Propose a class
Contact us at gened@vcu.edu with questions about proposing courses.
Proposal Instructions
Please use the application embedded in the CIM course form to propose a new or renew a current general education course. Additional information regarding accessing, proposing and editing courses can be found in the CIM User Resources folder.
The broad rules and expectations of general education courses in the ConnectED program are as follows:
- Any unit may participate in general education. During the initial stage of ConnectED, no course prefix (e.g., RELS or SOCY) may have more than four courses in the program.
- All general education courses must be open to all VCU students (i.e., no restrictions to major).
- General education courses should not focus on skills, techniques, or procedures specific to a particular occupation or profession.
- General education courses must be offered at least once per academic year, in either the fall or spring semesters (courses can also be offered over the summer, but not exclusively).
- Prerequisites for general education courses must themselves also be part of the general education program.
- General education courses must fulfill one of the Areas of inquiry. See descriptions in the VCU Bulletin.
- Each general education course is expected to address two to four of the learning goals. All general education courses must participate in the assessment organized by the General Education Assessment Committee.
- General education courses cannot also serve as core requirements of a major. Units wishing to offer courses as general education will have to choose to remove them as a core major requirement where applicable.
Questions?
Please direct questions to gened@vcu.edu.