Guidelines for Adding or Removing a Course from GE

Note: Please see General Education and Diversity Deadlines for important dates.

A New Course Requesting Inclusion into GE 

1. Complete Application for Addition to GE (PDF) and forward to Curriculum Services, SSC 460, zip 128 or nsgray@csuchico.edu 
2. Either Curriculum Services or the CAB Chair will notify the initiator(s) if the course has been approved by CAB or if more information is needed.
3. After the course receives GE approval by CAB, the following policies to add a new course must be be followed:

• CPCR(opens in new window)
• New Course Proposal(opens in new window) with signatures.  Signatures of department chair and college dean indicate that course approval procedures practiced by the department and college have been completed.  In the event the proposal is rejected during some stage of the approval process, written notice of the reason for rejection should be provided to the initiator(s) by the department chair or college dean as appropriate.
• Memo of Intent (PDF). The memo should be circulated after the college approval process via the Intent Distribution List on campus e-mail, with a two week response request deadline.  Distribution of the memo must occur while regular classes are in session (see Catalog Deadlines(opens in new window) for due dates). For more information, please view the detailed procedure for intent memos.(opens in new window)

An Existing Course Requesting Inclusion into GE 

1. Complete Application for Addition to GE (PDF) and forward to Curriculum Services, SSC 460, zip 128 or nsgray@csuchico.edu 
2. Either Curriculum Services or the CAB Chair will notify the initiator(s) if the course has been approved by CAB or if more information is needed.
3. After the course receives GE approval by CAB, the following policies to add GE status to a course must be followed:

• CPCR
• Memo of Intent (PDF). The memo should be circulated after the college approval process via the Intent Distribution List on campus e-mail, with a two week response request deadline.  Distribution of the memo must occur while regular classes are in session (see Catalog Deadlines for due dates). For more information, please view the detailed procedure for intent memos.(opens in new window)

An Existing GE Course Requesting Removal from the GE program

1. E-mail notification to CAB via Curriculum Services
2. CPCR
   
3. Memo of Intent

In the event an application is rejected during some stage of the approval process, written notice of the reason of rejection should be provided to the initiator(s) by CAB.

For questions regarding this procedure, please contact Curriculum Services.  For questions regarding the Pathways, please contact the appropriate Pathway Coordinator.

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