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Goals

The goals of the Core Curriculum are:

Expose students to the universe of human knowledge and to provide perspective across disciplines in an academically challenging course of studies.
Improve communication and numerical literacy.
Develop students’ critical and analytical abilities.
Encourage intellectual maturity through interaction with instructors and peers.
Enhance understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures and environments.
Prepare students for ethical and responsible citizenship

Creating a Core Course

Adding a course to the University Core Curriculum Course is a two-stage process.

Assessing in the Core

In Fall 2012, the SIU Faculty Senate adopted the Essential Learning Outcomes of the Association of American Colleges and Universities LEAP initiative as the learning objectives of the SIU Core Curriculum.

All courses in the University Core must submit their Assessment report at the end of the semester the course was taught. Please pick at least two learning objectives from LEAP learning outcomes and/or SIUC institutional learning outcomes.

We will gladly help you with developing your assessment plan.

SIU's Early Warning Intervention Program (EWIP)

SIU's Early Warning Intervention Program (EWIP) - As part of our efforts to support students academically, a number of general education and gateway courses are participating in an early warning intervention program that identifies students who appear to be having difficulty in these courses.

Each semester - in Week 4 and Week 8 - you will get a request to fill in a report for students-at-risk in your courses. Following your alert, students may be contacted by academic advisors seeking to ascertain whether a student is having difficulty, the nature and reasons for that difficulty, and to offer additional resources that improve the students’ chances of successfully completing your courses. You can see the follow up on Navigate.