Carolina Core
Review Process Updates Archive
This page contains a running list of all Carolina Core committee updates from the fall of 2009 through November 2011.
in designating a course for
the new Carolina Core
curriculum!
approved new general
education learning outcomes
for what is now known as
the Carolina Core and
distribution requirements
were voted on in 2010.
courses that can be used
to meet the Carolina Core
requirements.
Click here for
more information.
in designating a course for
the new Carolina Core
curriculum!
approved new general
education learning outcomes
for what is now known as
the Carolina Core and
distribution requirements
were voted on in 2010.
courses that can be used
to meet the Carolina Core
requirements.
Click here for
more information.
Fall 2011 Update
Thank you for visiting the University of South Carolina Carolina Core website! For more than three years faculty, professional staff, and students have worked together to revise the general education curriculum. Every semester we host a University Forum, inviting everyone at our USC-Columbia, Lancaster, Salkahatchie, Sumter, and Union campuses to come together and hear a report on what the Carolina Core Committee has been doing and to offer input on development of the new curriculum.
In the new Carolina Core curriculum, we have reaffirmed our commitment to traditional general education in the liberal arts with attention to several new areas of learning as well. A comparison of the extant and new curriculum provides an overview of the Carolina Core. In April 2009 the Faculty Senate received the Committee’s recommendation and voted to approve the learning goals of the revised curriculum. The following summer a series of contextual statements were developed to provide more information on what courses should include in order to meet each of the nine learning outcomes.
Fall 2010 the Carolina Core Committee held a University Forum on distribution requirements and these were approved by Faculty Senate at the December 2010 meeting. In the Spring and Summer of 2011 we developed the Carolina Core course proposal process. We have posted syllabus rubrics to assist with developing Carolina Core course proposals. Course proposals may be submitted beginning September 2011 and we are set to meet our target launch date of Fall 2012 for the new Carolina Core curriculum.
As always we want to provide information that you need on the new general education curriculum. Please take a look around this website. If you have questions about the content or the process, please share those with us at any time via online submission or by using the contact information below.
If you haven’t already seen the article on USC’s general education reform please take a look: AAC&U reported on our new Carolina Core and Quality Enhancement Plan, USC Connect: We are delighted that our efforts to enrich undergraduate studies are receiving national attention.
The Carolina Core is strengthened by the participation of faculty, students, and staff - we welcome you to our website.
Spring and Summer 2011 Update
Thank you for visiting the University of South Carolina Carolina Core website! For more than three years faculty, professional staff, and students have worked together to revise the general education curriculum. Every semester we host a University Forum, inviting everyone at our USC-Columbia, Lancaster, Salkahatchie, Sumter, and Union campuses to come together and hear a report on what the Carolina Core Committee has been doing and to offer input on development of the new curriculum.
In the new Carolina Core curriculum, we have reaffirmed our commitment to traditional general education in the liberal arts with attention to several new areas of learning as well. A comparison of the extant and new curriculum provides an overview of the Carolina Core. In April 2009 the Faculty Senate received the Committee’s recommendation and voted to approve the learning goals of the revised curriculum. The following summer a series of contextual statements were developed to provide more information on what courses should include in order to meet each of the nine learning outcomes.
Fall 2010 the Carolina Core Committee held a University Forum on distribution requirements and these were approved by Faculty Senate at the December 2010 meeting. In the Spring 2011 we developed guidelines on the Carolina Core course proposal process and in April we hosted 2 University Forums to share that information with the university community. We will continue to provide updates and training on the course approval process during the Summer 2011. Course proposals may be submitted beginning August 2011 and we expect to meet our target launch date of Fall 2012 for the new Carolina Core curriculum.
As always we want to provide information that you need on the new general education curriculum. Please take a look around this website. If you have questions about the content or the process, please share those with us at any time via online submission or by using the contact information below.
If you haven’t already seen the article on USC’s general education reform please take a look: AAC&U reported on our new Carolina Core and Quality Enhancement Plan, USC Connect: We are delighted that our efforts to enrich undergraduate studies are receiving national attention.
The Carolina Core is strengthened by the participation of faculty, students, and staff - we welcome you to our website.
Fall 2010 Update
- The Carolina Core Committee met throughout the Summer 2010 to continue developing recommendations on the distribution requirements. The proposed recommendations can be viewed here.
- Faculty, staff, and students on the Columbia and Regional campuses attended an open forum in September 2010 on the proposed Carolina Core, the new general education curriculum at USC.
- Members of the university community who were unable to attend the forum are encouraged to submit written comments to the Committee via the General Education website.
