Faculty should reference the IU South Bend Campus Bulletin for details regarding our current general education curriculum, approved courses (although see below for approved VTs within the Common Core), and policies: https://bulletins.iu.edu/iusb/index.html.
Each component within the curriculum shares a common set of Essential Characteristics and Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). These have been adopted, campus-wide, by the Faculty Senate:
Additional details regarding courses approved by the Senate General Education Committee:
- Recent Approval Announcements
- Historical Listing of Approved Common Core VTs
- Instructions for Adding Instructor-Provided Class Descriptions in iGPS
Procedures and forms for faculty to seek approval, from the Senate General Education Committee, for courses to count toward general-education requirements:
Ongoing listing of announcements made by the General Education Co-Directors: