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Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on November 7, 2025

The Council on General Education met on November 7, 2025. The meeting minutes for October 17, 2025, 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 the Agenda for November 7, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  2. Approval of Minutes for October 17, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  3. New Course & Experience Proposals (Peter)
    1. ANTH 3345 (Introduction to Ethnographic Methods)-SBS
    2. SOCI 2377 (Introduction to Markets and Culture)- SBS
    3. ANTH 3326 (Regulating Reproduction: Morality, Politics, and (In)justice)-PREI
    4. MUAS 1111 (Healing Through Song: Introduction to Therapeutic Music Entertainment)- PREX-CE
    5. PERB 2213 (World Rhythms and Cultures I)-PREX-CE
    6. ARHS 3308 (Seven Wonders of the World) – PREX-CIE
    7. CEE 1301 (Environment and Technology: Ecology and Ethics) – PREX-CIE
    8. CS 3377 (Ethical Issues in Computing) – PREX-CIE
    9. APSM 4380 (Technology and Sport) – TAS
    10. HIST 3308 (Technologies and Our Societies) – TAS
    11. APSM 4311 (Principles of Exercise is Medicine) – PREX-QA
    12. WL 3341/HRTS 3341 (Failure of Humanity in Rwanda) – LAI
    13. UNIV 3308 (Advanced Trial Advocacy) – LAI, PREX-OC
    14. UHP 3304 (Great Books) – LAI, PREX-W
    15. ALEC – PREX-OC (Activity)
    16. ARHS 1305 (Introduction to African Arts) – CA
    17. ARHS 3308 (Seven Wonders of the World) – HC, PREX-GPS
    18. WL 3382 (Texas-Mexico Borderlands) – PREX-GPS
    19. MDVL 3351 (The Pilgrimage: Medieval) – PREX-GPS
    20. SOCI 3345 (Chinese Markets and Culture) – PREX-GPS
    21. MUHI 1302 (Intro to Music in World Societies) – PREX-GPS
  4. Office Updates
    1. Updated Course Proposal Templates (Dustin)

Please contact the Office of General Education for questions or proposal development support.

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Office of General Education Student Academic Engagement & Success

Spring 2026 Common Curriculum Reading schedule announced

Common Curriculum Reading students at a community service event
Common Curriculum Reading students at a community service event

The Common Curriculum Reading (CCR) is a pre-approved, co-curricular activity that allows students to join a reading group for a semester to earn their Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE) Proficiency and Experience (P&E). This year, students can opt into a track that also allows them to earn their Community Engagement (CE) P&E through a partnership with Engage Dallas.

The book selection for spring 2026 is Infectious Generosity by Chris Anderson. In this book, Anderson discusses the ethics behind being generous to one another to improve civic life. He also overviews free and low-cost ways one can be generous and engage with their community.

The Office of General Education (OGE) has finalized the spring 2026 dates for the CCR and is seeking two staff or faculty members to help facilitate the reading sessions. The tentative dates are as follows:

  • February 3
  • February 17
  • March 3
  • March 10
  • March 24
  • April 7
  • April 21

Participating staff/faculty members must read the book and attend all seven reading meetings to guide their small groups through discussions. Those in the division of Student Academic Engagement and Success (SAES) can also earn comp time for participating in the CCR. Participating facilitators are provided all discussion guides and are not required to proctor or grade assessments.

OGE will begin recruiting students for the spring session before Thanksgiving break. Any students, staff, or faculty who are interested in participating in the CCR can email gened@smu.edu for more information.

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Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on September 26, 2025

