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Quad Review Timeline and Calendar

Quadrennial Report Review Timeline

Timeline Action

May 1st

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due

 

Mid-August 1st day that Faculty Reports

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due (for second attempts only)

Office of Assessment and Accreditation will provide the following documents to course leader (CC: Chair) for all courses with Quadrennial Reports due 1st Monday of October of current year:

  • Copy of course’s last GEC approved Quadrennial Report
  • Blank Quadrennial Report form
  • Exemplar Report from approved (and permission-provided) course
  • Enrollment Data (for last 4 years) Report from IR
Email correspondence will include an opportunity for faculty to meet with Office of Accreditation and Assessment during the summer and/or the first chance for the Office to provide course’s assessment data (through LMS, Essay Repository, or analysis through other means)

September 15th

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 GEC Chair will email course leaders with Quadrennial Reports due with final reminder

1st Monday of October

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 Quadrennial Reports Due

1st Friday of October

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 Any missing reports’ course leaders will be contacted by GEC Chair

October-1st Week of November

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 All Quadrennial Reports will be assigned to a Subcommittee (peer faculty with no conflict-of-interest), reviewed and recommendations made to larger GEC

November 15th

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due

Course leaders, Chairs and Deans will be notified of GEC decision. Report authors will be given 1 of 3 decisions:

  1. Accept Report (Formal Vote by GEC)
  2. Accept Report with Modifications, all modifications would be due back to GEC by Study Day (early December); Course Leaders (faculty and/or chair) will be advised to meet with Office of Accreditation and Assessment to complete any outstanding issues identified by GEC Subcommittee. These modifications can be in the form of questions posed by subcommittee for clarity (and communicated to the department by the subcommittee chair), or modification requests to data/information presented (Tabled Vote by GEC)
  3. Interim Report Requested; Course report would need significant work and would be presented with a timeline for completion that would not extend beyond current Academic Year (Tabled Vote by GEC)

Study Day

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 Any Reports that had modifications requested will return answers/edits to GEC. Subcommittee will review, and recommendation made to GEC. Formal Vote could be made during mid-December GEC or by email.

Prior to conclusion of Fall Semester

of year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 GEC Chair will contact all Course Leaders/Chairs/Deans with formal GEC decision for each course

January-March

of academic year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 Any course with an Interim Report requested will meet with Office of Accreditation and Assessment for assistance in data collection, analysis, reporting and editing.

March 30th

of academic year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due

If Interim Report is requested in Fall, Course Leader/Chair will provide to GEC:

Modified Report with new/updated data (including Fall data from course if requested)

April

of academic year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 Subcommittee will review Interim Report(s) and provide recommendation to GEC; Formal Vote in GEC for any/all Interim Reports

Prior to conclusion of Spring Semester

of academic year that course’s Quadrennial Report is due		 GEC Chair will contact all Course Leaders/Chairs/Deans with formal GEC decision for each course with an Interim Report

General Education Quadrennial Review Calendar

The following table outlines the formal reporting years associated with each general education student-learning outcome and the specific deadline for the formal reports.

Review Year General Education Goal General Education Learning Outcomes Courses Formal QR II Report Deadline

Formal GEC Report Due Fall 2024

 

Mid-quadrennial Correction

Fall 2026

 Students should be able to communicate effectively and correctly, in writing and in speech, for a variety of purposes, using appropriate forms of discourse, organizational strategies, and vocabulary. 

Students should be able to:

  • Construct and deliver a well-organized, logical, and informative oral or written presentation, accurately documented, that demonstrates proficiency in standard American English.

ENG 1003, Composition I

 

ENG 1013, Composition II

 

COMS 1203, Oral Communication    

First Friday in October, 2028

Formal GEC Report Due Fall 2025

 

Mid-quadrennial Correction

Fall 2027

Students should be able to use, understand and apply basic mathematical skills in practical applications.

Students should be able to:

  • Interpret and analyze quantitative/mathematical information (such as, formulas, graphs, and tables)
  • Apply mathematical methods to solve problems

MATH 1023 College Algebra

 

MATH 1043, Quantitative Reasoning

 

MATH 2003, Statistics

 

UC 1013 and All Equivalent First-Year Experience Courses

 First Friday in October, 2029*

Formal GEC Report Due Fall 2025

 

Mid-quadrennial Correction

Fall 2027

Students should develop an appreciation for the arts and humanities. They should be aware of the role of art and literature in human civilization and contemporary culture.

 

Students will be able to:

  • Recognize works of literature or fine arts and place them in their historical, cultural, and social contexts.
  • Interpret works of fine arts or literature.

ART 2503, Fine Arts Visual

 

MUS 2503, Fine Arts Musical

 

ENG 2003, Introduction to World Literature I

 

ENG 2013, Introduction to World Literature II

 First Friday in October, 2029*




THEA 2503, Fine Arts Theatre

 

PHIL 1103, Introduction to Philosophy

 *Interim Report Requested, October 2026

Formal GEC Report Due Fall 2026

 

Mid-quadrennial Correction

Fall 2028

Students should be aware of the diverse systems developed by humans to manage and structure our relationships with one another.  Students should prepare for the full range of public and private roles they are expected to fulfill as citizens, decision-makers, and human beings in a democratic America and in a global society.

Students will be able to:

  • Explain the processes and effects of individual and group behavior.
  • Analyze events in terms of the concepts and relational propositions generated by the social science tradition.

HIST 2763, US History to 1876

 

HIST 2773, US History since 1876

 

POSC 2103, Introduction to US Government

 

POSC 1003, Introduction to Politics

 

PSY 2013, Introduction to Psychology

 

SOC 2213, Introduction to Sociology

 

MDIA 1003, Mass Communication in Modern Society

 

ANTH 2233, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

 

ECON 2313, Principles of Macroeconomics

 

ECON 2333, Economic Issues & Concepts

 

ECON 2323 Principles of Microeconomics

 

GEOG 2613, Introduction to Geography

 

HIST 1013, World Civilization to 1660

 

HIST 1023, World Civilization since 1660		 First Friday in October, 2026

Formal GEC

Mid-quadrennial Correction

Fall 2025

 

Report Due Fall 2027

 

Mid-quadrennial Correction Fall 2029

Students should understand how science is conducted and the criteria for scientific evidence so that they will be able to make informed decisions about the health and well-being of their communities and the natural environment.  They should be aware of the ethical and political issues raised by science. 

Students will be able to:

  • Apply foundational knowledge of the various sciences to make informed decisions.

BIOL 1003, 1001, Biological Science and Laboratory

 

 

BIOL 1063, 1001, People and the Environment

 

BIO 1503, 1501, Biology of Plants and Laboratory

 

BIO 2013, 2011, Biology of the Cell and Laboratory

 

BIO 2103, 2101, Microbiology for Nursing & Allied Health & Laboratory

 

BIO 2203, 2201, Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Laboratory

 

CHEM 1013, 1011 General Chemistry and Laboratory

 

CHEM 1043, 1041, Fundamental Concepts of Chemistry and Laboratory

 

GEOL 1003, 1001, Environmental Geology and Laboratory

 

PHSC 1014, Energy and the Environment

 

PHSC 1203, 1201, Physical Science and Laboratory

 

PHYS 1103, 1101, Introduction to Space Science/Laboratory

 

PHYS 2034, University Physics

 

PHYS 2054, General Physics I		 First Friday in October, 2027
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