What is the role of the department and college in GER assessment?
Because the department is more directly responsible for the quality of its GER courses than the college, departments play a more important role in GER assessment. When faculty submit Course Action Forms for GER courses, an appropriate departmental committee will review them using the criteria listed in FAQ #20, making sure that the GER outcomes and means of evaluation are complete and suitable to the discipline. When the Course Action Form meets the criteria, it is sent to the college curriculum committee, which evaluates it using more general criteria, in FAQ #22. And for each reporting period, professors teaching GER courses will submit their reports to an appropriate undergraduate departmental committee. The committee will review the reports, judging the overall effectiveness of GER offerings by the department and making any recommendations to faculty as necessary. The committee will summarize the reports, describe any actions it has taken, and submit the summary to the college curr