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The Council on General Education met on September, 26, 2025. The meeting minutes for September 5, 2025, 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 the Agenda for September 26, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  2. Approval of Minutes for September 5, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  3. Course & Experience Proposals
    1. Revised Proposals
      1. HIST 1333 (Ethical and Political Thought in Ancient China)-HC, PREX-CIE, PREX-GPS
    2. New Proposals
      1. FILM 3335 (Film Exhibition and Distribution) – TAS
      2. UNIV 2302 (Mixed Media Technology Applications)-TAS
      3. HIST 2316 (Flight Culture in Global History)-TAS
      4. ANTH 4325 (Introduction to Comparative Osteology)-PREX-QA
      5. UHP 3301 (Cities in Mind: Dublin)- LAI & PREX-W
      6. UHP 3304 (Great Books)- LAI & PREX-W
      7. FILM 1301 (Art of Film & Media)- LAI
      8. ARHS 3313 (Pompeii: Art and Life in a Roman City)- CA
      9. UNIV 3307 (Change Makers: Exploring Social Justice in Civic Leadership)- PREX-GPS
      10. HIST 2316 (Flight Culture in Global History)- PREX-GPS
      11. UNIV 3307 (Change Makers: Exploring Social Justice in Civic Leadership)- PREX-CE & PREX-CIE
      12. UNIV 1103 (Building Bridges: The Ethics of Service)- PREX-CE
      13. Alternative Breaks- PREX-CIE (Activity)
      14. Fraternity & Sorority Life Greek Council Leadership-PREX-CE (Activity)
  1. Office Updates
    1. Writing Board: Triauna Carey (Chair)
    2. SAES Blog Newsletter (blog.smu.edu/saes)
    3. Common Curriculum Assessment Design Assistant

Please contact the Office of General Education for questions or proposal development support.

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Office of General Education and Maguire Ethics Center utilized AI to identify and solicit ethics-related course proposals

The Office of General Education, in partnership with the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, is embracing innovation to help students complete their Common Curriculum (CC) requirements more efficiently, by using artificial intelligence to analyze 6,807 active SMU courses and identify those that may align with the Philosophical, Religious, and Ethical Inquiry (PREI) or Civic and Individual Ethics (CIE) requirements.

Using the National Ethics Project’s Ethics Course ID Tool, we uploaded SMU’s course catalog data, which included titles and descriptions.

As described on their website, “The Ethics Course ID Tool is a valuable resource for colleges and universities seeking to identify ethics-related courses. With just a simple upload of course catalogs, users receive scored outputs that indicate the likelihood of a course being ethics-related. Developed through a combination of expert knowledge and advanced natural language processing techniques, the ECIT has been rigorously validated through empirical studies involving experts in ethics education. By utilizing the ECIT, institutions interested in enhancing ethics education can facilitate integration of ethics across the curriculum.”

This AI tool generated applicability scores, helping us pinpoint 80 SMU courses that naturally fit these areas but don’t yet carry a CC designation.

Our Course Outreach list indicates which course instructors and departments we have reached out to. Academic departments can find detailed instructions on our Course & Experience Proposal webpage. Please refer to the Council on General Education website for any upcoming proposal deadlines.

Together, we can make it easier for students to meet general education requirements while recognizing the excellent learning experiences already taking place in SMU courses.

For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

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Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on April 25, 2025

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The Council on General Education met on April 25, 2025. The meeting minutes for April 4, 2025, 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 the Agenda for April 25, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  2. Approval of Minutes for the April 4, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  3. Course & Experience Proposals
    1. Revised Proposals
      1. CEE 4380 (Civil and Enviro Engr Design I)-PREX-CIE
      2. Student Senate -PREX-CIE
      3. HIST 1333 (Ethical and Political Thought in Ancient China) – HC
    2. New Proposals
      1. HIST 1333 (Ethical and Political Thought in Ancient China) – PREX-CIE, PREX-GPS
      2. BL 3335 (Business Law) – PREX-CIE
  4. CC HD Requirement Task Force Recommendation and Discussion
  5. TCCNs CC Proposed Tags Table
  6. Writing Board Annual Report
  7. Member Recognition of Service/Update
  8. 2025-2026 CoGE meeting dates

Please contact the Office of General Education for questions or proposal development support.

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Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 graduating students encouraged to complete their Community Engagement and Civic & Individual Ethics Proficiencies & Experiences

The Office of General Education would like to share efforts being made to encourage Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 graduating students to complete their Community Engagement and Civic & Individual Ethics Proficiencies & Experiences.

The following message was shared on Wednesday, September 3, with the identified 508 undergraduate students.

