General Education Course Evaluation Rubric

Assessment Plan Evaluation	Check if Criteria Met	
1 Course SLO

Student learning outcomes are measurable. 		
2 SUNY-GE LO

SUNY-GE LOs that align with course SLOs are identified. Course SLOs which do not align with SUNY-GE learning outcomes are indicated by N/A.		
3 SUNY Broome ILO

If applicable, ILO is listed, if the course is aligned with a BCC ILO and its measurable statement.	
	
4 Assessment

Assessment measures are identified for each SLO. Year of first assessment is listed. Criteria for success is listed. Criteria used to determine successful completion of SLO has been indicated. A specific example would be an assessment of an exam as follows: Exceeding, Meeting, Approaching, and Not Meeting with corresponding percentages. Criteria may also include use of a Likert scale (1-5). Percentages of students meeting this criteria (benchmark) is included (e.g. 75% of students will meet or exceed expectations).		

SUNY GE-Category Evaluation
Approved courses must meet the GER category, including each student learning outcome, as determined by the SUNY Guidelines for GE courses.	Check if Criteria Met	
1. Mathematics
Students will demonstrate the ability to:		
●	Interpret and draw inferences from mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables, and schematics;		
●	Represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically and verbally;		
●	Employ quantitative methods such as, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, or statistics to solve problems;		
●	Estimate and check mathematical results for reasonableness; and 		
●	Recognize the limits of mathematical and statistical methods		
**If a student has passed either the Regents Math B, or Regents Algebra 2, or Trigonometry exam with at least an 85, this may satisfy learning outcomes for this category.		
2. Natural Sciences
Students will demonstrate:		
●	Understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical analysis; and		
●	Application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural (or physical) sciences		
**Traditional natural science disciplines (e.g. chemistry, biology, physics) do not have to have a lab component for approval, but it is desirable.
**Inter or multi-disciplinary courses (e.g. environmental science) or those falling outside traditional natural science disciplines (e.g. psychology) must clearly demonstrate: how methods listed in the learning outcome are used; a rationale for the discipline in the natural sciences drawn upon for concepts and models; and that the majority of texts used fall clearly within the natural sciences.		
3. Social Sciences
Students will demonstrate:		
●	Understanding of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical and interpretive analysis; and		
●	Knowledge of major concepts, models, and issues of at least one discipline in the social sciences		
**Boundaries of social sciences vary; courses must show that they provide a substantial introduction to an acknowledged social science discipline.
**For multi-disciplinary courses (e.g. women’s studies or those falling outside the traditional scope of social science disciplines), information should demonstrate how the understanding of social science methodologies is taught, a rationale for which social science is drawn upon for concepts and models; and that the majority of texts fall clearly within the social sciences.		
4. American History
Students will demonstrate:		
●	Knowledge of a basic narrative of American history: political, economic, social, and cultural, including knowledge of unity and diversity in American society;		
●	Knowledge of common institutions in American society and how they have affected different groups; and		
●	Understanding of America’s evolving relationship with the rest of the world		
**To satisfy this category, students must take either: a basic introductory American History course or a more specialized American History course (if scoring above 85 on the Regents exam); see the SUNY Guidelines for specific courses to meet this criteria.		
5. Western Civilization
Students will:		
●	Demonstrate knowledge of the development of the distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, society, culture, etc. of Western civilizations; and		
●	Relate the development of Western civilization to that of other regions of the world		
**Both specialized courses in chronology or theme in addition to generically titled courses on the history of western civilization are approvable, but need to demonstrate a focus on an aspect of western civilization that is foundationally important; and relate that focus to the overall development of western civilization (e.g. courses on classical mythology, the Renaissance, the Bible, French civilization, history of theater).
**The core of the course must be central to western civilization and the specialization must be placed within a broader cultural perspective so that students may gain an understanding with western civilization and not just a specialized knowledge of one narrowly defined topic.		
6. Other World Civilizations
Students will demonstrate:		
●	Knowledge of either a broad outline of world history, or		
●	The distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, society, culture, etc. of one non-Western civilization		
**This category is intended to be a counterpart to the European focus of the Western civilization requirement.
**Approvable courses must be entirely or preponderantly non-European and non-US in focus (e.g. civilizations of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, indigenous peoples of the Americas).		
7. Humanities
Students will demonstrate:		
●	Knowledge of the conventions and methods of at least one of the humanities in addition to those encompassed by other knowledge areas by the GE program		
**Performance courses are not approvable unless supported by documentation that they include a preponderance of scholarly humanistic study.
**Multi-disciplinary courses not obviously falling within traditional humanistic disciplines (e.g. communications) should demonstrate rationale for the humanities discipline they draw on for conventions and methods and that the majority of texts are within humanities disciplines.		
8. The Arts
Students will demonstrate:		
●	Understanding of at least one principal form of artistic expression and the creative process inherent therein		
**Offerings should engage the creative process directly as well as foster understanding of a principal form of artistic expression.
**Both performance-oriented and scholarly/historical offerings are approvable.		
9. Foreign Language
Students will demonstrate:		
●	Basic proficiency in the understanding and use of a foreign language; and		
●	Knowledge of the distinctive features of culture(s) associated with the language they are studying		
**A first semester foreign language course may be used to satisfy this requirement.		
10. Basic Communication
Students will:		
●	Produce coherent texts within common college-level written forms;		
●	Demonstrate the ability to revise and improve such texts;		
●	Research a topic, develop an argument, and organize supporting details;		
●	Develop proficiency in oral discourse; and		
●	Evaluate an oral presentation according to established criteria		
**Remedial or ESL courses are not acceptable within this category.
**Approvable courses include writing intensive and speaking intensive courses that also include significant attention to both writing/speaking.		

Approved by GER Committee, rev. 10/24/17, 9/23/21