Course Proposal Guidelines

Future changes to KU’s General Education program must undergo an approval process that considers all constituencies. Significant structural changes—such as adding or removing categories or sub-categories, or altering required courses—constitute major modifications to the program. Since the current structure was approved by the APSCUF-KU Representative Council, the University Senate, and the University Curriculum Committee, any major changes should also receive approval from these three bodies.

Information on the approval processes and guidelines on expectations for courses in each category can be found below:

• First-Year Seminar Topic Approval Process
• General Education Category Courses Approval Process
• Composition Course Guidelines (Category A1 or A2)
• Speaking Course Guidelines (Category A3 and/or A4)
• Writing Course Guidelines (Category A4) 
• Quantitative Reasoning Course Guidelines (Category C2)
• Understanding & Creating Ideas Course Guidelines (Category D)

QUICK NOTE

*Faculty teaching a First-Year Seminar or a Course in Categories A-D are required to submit assessment material for the required SLOs when requested by the General Education Program and Assessment Committee. Failure to submit assessment material may result in a course being pulled out of the General Education Program.*