Group satisfying courses in Arts and Letters, Social Science, and Science must meet the following general criteria:

1.1.Group satisfying courses in arts and letters must create meaningful opportunities for students to engage actively in the modes of inquiry that define a discipline.Proposed courses must be broad in scope and demonstrably liberal in nature (that is, courses that promote open inquiry from a variety of perspectives). Though some courses may focus on specialized subjects or approaches, there must be a substantial course content locating that subject in the broader context of the major issues of the discipline. Qualifying courses will not focus on teaching basic skills but will require the application or engagement of those skills through analysis and interpretation.

1.2.Group satisfying courses in the social sciences must be liberal in nature rather than being professionally oriented or limited to the performance of professional skills. They must cover a representative cross-section of key issues, perspectives, and modes of analysis employed by scholars working on the subject matter addressed by the course. The subject matter of the course will be relatively broad, e.g. involving more than one issue, place, or time. Courses with an emphasis on methods and skills will satisfy the requirement only if there is also a substantial and coherent theoretical component.

1.3.Group satisfying courses in the sciences should introduce students to the foundations of one or more scientific disciplines, or should provide an introduction to fundamental methods (such as mathematics) that are widely used in scientific disciplines.Courses should introduce students to the process of scientific reasoning.

2.Specific Criteria:

2.1.Group satisfying courses must be numbered at the 100, 200, and 300 levels.

2.2.Lower division courses must be offered annually, and upper division courses at least every other year.

2.3.Approved courses must be at least 4 credits each.

2.4.Upper division group satisfying courses must provide depth and rigor beyond that of typical lower-division general education courses. Departments must justify, in terms of content, workload, and method of instruction, the assignment of a course to the upper level.

2.5.Courses that are offered for majors only are excluded from group status, but courses that are designed for both majors and other students may qualify.

2.6.Although laboratory courses are not automatically excluded from group status in the sciences, to acquire this status, the courses must not focus primarily on techniques or data collection.

3.Procedures governing the approval of all courses designed to meet General Education requirements.:

3.1.Before submission to the Senate, such courses proposed by departments must be reviewed at several levels:

3.1.1By the curricular committees of the various colleges and schools

3.1.2.By an inter-collegecommittee including the members of the CAS Curricular Committee and two representatives appointed by the deans of the others schools and colleges.This second committee is also charged to review such courses as do not meet the standards set in paragraph (2.) and to negotiate a solution with the sponsoring department.

3.1.3. By University Committee on Courses.

3.2.The inter college committee is authorized to establish procedures governing the review process.

4.Completion of group requirements (student progress):