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From: Office of General Education (gened@smu.edu)

To: Graduating Seniors who have not fulfilled CE

Subject Line: You’re Missing Your Community Engagement and/or Civic and Individual Ethics Proficiency & Experience for Graduation: Complete them with Engage Dallas or Alternative Breaks

Hello Seniors,

Our records indicate that you are graduating in December 2025 or May 2026 and still need to fulfill your Community Engagement and/or Civic and Individual Ethics Proficiency & Experience to graduate.

The Office of General Education, in collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs– Residence Life and Student Housing & Social Change and Intercultural Engagement, would like to share opportunities to fulfill your Community Engagement (CE) and/or Civics & Individual Ethics (CIE) Proficiency & Experience with our co-curricular program offerings.

Non-course-based options to consider:

Engage Dallas is a community engagement initiative through SMU’s Residential Commons, dedicated to addressing needs in South and West Dallas. This long-term, student-led program partners with residents, organizations, and leaders to create a positive impact. Free and open for new members anytime, students can volunteer to serve in small groups or individually, based on their schedules. Learn more and join by visiting smu.edu/engagedallas or accessing the Engage Dallas course on your Canvas dashboard. Engage Dallas can fulfill CE, CIE, or both Proficiency & Experience requirements. If you have any questions about involvement, email engagedallas@smu.edu.

Alternative Breaks is an immersive week of hands-on service, leadership, and relationship building supplemented with education and reflection. Each trip takes place over spring break and focuses on a particular social issue, and immersion in that issue begins long before the trip itself. Students educate themselves and each other, then do hands-on work with relevant organizations. It qualifies for the CE Proficiency & Experience upon completion.  If you have any questions about involvement, email Danielle Palomo dpalomo@smu.edu.

Why Participate?

These programs provide a unique way to fulfill your CE and CIE requirements outside the classroom, all while building leadership skills, forming lasting connections, and making a difference in the community. For more information on Proficiencies & Experiences, click here.

We encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities and look forward to seeing you continue to grow and contribute to positive change.

Brittaney Wilson, M.A.

General Education and Academic Appeals Coordinator

Office of General Education

214.768.6248 | brittaneyw@smu.edu | Laura Lee Blanton, Suite 338

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Common Curriculum Course Search updated on May 27, 2025

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The Office of General Education has updated the Common Curriculum course search with added breadth and graduation requirement tags.

The May 27, 2025, update reflects the following tag additions and removals:

Added:

ARHS 1380 – Creativity & Aesthetics: Analysis (CAA) ARHS 3310 – Oral Communication (OC) ASAG 1310 – Creativity & Aesthetics: Creation (CAC)
BIOL 1303 – Exploring Science (ES) BIOL 4133 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE) BL 3335 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE)
CEE 4380 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE) ECO 4330 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE) ENGL 2303 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE)
FILM 2363 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE) FILM 3352 – Historical Contexts (HC) HRTS 3320 – Oral Communication (OC)
JOUR 3314 – Community Engagement (CE) JOUR 3380 – Global Perspectives (GPS) PHIL 3385 – Philosophical, Religious & Ethical Inquiry (PREI)
PSYC 2351 – Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) PSYC 3372 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE) SPAN 2421 – Global Perspectives (GPS)
SPAN 2421 – Literary Analysis & Interpretation (LAI) UNIV 1270 – Quantitative Applications (QA) UNIV 2303 – Technological Advances and Society (TAS)
WL 3308 – Civic & Individual Ethics (CIE)

Removed:

CS 5351 – Oral Communication (OC) DSIN 5303 – Community Engagement (CE) EDU 5348 – Human Diversity (HD)
FILM 2362 – Historical Contexts (HC) FILM 3304 – Oral Communication (OC) PSYC 4380 – Historical Contexts (HC)

Any questions or concerns about the Common Curriculum course search can be directed to the Office of General Education.

