing Subcommittee) or departments (e.g., Department of Foreign Languages and the English Department) which may take actions which substantially affect course offerings in the G.E. Program or other non-major graduation requirements, to ensure that these conform to existing policies and procedures, the implementation of which are the responsibility of the General Education Policies/Graduation Requirements Committee. Recommendations for changes in the procedures are to be made to that committee or to the appropriate constituting authority for the committee.

G.    Oversees G.E. course Assessment.

OPERATIONS

·       The Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Standing committees in the disposition of its duties.

·       Issues considered by the Committee may be referred by the Executive Committee to any of the other standing committees of the Faculty Senate as well. The committee may similarly refer issues to another standing committee through the Executive Committee.

Approved by the Faculty Senate February 26, 2009.

Note: OPERATIONS OF THE FIVE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY SENATE:

A.    The five Committees are committees of the Faculty Senate, reporting to the Executive Committee.

B.    Each Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Standing committees in the disposition of its duties.

C.    Issues considered by any one of the five Committees may be referred by the Executive Committee to any of the other standing committees of the Faculty Senate as well. Any standing committee may similarly refer issues to another standing Committee through the Executive Committee.

D.    As specified in the Faculty Senate By-Laws, each standing Committee shall nominate and the Faculty Senate shall elect a chair at the end of each academic year to serve as the chair for the coming academic year.

1.     The Chair is responsible for establishing the agenda for each meeting, and for producing an end-of-year report.

2.     The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Committee members at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

3.     A quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least six voting members and is required for voting on a motion.

MEMBERSHIP:

Voting - Eleven (11) faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate: