Call for New GE Courses
"Once a year, in consultation with Academic Advising, the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, and college deans, CAB may recommend a call for new GE course proposals in one or more areas based on programmatic needs and historical and projected student demand data. The date and rationale will be publicly available at www.csuchico.edu/ge. If there is no need for additional courses in any Subject Area, Subarea, upper-division Pathway, or GE Minor there will be no call for new courses to GE" (EM 21-023)
- 2021-22
On February 21, 2022, CAB approved decided not to issue a call for new GE courses.
- Historical and Projected Student Demand
- After consultation with Academic Advising and the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, and College Deans, CAB determined that historical and projected student demand do not justify a call for courses in a GE Area.
- Programmatic Needs
- After consultation with Academic Advising and the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, and College Deans, CAB determined that programmatic needs do not justify a call for courses in a GE Area.
- Historical and Projected Student Demand
- 2020-21
On January 25, 2021, CAB approved the following Call for Courses. To apply please contact your Department Chair for more information.
- Historical and Projected Student Demand
- After consultation with Academic Advising and the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, CAB determined that historical and projected student demand did not justify a call for courses in a GE Area.
- Programmatic Needs
- Due to program changes in EO 1100, which added a new GE Area F, CAB recommends a call for new or existing courses (with or without GE status) in
- Lower-division or upper-division Area F “Ethnic Studies.” This call is only open to courses with an AAST, AFAM, AIST, CHLX, or MCGS prefix or courses with an existing cross-list with an AAST, AFAM, AIST, CHLX, or MCGS prefixed course. See EO 1100 for Area F definition and core competencies, including the CSU system requirement that only courses with Ethnic Studies prefixes shall be approved for this requirement. Course proposals will be reviewed and recommended to CAB by the Ethnic Studies ad hoc Committee.
- Any lower-division GE Area except C2 “Humanities” or F “Ethnic Studies,” for the GE Minor in Race, Ethnicity, and Sovereignty. See EO 1100 for a list of lower-division GE Areas and definitions.
- At the request of EPPC and Senate, to increase the variety of courses in GE from across the university, CAB recommends a call for new or existing courses (with or without GE status)
- Lower-division or upper-division Area B, “Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning,” including B1 “Physical Science,” B2 “Life Science,” and B4 (A4) “Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.” See EO 1100 for Area B definitions.
- Due to program changes in EO 1100, which added a new GE Area F, CAB recommends a call for new or existing courses (with or without GE status) in
- Historical and Projected Student Demand
- 2019-20
On January 21, 2020, by a unanimous vote, CAB approved the following GE Areas/Pathways for a Call for Courses.
- Historical and Projected Student Demand
- Academic Advising consultation recommended adding courses in Upper-Division Areas B, C, and D. However, CAB determined that the restructured Pathways for Fall 2021 reduced the need for additional courses in Areas B and C. Instead, CAB recommends a call in
- Upper-Division Area D, Health and Wellness.
- Academic Advising consultation recommended adding courses in Upper-Division Areas B, C, and D. However, CAB determined that the restructured Pathways for Fall 2021 reduced the need for additional courses in Areas B and C. Instead, CAB recommends a call in
- Programmatic Needs
- Due to program changes in EO 1100's definition of Area B4, which includes "traditional mathematics" in addition to courses in "computer science, personal finance, statistics or discipline-based mathematics or quantitative reasoning courses, for example," CAB recommends a call in
- Lower-Division B4 (Currently A4) Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
- Due to program changes in EM 19-021, which created new Pathways and redesigned some existing Pathways, CAB recommends a call in
- Upper-Division B, Equity, Ethics, and Policy (including quantitative reasoning areas)
- Upper-Division B, Innovation, Design, and the Arts (including quantitative reasoning areas)
- Upper-Division B, Race, Ethnicity, and Sovereignty (including quantitative reasoning areas)
- Upper-Division B, Sustainability and Climate Change (including quantitative reasoning areas)
- Upper-Division D, California: People, Place, and Cultures
- Upper-Division D, Innovation, Design and the Arts
- Due to program changes in EO 1100's definition of Area B4, which includes "traditional mathematics" in addition to courses in "computer science, personal finance, statistics or discipline-based mathematics or quantitative reasoning courses, for example," CAB recommends a call in
Note: During the process of identifying programmatic needs, CAB worked with Departments and Colleges to address programmatic needs with existing courses, and reduced the number of areas of "programmatic need" significantly from the first consultation with the College Deans. During the call for new courses, where possible, CAB will continue to advocate for the use of existing GE classes to address aforementioned programmatic needs by prioritizing (1) existing GE courses (on the GE Planning Sheet), (2) existing GE course substitutions, (3) existing non-GE courses, and (4) new courses.
- Historical and Projected Student Demand