General Education Curriculum Committee (GECCo)

The General Education program is governed by a General Education Curriculum Committee, GECCo, chaired by a Faculty Director. GECCo has the responsibility for administering the GE program and is inextricably connected to the Senate.

There are eight voting members of GECCo with staggered two-year terms: 2 elected representatives from each school and a non-voting GE Faculty director. The committee also includes a non-voting representative of the office of Academic Programs and a non-voting student representative.

GECCo has been charged by the Academic Senate with the following responsibilities:

• Work in coordination with the designated administrator
• GE program review and GE program assessment
• Training and Support of the GE faculty
• Faculty Interest Group (FIG) coordination
• Skills Reinforcement Group (SRG) coordination
• Review and revise program learning outcomes
• Review and revise GE area, skill, theme and course requirement and student learning outcomes
• Course appeal
• General Education Modifications (substitutions and waivers)
• Report to Academic Senate, including requests for any changes to GE structure
• Verification and decertification of courses and instructors
• Course review
• Skill oversight
• Theme oversight
• Obtaining broad input from those involved in teaching in the GE program and from the campus community