General Education Course Approval Process & Criteria

Beginning Fall 2025, the General Education Committee welcomes proposals for courses that satisfy Breadth of Knowledge and Individual and Social Responsibility requirements in the revised MavEd Curriculum.

The new process is outlined below.

Department Submission and College Approval

Department submits through CIM Course, attaching the revised MavEd Course Proposal Request Form

College reviews the course and advances in CIM if the course meets MavEd criteria

**Note**: Review the MavEd Course Eval Rubric for detailed criteria that will be reviewed as part of the course approval process.

Review By Content Area Subcommittee | Approximately 1-3 months

Administratively assign proposed courses to relevant content subcommittee for initial review and recommendation

Subcommittee will review the course using the standard MavEd course evaluation rubric

Subcommittee will make a recommendation to the Gen Ed Committee on alignment of the course with MavEd expectations

Review By General Education Committee | Approximately 1-3 months

Document recommendations and feedback from content area subcommittees regarding proposed courses

Provide final review and approve/deny courses, providing feedback to stakeholders

Re-Certification/ Re-Approval Every 5 Years

Units continuing a course must submit a summary addressing these key areas:

Assessment Results: How do students perform in meeting the designated learning outcomes?
Course improvements: How have assessment data informed course changes?
Certification Updates: What changes have been made since the course’s original certification?
Feedback: How have indirect feedback sources (surveys, advisor input, etc.) influenced the course?

Re-Certification/ Re-Approval Every 5 Years

Opportunities for Course Design Support

Download a PDF of the Course Approval Process