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Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on April 4, 2025

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The Council on General Education met on April 4, 2025. The meeting minutes for March 14, 2025, 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 the Agenda for April 4, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  2. Approval of Minutes for March 14, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  3. Course & Experience Proposals
    1. ARHS 1380 (African American Art) – CAA
    2. ARHS 3310 / HRTS 3320 (War, Looting, and Collecting of Ancient Art) – PREX-OC
    3. UNIV 3306 (Community Partnerships) – PREX-CE
    4. Stampede Guides (Stampede Guides) – PREX-OC
    5. ENGL 2303 (Ethical Leadership and the Language of Influence) – PREX-CIE
    6. FILM 2363 (Media Production Ethics and Representation) – PREX-CIE
    7. Student Senate (Student Senate) – PREX-CIE
    8. The Common Curriculum Reading – PREX-CIE
    9. BIOL 4133 / BIOL 4133 H (Bioethics Seminar) – PREX-CIE
    10. CEE 4380 (Civil and Environmental Engineering Design I) – PREX-CIE
    11. ECON 4330 (Economics of Human Rights) – PREX-CIE
    12. PSYC 3372 (Ethics in Psychology) – PREX-CIE
    13. MNO 30XX (AI and Business Insights) – PREX-QA
    14. SPAN 2421 (Intermediate Spanish I for Heritage Speakers) – LAI and PREX-GPS
    15. UNIV 2303 (From IM to AI: How People Learn with Technology) – TAS
  4. CC Human Diversity Graduation Requirement Task Force Update
  5. TCCNS Working Group Volunteers

Please contact the Office of General Education for questions or proposal development support.

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CE/CIE seats held for select undergraduate students to assist with CC student progress this Fall

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Thanks to the Department of University Foundations, the Office of General Education will be able to hold seats in UNIV 3305 courses for Fall 2025 for students who were identified as not having satisfied both Community Engagement (CE) and Civic and Individual Ethics (CIE) graduation requirements and are expected to graduate on or before May 2026.

Therefore, 163 students will be invited to enroll in UNIV 3305 to satisfy both graduation requirements and Oral Communications in a single course. The email below will be sent to students on or before March 10.

Questions or concerns can be directed to the Office of General Education at gened@smu.edu.

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To: CE/CIE Students (n = 163)   

From: General Education   

Title: We’ve saved you a seat! Complete your CC Community Engagement & Civic and Individual Ethics requirements with UNIV 3305 this fall! 

March 10, 2025  

Dear Mustang –    

As of March 1, your Degree Progress Report (DPR) indicated you had not satisfied your Community Engagement (CE) and Civic and Individual Ethics (CIE) requirements. The Office of General Education wants to inform you that we have saved you a seat this Fall in a UNIV 3305 Personal Responsibility and Community course thanks to the Department of University Foundations. This course is a popular solution to fulfilling these Common Curriculum (CC) requirements.

We have held a limited number of seats in the Fall for you in UNIV 3305. The course conveys three tags: CIE, CE, and Oral Communication. Given the demand for seats in this course, these seats will only be reserved until May 15th. After May 15th, these seats will be released to other interested students.

Can’t fit in a CE and CIE course this Fall? Consider other options such as SMU Intersessions, participating in a pre-approved activity, or enrolling in a CE and CIE-tagged course this spring.

We know enrollment can be stressful, especially when managing graduation requirements. We hope this saved seat can help you as you close out your academic career at SMU.

Sincerely,     

Dustin K. Grabsch, Ph.D.  
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education & Academic Success   

 

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Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on February 28, 2025

The Council on General Education met on February 28, 2025. The meeting minutes for January 31, 2025, 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 the Agenda for February 28, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  2. Approval of Minutes for January 31, 2025, Council on General Education meeting.
  3. Course & Experience Proposals
    1. Revised Proposals
      1. UNIV 1270 (Personal Finance and Branding) – PREX-QA
    2. New Proposals
      1. ASAG 1310 (Word and Image) – CAC
      2. PHIL 3385 (Lifespan Ethics) – PREI
      3. PSYC 2351 (Psychopathology) – SBS
      4. HIST 1333 (Ethical and Political Thought in Ancient China) – HC; PREX-CIE
      5. WL 3308 (Introduction to General Linguistics) – PREX-CIE
      6. JOUR 3380 (Global Media Projects) – PREX-GPS
  4. SMU Transfer Summit Recap
    1. TCCNS Working Group
    2. Student Experience Working Group
    3. Policies Working Group
  5. DOE OCR February 14 Dear Colleague Letter Discussion

Please contact the Office of General Education for questions or proposal development support.