General Education Council Update 11/9/06
The responsibilities of the Montana University System (MUS) General Education Council include periodic review of the MUS Core, and approving the general education courses from each campus that satisfy the MUS Core. The Council is defined in Board Policy 301.10 (section II.F).
- The Council has drafted a revised MUS core and operating rules. Note the first operational rule, which requires course content on American Indians. That rule was approved by the Council as part of the Montana University System approach to Indian Education for All. Both documents will go to the Board of Regents in November.
- Karen Hill, UM's Council member has provided a list of lower division courses to the Commitssioners Office.
- At the next meeting (12/1/06) the Council will be discussing definitions for the MUS core and asked members to draft a paragraph on each category to be combined with that of other instituition to arrive at a generally accepted list of definitions. Professor Hill has requested ASCRC's assistance with this.
- The Council will also be discussing the value of AP credit.
It is important to note that the MUS core has never been intended as a replacement for institutional cores. The Gen Ed Council is quite diverse and was put on notice from the beginning that changing MUS institutions' unique characters was not a desired outcome. The Council is doing a lot of work for only a few students and this is acknowledged by Roger Barbour. The eventual result will be documents that make transfer issues more clear cut for everyone.
If you have comments, questions, or concerns please inform the Faculty Senate Office, a member of ECOS or Karen Hill.
Council members:
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The University of Montana
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Montana State University
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Karen Hill, Applied Arts & Sciences
Missoula College of Technology
Audrey Cameron, General Education Instructor
Helena College of Technology
Jed Cox, Senator, Associated Students of The University of Montana
Bill MacGregor, Professor, Professional & Technical Communication- Montana Tech
Karl Ulrich, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs- Western
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Jeff Adams, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Steve Cherry, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Tasneem Khaleel, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences -Billings
Curtis Smeby, Education Department
Northern
Dennis Veleber, Arts & Science Department
Great Falls College of Technology
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Beth Krueger
Dean, Academic Affairs
Miles Community College
George Shryock
Counselor
Flathead Valley Community College
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