General Education Oversight Committee
GENERAL EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
CLASSIFICATION: Ad-Hoc University Committee
REPORTS TO: Educational Policies Council (EPC) and Provost
CHARGE: This ad-hoc committee will oversee all elements of the general education requirements. This includes course/program approval and assessment and overall program design and updates. This committee will:
▪ Review course proposals to determine whether they meet the general education program guidelines for admission into the program.
▪ Review and recommend changes in current curricular requirements for courses in the general education program.
▪ Review new course proposals and make recommendations on including them in the program.
▪ Ensure most of the general education courses are following Ohio Transfer 36 expectations.
▪ Review assessment plans for courses in the general education program to ensure learning outcomes are being met in the program.
▪ Initiate and monitor faculty development programs for instructors in the general education program.
▪ Choose and periodically review thematic options offered to students.
▪ Will work with the current URCC to approve course revisions. The ad-Hoc committee will have final approval on issues associated with general education courses.
COMPOSITION:
Members will be faculty chosen by Faculty Senate Chair upon recommendations of the Committee on Committees. Six (6) faculty will be chosen to align with the Ohio Transfer disciplinary structure.
This should include one faculty member from each of the following: Basic Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, English, Mathematics.
Additionally, one faculty member from each of the undergraduate degree-granting colleges and University Libraries.
One (1) additional faculty member will be from the Regional Campus System selected by the Regional Campus Faculty Advisory Committee.
One (1) administrative member from the Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Learning.
Three (3) administrative members of URCC to act as liaisons between the two working groups.
One (1) member will be an undergraduate student, the Academic Affairs Chair (or designee) of the Undergraduate Student Senate.
Totals:
16 Faculty
4 Administrative (AAL/URCC)
1 Student
1 Administrator (Co-Chair)
QUALIFICATIONS:
The administrative representative should have responsibility for the curriculum.
Faculty representatives should have undergraduate teaching responsibilities and an interest in or experience with curricular matters.
Staff representatives should have an interest in or experience with course and program assessment.
The student should have an interest in or governance responsibility for curriculum.
TERMS:
The terms of the administrators, staff, and the representative from the Office of the Provost will be indefinite.
The terms of the faculty members will be for two (2) years. No faculty member will be appointed for more than 3 terms in succession.
The student representative will be appointed annually but may serve a second term.
MEANS OF APPOINTMENT:
The administrative and staff representatives will be assigned by the Office of the Provost.
The faculty chair will be appointed by the provost in consultation with Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
The student representative will be, or be appointed by, the Academic Affairs Chair of the Undergraduate Student Government.
ALTERNATES:
Five (5) alternates will be selected by the Chair of the Faculty Senate based upon recommendations of the Committee on Committees.
If a member withdraws from the committee, the chair will ask an alternate to complete the term.
Alternates will be invited to attend all meetings. Alternates may vote in the absence of a voting member.
CALL:
The committee will convene at the call of the chair starting in September of each academic year.
CHAIR:
The faculty chair of the committee will be selected by the Office of the Provost in consultation with Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
FINAL NOTE:
It is recommended that URCC and this new committee collaborate during the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 academic years to approve course revisions and the overall program design. At the end of this period, the group should evaluate plans for either continuing as a single entity or forming two separate groups with distinct objectives.