Faculty SenateOctober 3, 2019

Mervyn Elliott

Director,

WMU Essential Studies

•WMU Essential Studies

• Fall 2020 Start

• New general education program, skills based.

WESstands forWMU Essential Studies

Timeline for 2019/20Course Submission and Review

• First Look Review- Summer 2019• Course Review- Fall 2019 (Catalog deadline)

• Review Resubmissions- Sept/Oct 2019

• Phase Five: Pilot in Fall 2019/Spring 2020• Assessment Data Collection• Review of Courses• Reverse Curriculum Mapping• Navigating WES sessions

• Phase Six: Program Launch in Fall 2020

First Look.

Summer 2019

First Look Review• Degree Works, not a printed list.

• Review Submissions• Error Check• Self-Assessment

• Impact on Majors/Minor- Curriculum Mapping

• Considerations• Planetary Sustainability• Societies & Cultures looking for transfers out• Level 3 Connections Course Capacity looking for transfers in• Online Offerings• Oral and Digital Communication

• Quick Change Process

First Look Review Feedback

• Email to Chairs/Directors/Associate Deans

• Feedback to wmu-essentialstudies@wmich.edu

Sneak peeks!

Crosswalk

WMU Essential Studies Model