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The general education curriculum is central to South Dakota State University鈥檚 mission to help students develop the competencies, principles and modes of thinking crucial for advanced study in their major and for meeting the obligations of an informed and engaged citizenship. These foundational courses promote scientific inquiry; quantitative reasoning; written and oral communication; an awareness of the historical, psychological, social, economic and political structures that inform our present moment; and an understanding of the contributions diverse cultures make to our common humanity.
General Education Course Review and Assessment Process
The General Education Sub-Committee is charged with managing the general education curriculum and review process at 成人视频. This group is a sub-committee of the 成人视频 Academic Affairs Committee. In order to support the assessment rotation, the General Education Sub-committee has developed a plan for peer-review of all general education courses, to be carried out in a rotation so that each SGR course is peer-reviewed the year before the planned assessment for that SGR.
Course Review Rotation
| SGR | Year of Course Peer Review | Year of Assessment Review |
|---|---|---|
| No. 3 and No. 6 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
| No. 2 and No. 4 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 |
| No. 1 and No. 5 | 2025-2026 | 2023-2024; 2026-2027 |
To ensure clearly defined educational pathways for students a 鈥渓imited鈥 set of General Education courses will be maintained in system Academic Affairs Council guidelines. Department heads, school directors and/or associate deans should contact the Office of Academic Affairs if their department, school or college has a course they want to propose for inclusion on the approved course list. All proposed General Education curriculum requests must be routed to the Office of Academic Affairs with college level approval no later than Aug. 1 for potential implementation during the following academic year.
