Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on February 2, 2024

The Council on General Education met on February 2, 2024. The meeting minutes for December 1, 2023, were approved at this meeting. Below is the agenda, and the meeting minutes have now been posted on the General Education website.

1. Approval of Agenda for February 2, 2024, Council on General Education meeting.
2. Approval of Minutes for the December 1, 2023, Council on General Education meeting.
3. Update on Spring 2024 Meeting Schedule (Peter)
   1. 2/2/24
   2. 2/23/24-proposals due 2/12
   3. 3/8/24
   4. 4/5/24-proposals due 3/25
   5. 4/26/24 (EOY sendoff)
4. Welcome new/returning members (Peter)
   1. Elena Borzova 2024-2027 (replacing Scott Douglas)
   2. Karisa Cloward returning from Fall 2023 leave (Luigi Manzetti only served Fall 2023)
5. Rubric Updates (Dayna)
   1. Exploring Science
   2. Social and Behavioral Sciences
   3. Technological Advances and Society
   4. Global Perspectives
   5. Human Diversity
6. Critical Reasoning Redesign Update (Sheri/Dustin)
   1. Fulfillment Requirement
   2. Grade Repeat
   3. Course Registration
7. CoGE Working Group Timelines (Dustin/Melina)
   1. Re-Evaluation of Transfer Credit on Texas Common Course Numbering System
      1. Volunteer Members: Chris Logan, Stephanie Amsel, Dayna Oscherwitz
   2. External Test Credit Review (AP, IB, CLEP)
      1. Volunteer Members: Dayna Oscherwitz
8. General Education Office Updates (Dustin)
   1. Communications shared related to Fall CoGE business
      1. Council on General Education approved updates to the Common Curriculum Critical Reasoning rubric
      2. New External Breadth Swap Petition now available for Common Curriculum students on the Fall 2023 Catalog or later
      3. The Council on General Education approves changes to Common Curriculum Critical Reasoning fulfillment requirements
      4. Modifications made to Common Curriculum Global Perspectives rubric, permitting all SMU Abroad programs to satisfy
      5. The Office of General Education archives General Education Curriculum website
      6. Council on General Education – Spring 2024 Meetings
      7. Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on September 01, 2023
      8. Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on September 29, 2023
      9. Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on October 20, 2023
      10. Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on November 10, 2023
      11. Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on December 1, 2023

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