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Liberal EducationUMD approved a new Liberal Education program in the Fall of 2009. An implementation committee was formed in the spring of 2010 and the process of submitting new courses for liberal education designation began in November, 2010 with full implementation of the new program effective fall 2012. Below please find links to materials intended to help guide this change. Liberal Education Requirements Liberal Education Overview & Mission Liberal Education Category Description and Criteria Liberal Education Task Force Final Report Submission Deadlines ***a new submission form will be available by late January, please wait to submit courses until you can use the new form*** February 15 - for summer approval March 1 - for fall approval October 1 - for spring approval Interim Process for Liberal Education Course Submission The Liberal Education Subcommittee of the Educational Policy Committee will review courses submitted for inclusion in the Liberal Education Program using the following process on an interim basis. Please note that this interim process applies only to courses that will be taught in Spring 2013. The Lib Ed Subcommittee will be working through the spring to revise the forms and process for courses scheduled to be taught thereafter. Deadline: Applications for this interim process must be received from deans by 12:00 noon on Monday, 29 October 2012 for Spring 2013. Please note that your departments should have earlier deadlines for approval. The Lib Ed Subcommittee will be meeting weekly, as necessary, on Fridays, throughout the month of October into November, in order to process applications on a rolling basis. Interim Process for Courses to be taught in Spring 2013: 1. Complete the appropriate form(s) listed below. 2. Once the form is complete, faculty members will forward the form to the department head for approval. 3. If the department head approves the course, the form will be forwarded to the dean for approval. Courses approved through this interim basis will be available for Liberal Education credit in the approved category in Spring 2013. Lib Ed credit will be noted in ECAS in time for registration, beginning 19 November 2012. The Liberal Education Subcommittee encourages you to consult your collegiate representative(s) with questions or concerns, especially as we begin the process of reviewing and revising the submission process.
Courses Recommended by LEIG for EVCAA Approval Writing and Information Literacy Oral Communication & Languages Logic and Quantitative Reasoning
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