Resources
This page collects resources, policies and forms associated with the GE program for ease of reference by faculty and staff.
General Education Revision
- Senate-approved GE Revision, May 23, 2019 (PDF)
- GE Learning Outcomes (PDF)
- GE Curriculum Map, Old GE Curriculum Map (PDF)
- GE Flow Map (PDF)
- GE Assessment Timeline
- Executive Order 1100 - rev 8/23/17 (PDF), Executive order on CSU General Education Breadth Requirements
- Executive Order 1110 - rev 8/02/17 (PDF), Executive order on Assessment of Academic Preparation and Placement in First-Year GE Written Communication and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Courses
GE Course Content Criteria
- A1: Oral Communication
- A2: Written Communication
- A3: Critical Thinking
- Suggested resource: A Digital Guide for Critical Thinking Courses: Teaching A3 Across the Curriculum. Email joshua.glasgow@sonoma.edu to get access on Canvas
- B1: Physical Sciences
- B1+B3: Physical Sciences + Lab
- B2: Life Sciences
- B2+B3: Life Sciences + Lab
- B3: Laboratory
- B4: Quantitative Reasoning
- Upper Division B: Scientific Inquiry & Quantitative Reasoning
- C1: Art: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater
- C2: Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English
- Upper Division C: Arts + Humanities
- D: Social Sciences
- Upper Division D: Social Sciences
- E: Lifelong Learning & Self Development
- F: Ethnic Studies
Overlay Content Criteria
- Writing Intensive Courses (WICs)
- American Institutions: Constitution State and Local Government
- American Institutions: History
- Sustainability and Environmental Resilience
First-Year Learning Communities
- How to Propose a FLC (PDF)
- Sample Proposal (PDF)
- FLC A1 & A3
- FLC A3 & C1
- FLC A3 & C2
- FLC A3 & E
- Roles of FLC Faculty and Peer Mentors (PDF)
Second-Year Experience
Learning Outcome Rubrics — Drafts
- Argument Rubric
- Civic Responsibility Rubric
- Communication Rubric
- Creative Expression Rubric
- Creative Problem Solving Rubric
- Critical Reading Rubric
- Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Knowledge Rubric
- Information Literacy Rubric
- Integration Rubric
- Quantitative Reasoning Rubric
- Sustainable Development Rubric