SUNY General Education Framework 2022
The new SUNY Cortland General Education Program will be implemented for the 2023-24 academic year. All student learning outcomes (SLOs) need to be updated to reflect the new program SLOs for the fall 2023 semester. General Education assessment will resume starting fall 2023, reflecting the new program SLOs.
- General Education Information - March, 2023
- Cortland Faculty Senate ratified GE SLOs - November 8, 2022
- SUNY GE Framework Policy (PDF)
- Implementation Guidance for SUNY GE - February, 2023
- GE Revision Policy Approved by Faculty Senate - May, 2022
- Cortland GE Revision Crosswalk
General Education
The General Education (GE) Committee reviews and recommends established departmental courses for inclusion in the SUNY Cortland General Education Program. Proposals are submitted using Curriculog and will be routed via the approval process to the GE Committee. If recommended, the proposal will be forwarded to the Provost for campus approval.
For materials required for review, please refer to the links below:
- General Education Course Proposal Guidelines
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- GE Course Proposal Form - All curriculum forms are now available via our online curriculum system; please go to our curriculum system to submit a new course with GE designation, or submit a course alteration form to add a GE designation to an existing course.
- An Example of a "Model" Proposal
- FAQs
- Additional Information for Faculty Teaching GE Courses
Assessment Materials
Assessment Rubrics
- GE 1 Quantitative Skills
- GE 2 Natural Sciences
- GE 3 Social Sciences
- GE 4 United States History and Society
- GE 5 Western Civilization
- GE 6 Contrasting Cultures
- GE 7 Humanities
- GE 8 The Arts
- GE 9 Foreign Language
- GE 10a Writing Studies
- GE 10b Presentation Skills
- GE 11 Prejudice and Discrimination
- GE 12 Science, Technology, Values and Society
- Writing Intensive
Annual Reports
2025-2026 General Education Committee
- Armstead, Douglas -- Academic-at-Large
- Daman, Stuart -- Institutional Research & Analysis, Ex-Officio
- Diller, Nancy -- Academic Affairs Office, non-voting
- Direnzo, Amy -- Professional Studies
- Downey, Karen (Chair) -- Math/Science
- Lind, Erik -- Academic at-Large
- Maher, Stephen -- Social/Behavioral Sciences
- Mattingly, Bruce -- Dean of Arts and Sciences, Ex-Officio
- Mills, Evan -- Professional Staff
- Radus, Dan -- Fine Arts/Humanities
- Slivan, Susan -- Library
- Uliassi, Christine -- Education
- Vacant -- Student Representative
- Van Der Karr, Carol - Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Ex-Officio
2025-2026 GE Meetings
Meeting minutes can be found in Teams
- September 4, 2025
- September 18, 2025
- October 2, 2025
- October 16, 2025
- October 30, 2025
- November 13, 2025
- December 4, 2025