General Education

The responsibility of the General Education Committee is to oversee the general education core curriculum, presenting proposals for revising it, and evaluating proposals from other faculty or departments/Colleges, with reference to the Essential Graduation Competencies and the component criteria.

Committee Members
College of Arts and Humanities
Dirk Johnson
djohnson17@wvstateu.edu
Carol Susman
csusman@wvstateu.edu
 
College of Business and Social Sciences
Clinton Arnold 
clinton.arnold@wvstateu.edu
Mark Wilson
mark.wilson@wvstateu.edu
 
College of Mathematics and Natural Science
Upali Karunathilake
ukarunathil@wvstateu.edu
Andy Schedl
schedlad@wvstateu.edu
 
College of Professional Studies
Lindsey Good
lgood5@wvstateu.edu
Jay Canterbury
jcanterbury1@wvstateu.edu
 
At-Large Members
Sonya Armstrong
armstrso@wvstateu.edu
Deborah Williams
dwilli13@wvstateu.edu

Librarians and Counselors
Kellie Toledo
toledoke@wvstateu.edu

Ex-officio Members

 
To Be Determined
Student Representative 

Course Proposals

To be acceptable as a Gen Ed requirement, a course meet the indicated criteria by showing the it will equip students to:
 
Tier I:
 

A. First Year Experience:

1. Describe campus services;
2. Critically analyze and perform various learning, reading, and study approaches.
3. Practice fiscal and personal responsibility.
4. Demonstrate cultural understanding in a collaborative environment

1. Demonstrate the process of writing; that is, invention, drafting, revision, and editing;
2. Collaborate with peers in various reading and writing activities;
3. Use basic qualitative and/or quantitative research in some writing;
4. Read to evaluate writer's strategies, choices, and stylistic changes;
5. Practice effective communication with others in reading, writing, and speaking as shown by discussion, writing, and critical analysis, etc

1. Use research skills to locate source materials;
2. Evaluate source materials in various disciplines;
3. Use conventional methods of citing source material (e.g., MLA, APA);
4. Write analytical and argumentative essays that support a thesis with evidence and reasoning drawn from source material;
5. Read and analyze material critically.

1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the basic processes of verbal and non-verbal communications
2. Apply effective listening techniques in different communication contexts
3. Practice the process of small group communication
4. Demonstrate effective speech-making skills in class presentations
5. Use various media vehicles in public speaking
6. Apply ethical principles in public speech processes (research, writing and delivery). 

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of Science and scientific thinking;
2. Practice laboratory techniques to develop intellectual skills such as collecting and analyzing data and drawing conclusions from data

1. Demonstrate a theoretical understanding of the creative process in a given art form;
2. Demonstrate Practical knowledge of the creative process by producing creative works in visual art, music, theater, film, and writing;
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the relationships between differing modes of expression.

1. Identify characteristics of recognized works of art, music, theater, literature, or film;
2. Critically analyze works of art, music, theater, literature, or film.
3. Describe the particular traditions and history of ideas in which texts are rooted.

1. Identify various ways in which the people of the world are socially interdependent
2. Understand cultural diffusion, production, adoption, and consumption as part of the global exchange of ideas
3. Identify and articulate the value of groups in the world community
4. Identify and understand conflict and power in the international arena
5. Describe the connection between a cultural practice or artifact and the society that crated it.

1. Identify and describe various periods of U.S. and/or World History; understand chronology and the process of change over time;
2. Understand historical experiences in their political, social, economic, and cultural context;
3. Understand the significance of different points of view in the writing of history;
4. Use library and online resources to construct historical narratives based on both primary and secondary sources;
5. Identify contributions made by people of all social groups, nationalities, and backgrounds in U.S. and/or World History.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of Science and scientific thinking;
2. Practice laboratory techniques to develop intellectual skills such as collecting and analyzing data and drawing conclusions from data.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the various (e.g,, biological, psychological, social) causes of human behaviors;
2. Identify the various ways in which social structures affect individuals;
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of the various terms and concepts related to the study of social structure and behavior;
4. Demonstrate a knowledge of the inter-relatedness of social institutions.

1. Describe and prioritize each domain of the wellness wheel (Physical, Emotional, Social, Environmental, Spiritual, Intellectual and Financial)
2. Identify signs and symptoms of general medical and sexual-related disease both acute and chronic.
3. Demonstrate the ability to perform exercise that if done consistently will result in a healthier life.  NOTE: if student is disabled or unable to perform exercise (walk, etc.) they will “Identify” rather than demonstrate.
4. Compare and contrast lifestyles based on food/nutritional choices and chronic disease progression.
5. Assess, score and analyze current health and fitness status and develop a plan of improvement.
6. Evaluate the relationship between substance use (including tobacco, smokeless tobacco, alcohol and recreational drugs) and optimal wellness.

1. Places its primary emphasis on the interrelationships among two disciplines;
2. Employs two disciplines with approximately equal emphasis in the investigation of a matter (e.g., ideas, concepts, cultures) which does not itself fall within the province of a single established discipline.
3. Uses ALL of the established criteria for the two categories that the course will fulfill

1. places its primary emphasis on the interrelationships among two disciplines;
2. employs two disciplines with approximately equal emphasis in the investigation of a matter (e.g., ideas, concepts, cultures) which does not itself fall within the province of a single established discipline.
3. uses ALL of the established criteria for the two categories in which the course will fulfill