Curriculum - Maricopa Community Colleges

curriculum development- general studies, general education

Curriculum and transfer articulation in the broadest sense are key factors in the development of general education programs. Curriculum and transfer articulation are interrelated and interdependent processes. It is the collaborative efforts between these areas that provide for the development of efficient, student-centered, general education programs. At the Maricopa level the Center for Curriculum & Transfer Articulation supports the curriculum and transfer articulation areas”…The General Studies Faculty Representative provides support needed by Maricopa faculty in developing general studies proposals for university review. (Source: Curriculum Procedures Handbook: General Education Procedures Guide)

The Curriculum Procedures Handbook, General Education Procedures Guide provides detailed information on the business processes related to the development of proposals for Maricopa General Education and the business processes related to the development of general studies proposals for university review, action and application of general education designations on Maricopa degrees. The Guide is also the access point for criteria, templates, forms and other resources. The General Education Procedures Guide may be accessed by clicking on the link under Resources and References, Curriculum Resources.

General Studies, General Education and the Roles of the Faculty Instructional Councils

Because courses are approved for general education on a district wide basis, the college initiator should involve the appropriate instructional council(s) in the earliest stages of proposal development. It is the role of the instructional council to guide and approve the development of general education proposals. The instructional council also has the authority to approve or decline a general education proposal. (Source: General Education Procedures Guide)

The flowcharts sourced from the General Education Procedures Guide and listed below describe the business processes and instructional council responsibilities at different points of the process. These flowcharts may be accessed by clicking on the link under Resources and References, Curriculum Resources.