{"id":18,"date":"2010-03-05T09:57:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/gened\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-11-05T20:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:22:37","slug":"submitting-courses-for-approval","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/gened\/submitting-courses-for-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Submitting CT Courses for Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The process for submitting Core I (CT) courses for approval is outlined on a flowchart<\/a> posted on the Faculty Senate website. Only 100- and 200-level courses are eligible for CT-designation. Additional information is found on the\u00a0Criteria for CT Courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

General Process:<\/p>\n

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  1. Prepare the Course Addition<\/a> or Course Change<\/a> forms.<\/li>\n
  2. Add the completed Critical Thinking Designator Form<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Attach your course syllabus.<\/li>\n
  4. Submit these documents for approval to your Department Chair\/Division Head, the Registrar, College Dean, and College Curriculum Committee.<\/li>\n
  5. Approved courses should be forwarded to the General Education Council.<\/li>\n
  6. The GEC will forward approved CT courses to the University Curriculum Committee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The general principle underlying Core I courses is an emphasis on critical thinking.\u00a0 The FYS and (CT) courses have critical thinking and the BDP Outcomes as a common focus.\u00a0 Taken together, the three (CT) course should provide a common framework for understanding critical thinking, recognizing its application to different domains of thinking, and applying it to further gen ed (Core II) courses as well as study in students\u2019 chosen\u00a0 majors.<\/p>\n

    With that in mind, course proposals which incorporate both the structure and language of critical thinking outlined in the Critical Thinking Criteria document passed by the Faculty Senate are more likely to be approved.\u00a0 These elements should be evident in both the Critical Thinking Designator\u00a0form and the course syllabus.\u00a0 And there should be a direct correspondence between what appears on the Critical Thinking Designator form and the course syllabus.\u00a0 It is especially helpful if information on the Critical Thinking Designator form directly references the syllabus (e.g., \u201cThe case study assignment [p. 3 of the syllabus] requires students to collaborate, using problem-based learning to solve a problem and reasoning to defend a theory-based solution to the problem.\u201d)<\/p>\n

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    Tips for getting GEC approval:<\/p>\n