- The proposed distribution requirements will be presented for a vote to Faculty Senate in November.
- All related Documents and the full General Education - Carolina Core proposal can be downloaded from the Carolina Core Document and Resource Library.
Summer 2010 Update
University Forum on the Carolina Core
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Russell House Theater
University of South Carolina Columbia
- The Carolina Core Committee met throughout the Summer 2010 to continue developing recommendations on the distribution requirements. The proposed recommendations can be viewed here.
- All faculty, staff, and students on the Columbia and Regional campuses are invited to an open forum on the proposed Carolina Core, the new general education curriculum at USC.
- The Carolina Core Curriculum Committee will make a brief presentation, followed by open discussion. The presentation will provide an overview of the work of the Committee since the March 2010 Forum, including an update on the development of Carolina Core distribution requirements.
- Members of the university community who are unable to attend the forum are encouraged to submit written comments to the Committee via the General Education website.
- All related Documents and the full General Education - Carolina Core proposal can be downloaded from the Carolina Core Document and Resource Library.
March 2010 Update
University Forum on the Carolina Core
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Russell House Theater
University of South Carolina Columbia
- All faculty, staff, and students on the Columbia and Regional campuses are invited to an open forum on the proposed Carolina Core, the new general education curriculum at USC.
- The Carolina Core Curriculum Committee will make a brief presentation, followed by open discussion. The presentation will provide an overview of the work of the Committee since the December 2009 Forum, including an update on the development of Carolina Core distribution requirements.
- Members of the university community who are unable to attend the forum are encouraged to submit written comments to the Committee via the General Education website.
- All related Documents and the full General Education - Carolina Core proposal can be downloaded from the Carolina Core Document and Resource Library.
January 2010 Update
- More than 140 faculty, staff, and students from USC-Columbia and the Regional Campuses attended the University Forum on the Carolina Core on December 9, 2009. Faculty co-chairs, Drs. David Miller and Michael Matthews, reviewed the recent work of the committee and received comments from the University community on the learning outcomes, new context statements (presented in the appendix document), and proposed distribution requirements. The learning outcomes and the appendix, as well as an audio recording of the Forum can be found here.
- The committee welcomes additional on-line input, preferably prior to February 1st, so that comments may be incorporated into committee deliberations this spring.
You can submit your comments here.
- This spring the committee will work with "content experts" in reviewing course syllabus components, criteria for levels of attainment of learning outcomes (foundational, advanced, integrative), and assessment plans. Current membership of the committee and the nine content experts are listed here.
- An upcoming March 2010 University Forum will focus on the recommendations of the committee regarding new distribution requirements. The committee will take comments from the Forum into considerations in preparing final recommendations for distribution requirements for vote at Faculty Senate in April 2010.
- All related Documents can be downloaded from the Carolina Core Document and Resource Library.
November 2009 Update
University Forum on the Carolina Core
(General Education)
Wednesday, December 9
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Russell House Theater
University of South Carolina Columbia
All USC Columbia and Regional Campus faculty, staff, and students are invited to an open forum on the proposed Carolina Core, the new general education curriculum at USC.
The Carolina Core Curriculum Committee solicits comments on the two items below, developed since the April 2009 Forum:
- A Table comparing the Carolina Core Components and their associated Learning Outcomes with existing General Education Requirements and their credit hour distribution.
- An Appendix Document containing a set of "context statements" that elaborate on the nine learning outcomes adopted last April by the Faculty Senate.
Members of the university community who are unable to attend are encouraged to submit written comments to the Committee via this website.
During the process of revising the general education curriculum the Carolina Core Committee anticipates a Faculty Forum each semester to share information with the USC faculty system-wide and receive responses and suggestions as the new curriculum unfolds.
October 2009 Update
In April 2009, the Faculty Senate approved the proposed curriculum revision including the Carolina Core Components and the Learning Outcomes.
During the Summer 2009, the Carolina Core Committee drafted an Appendix Document to provide additional contextual information on the Carolina Core learning outcomes. The appendix discusses the motivation behind the learning goals as well as explains how foundational and integrative courses may address the learning outcomes. The new document also enumerates what we expect a student to learn for each Core component.
The Appendix reflects ideas and suggestions from the original faculty task forces, the Faculty Forums, and other comments received by the Committee.
Questions or Comments?
The General Education Committee welcomes your comments and questions at any time. You can submit your comments online here.
Dr. Helen Doerpinghaus
Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Administrative Co-Chair, General Education Committee
Building: Osborne Admin Bldg, Rm. 102
Phone: 777-2808
Email: doerp@sc.edu