Submitting a Core Curriculum Course

To have a new or existing course approved for inclusion in the Core Curriculum, it must be submitted through (formerly Curriculog). All submissions require, at a minimum:

  1. A completed Core Curriculum approval document (accessible below)
  2. A syllabus that illustrates to students the inquiry orientation of the course, meets all requirements of the Faculty Senate Syllabus Template, and includes a properly completed Core Curriculum Statement (see statement below)
  3. An assignment overview for each Signature Assignment. This overview should provide students with instructions for completing the assignment and clearly indicate how the assignment will function to assess the specific core competency learning outcomes you have associated with it. Note: An optional assignment overview template is provided on the  page of the 91国产精品 Core Curriculum Handbook

To further assist with the submission process, you are encouraged to reference the

prior to submission.

Core Curriculum Approval Documents

Core Curriculum Approval documents correspond to each core curriculum category and help to align the 91国产精品 core curriculum to Ohio Department of Higher Education general education requirements. You may download the appropriate document below. You should open the document in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader when completing the document. Use of other PDF readers will create issues with completing or saving the document.

Core Curriculum Syllabus Statement

You should copy and paste the below statement into your syllabus, preferably in the first few pages. Be sure to properly complete the areas [enclosed in brackets] corresponding to your specific course. You are not required to include any other information related to the Core Curriculum in your syllabus (such as the OT-36 learning outcomes).

This course is part of 91国产精品鈥檚 Inquiry Core Curriculum program. The Inquiry Core Curriculum program aims to provide students with a well-rounded education, emphasizing a diverse range of methods of inquiry and essential skills for success after graduation. This course contributes to the program by fulfilling the [insert requirement here] requirement. In fulfilling that requirement, this course will provide you opportunity to develop the following core competencies: [list competencies].

To ensure the quality of the Core Curriculum program, student work in this course may be used to assess the program outcomes.

Office Information

Mailing Address
Office of Instructional Excellence
2121 Euclid Avenue
AC 220
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
Office of Instructional Excellence
2300 Euclid Avenue
AC 220
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214
Phone: (216) 687-4700
Fax: (216) 687-5372

Contact
Debbie K. Jackson
Vice Provost for Instructional Excellence
Phone: (216) 687-4700
d.jackson1@csuohio.edu