Appendix 3. Matrix of General Education Requirements and ...

Appendix 3. Matrix of General Education Requirements and Recommendations of the Six Regional Accrediting Bodies

Accrediting Body

A

B

Size

Coherence

Yes: 15 Semester

Yes

1 Middle States Hours-Associate

30 Semester

Hours-Bachelor

2 New England Yes: 40 Semester

Yes

Hours-Bachelor

20 Semester

Hours-Associate

3 North Central

Yes

Yes

"substantial"

4 Northwest

Yes

Yes

"substantial"

5

Southern Yes: 15 Semester

Yes

Hours-Associate

30 Semester

Hours-Bachelor

6

Western

Yes: 45 Semester

Yes

Hours

Total Yes Per

6

6

Column

C Comm. Skills

Yes

Yes

Yes Yes No

Yes 5

D

Critical Thinking/ Intellectual

Skills Yes

E Information

Literacy

Yes

F Science/ Scientific Reasoning

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5

5

5

G

Computer/ Technological Competency

H Ethics

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

6

3

Appendix 3. Matrix of General Education Requirements and Recommendations of the Six Regional Accrediting Bodies

Accrediting Body

I

Integration of Major and

General Education

J

Aesthetics/ Fine Arts/ Creative Abilities

K

Mathematics /

Quantitative Reasoning

L

Social Sciences/

Civic Responsib.

M

Cultural/ Global

Awareness/ Diversity

N Humanities

O

Lifelong Independent Continuous

Learning

P

Apply Knowledge and Skills

1

Middle States

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

2

New England

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

3

North Central

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

4

Northwest

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

5

Southern

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

6

Western

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Total Yes Per

4

5

5

5

3

3

4

2

Column

Appendix 3. Matrix of General Education Requirements and Recommendations of the Six Regional Accrediting Bodies

Q

R

S

T

U

V

Accrediting

Upper- Gen Ed Not Statement:

Faculty

Body

Assessment Breadth

Level

Specific to Credentials Governance

General Particular of Faculty

Education Occupation Teaching

Gen Ed

1 Middle

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

States

2 New England

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

W Program Review

Yes

Yes

3

North

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Central

4 Northwest

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

5 Southern

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

6 Western

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Total Yes

6

6

1

2

3

5

3

Per Column

X

Gen Ed Goals in Syllabi

No

Y

Description of Gen Ed Program in Bulletin or

Catalog No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

1

2

Appendix 3. Matrix of General Education Requirements and Recommendations of the Six Regional Accrediting Bodies

Z

AA

BB

Accrediting Historical Fulfilling Definition of

Body

Perspective

Life

Educated

Person

1 Middle

No

No

No

States

2 New England

Yes

No

Yes

3

North

No

Central

Yes

Yes

4 Northwest

No

No

No

5 Southern

No

No

No

6 Western

No

Yes

No

Total Yes

1

2

2

Per Column

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download