General Education Course Review

CGEIP faciliates the course review process adopted by Faculty Senate in 2015 and later revised in 2018 and 2022. The overall purpose of this review process is to assess the course based on the General Goals submitted when the course was added to the University's general education program.

Officially approved courses in the University's general education program can be found in the University's undergraduate catalog.

Course coordinators are expected to conduct and submit the course report in accordance to the process and timelines outlined in the GENED Course Coordinator Handbook.

Course coordinators are verified through academic unit leaders periodically. If a course coordinator needs to be updated, contact facultysenate@missouristate.edu.

CGEIP will provide feedback to course coordinators on submitted course reviews and will report to Faculty Senate during the spring semester on course reviews that were submitted, not submitted or submitted incorrectly.

Course Coordinators

GENED Course Coordinator Handbook

Consult the General Education Course Coordinator's Handbook for information on principles and purpose of course review, general goals assigned to each course, types of assessment data to collect, and review process & submission details.

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Updated November 6, 2026

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Schedule for Course Reviews

As outlined in the handbook, courses are to be reviewed biennially, on the following schedule. Reports will be due on the last business day of January.

Reports due January 29, 2027

Assessment periods are for the two calendar years prior to when the report is due.

The report due January 29, 2027 should include Spring 2025 through Fall 2026 terms, including summer terms, if course(s) were taught during Summer 2025 and/or Summer 2026.

Foundations
- First-Year Seminar
- Written Communication and Information Literacy
- Oral Communication
- Quantitative Literacy (MTH 137, MTH 261, MTH 287 exempt)
- Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning (ENG 210, ENG 221, ENG 310, ENG 321 exempt)
Knowledge of Human Cultures
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Humanities
- The Arts

Reports due January 28, 2028

Assessment periods are for the two calendar years prior to when the report is due.

The report due January 28, 2028 should include Spring 2026 through Fall 2027 terms, including summer terms, if course(s) were taught during Summer 2026 and/or Summer 2027.

Knowledge of the Natural World
- Life Sciences (BIO 111, BMS 101, BMS 111, GRY 146 exempt)
- Physical Sciences (CHM 108, CHM 117, CHM 161, GLG 116, GRY 138 exempt)
Public Affairs
- Constitution of U.S. and Missouri and American History and Institutions
- Cultural Competence
- Public Issues

Exemptions

Courses in the General Education Program may be exempt from course review if prerequisite/co-requisite is a general education course in the same area of study (i.e. Focus area). Lab only courses do not need to provide separate reports. See the Handbook for detailed information.

Submitting the Course Review

Coordinators are expected to review the handbook in its entirety prior to submitting the report.

Review the Handbook thoroughly.
Preview the course review form in Curriculog.
Gather assessement data and information to prepare report.
Complete the course review form in Curriculog.
Submit course review form by the designated deadline.
After CGEIP review, respond to feedback and comments in Curriculog, as requested.

The Brightspace course below includes instructions and resources to help course coordinators access Curriculog, navigate the submission process, preview, complete, and submit the required form, and respond to CGEIP feedback and comments.

CGEIP COURSE COORDINATOR RESOURCES (Brightspace)

Note: The Curriculog form replaces the Microsoft Form used in previous years. As a result, course coordinators should preview the form before beginning work on their report(s). To facilitate the review process, some questions have been reformatted, divided into separate questions, or otherwise updated.

Training via Zoom

November 19th, 2026 2:00pm-3:00pm

The zoom link is available in the Brightspace resource above. This training will cover both the new Curriculog form and the process of writing the report(s). The training will be recorded, and the recording will be made available to course coordinators through the same Brightspace resource.

Report Examples:

The following reports are provided as examples of previously submitted reports for reference. As they were completed under a previous submission process, their format may differ from the current form. These examples should be used as a resource for understanding report content and expectations, rather than as a guide to completing the current form.

FAQs

General education course coordinators should not do all of the assessment work – as the title implies, their role is to coordinate. Each general education course should have some common goals addressed in all sections, and the coordinator should communicate with section instructors what the shared goals are and what information instructors will need to provide for the assessment.

The coordinator also organizes the review process, collecting data and feedback from section instructors. The coordinators are also responsible for writing and submitting reports.
The biennial program requires reports for the Foundations and Human Cultures areas in even years. Reports are required for Natural World and Public Affairs area courses in odd years.
Friday - January 29th, 2027.
Essentially, the questions to address in the report are:
- What do you want students in your class to learn (discipline-specific knowledge, skills, etc.) that also fits in with your course’s GG? This change allows (encourages) faculty to evaluate their course on the basis of inherent course objectives that also align with general education goals.
- What evidence do you have that students are learning these topics? You should evaluate results of course assignments, projects, exam questions, etc., that correspond to the topic / goal. You can treat these as “checkpoints” to figure out where your students learned the course materials and where they continued to struggle. For some courses, the previous system’s SLOs may function well as the checkpoints. For others, the SLOs aligned poorly with course objectives. The modified system allows coordinators and their faculty to tailor the checkpoints to their specific discipline and course.
Assessment is an ongoing process. If your general education assessment checkpoints align well with your course’s discipline-specific learning objectives, general education assessments should become a natural extension of your evaluation of students’ performances on exams, projects, etc., rather than a separate exercise.
The course review form is located in Curriculog. Coordinators should use the CGEIP Course Coordinator Resources (Brightspace) link above for more information.
You will need to identify the course’s General Goal(s) (GG(s)) – these will be available from a pull-down menu on the report form.

You will be asked to describe how your course meets the GG(s), and to provide information about student learning / achievements relevant to each goal.

You will be asked to reflect on your course’s success at meeting the GG(s). Where was the course successful / what should be kept the same going forward? Were there any weak areas where you might alter what or how you teach to improve student learning?

You will be asked to provide a representative syllabus for the course.
The course review form is located in Curriculog. Coordinators should use the CGEIP COURSE COORDINATOR RESOURCES link above for more information.
There are two CGEIP representatives from most colleges. Talk to your college rep for more information and with questions. You may also contact CGEIP via email.
If a course consistently submits unsatisfactory reports (or fails to submit reports), the course may be put on a probationary status and will be required to resubmit their materials in the following year for a new review.

However, the primary response will be to make suggestions on how to improve the course’s assessment and/or reporting procedures.