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Tips for Gen Ed Course Proposals

The Faculty Board will provide feedback for courses that are not approved upon the initial review. Common reasons that courses are returned for revision: 

Syllabus:

• The proposal is missing a syllabus. 

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Using the Gen Ed Collaboration Rubric to Assess Student Learning

Scholarship in Practice - Collaboration

This rubric is designed for faculty teaching a Scholarship in Practice course or any course that addresses student gains in the following learning outcome:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Collaborate in order to bring about a successful outcome

For Students: Bachelor's Degree Transfer

Bachelor's degrees and general education

Students who matriculate to the University with a bachelor's degree from any regionally accredited college or university will be considered to have satisfied the University's general education requirements, regardless of when the degree was received.

In order to determine if a student has earned a degree, advisors should check the PI screen in SIS to see if Transfer Credit Services has documented the degree.

For Students: Transfer FAQs

For Students: USM Transfer

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General education requirements completed at a 4-year USM institution

If a student has completed all the general education requirements at a 4-year USM institution (but not completed the Bachelor’s degree), the student does not need to complete UMD’s general education requirements.

For Students: Community College Transfers

DSXX-Distributive Studies Wildcard

The DSXX designation is used only for at Maryland Community college students transferring to the University of Maryland who have not earned an associate’s degree, or students from USM four year schools who have not earned a bachelor’s degree or who do not have a completed a General Education package from their institution.

Please note that when a student has attended multiple institutions, the University will follow the requirements of the most recently attended school.

For Students: Transfer Students

Transferring General Education to UMD

Students matriculating* to the University of Maryland (including freshmen and students transferring from private institutions and from non-Maryland public institutions) beginning in Fall 2012 are subject to the University's General Education program requirements, except as provided below.