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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Printing & Publishing 3Ds [mailto:PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>3D Memo<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 15, 2011 2:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> General Education - Multiple Courses in a Tier One Study Area<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>MEMORANDUM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>DATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> September 15, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>TO:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Deans, Directors, Department Heads, and Advisors<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyTextIndent><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>FROM:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Thomas Fleming, Chair, University-wide General Education Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='text-indent:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>George Gehrels, Chair, Undergraduate Council <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Celeste Pardee, Curriculum Associate, Curricular Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>RE: General Education - Multiple Courses in a Tier One Study Area<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Effective in Fall 2011, students may apply more than one course in a General Education Tier One Study Area category to their degree program. In the past only one course per Study Area category (e.g., INDV 101) applied toward a student’s degree because the second INDV 101 course with a different subtitle was coded as a repeat (no credit) in UA systems. Now that all Tier One courses have department prefixes and new numbers, two courses will not be identified as repeats by the UAccess system. Tier One renumbering in Summer 2011 provided an opportunity for students to earn credit for more than one course in a Study Area category. The following policy revision was initiated by the University-wide General Education Committee, approved by the Undergraduate Council on 4/12/11, and passed by the Faculty Senate on 9/12/11. It applies to all currently enrolled students and has been added to the 2011-12 Catalog.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Revision of General Education Tier One Policy – </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>second paragraph <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>(</span><a href="http://catalog.arizona.edu/2011-12/gened_tiers.html#tier2"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://catalog.arizona.edu/2011-12/gened_tiers.html#tier2</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>): <a name=tier1></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Tier One courses introduce students to fundamental issues and concepts pertinent to three study areas. Courses in each study area have a department prefix but the same number, as shown below. To complete each study area, students must take two courses in different subareas or <b>categories</b>, designated by a letter (A, B, C) following the 3-digit course number. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=541 style='width:405.75pt'><tr><td width=235 valign=top style='width:176.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Tier One Study Areas:</span></u></i></b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=279 valign=top style='width:209.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Required Breadth:</span></u></i></b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr><tr><td width=235 valign=top style='width:176.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Individuals & Societies (xxxx<b>150</b>)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=279 valign=top style='width:209.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>2 -<b>150 </b>courses with different letters (A, B, C)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr><tr><td width=235 nowrap valign=top style='width:176.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Traditions & Cultures (xxxx<b>160</b>)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=279 valign=top style='width:209.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>2 - <b>160</b> courses with different letters (A, B, C, D)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr><tr><td width=235 valign=top style='width:176.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Natural Sciences (xxxx<b>170</b>)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=279 valign=top style='width:209.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>2 - <b>170</b> courses with different letters (A, B, C)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p></td></tr><tr><td width=235 style='width:176.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></td><td width=279 valign=top style='width:209.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Total: 6 courses</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The first course taken in a study area category (e.g., ARC 160D1) will count toward the Tier One requirement; a second course taken in the same study area category - identical course number and letter (e.g., JUS 160D1) - will count as general elective credit. Tier One courses cannot apply toward the major or minor.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Rationale for the Revision:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With a variety of courses offered in each study area, it is appropriate for a second or third course in a study area category to count for elective credit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Few courses within each study area category are equivalents. The equivalents will be coded as identical/mutually exclusive to prevent students from repeating the same content.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tier One courses that are interdisciplinary in scope offer undecided students an opportunity to explore majors in many disciplines. This is a legitimate use of Tier One courses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Currently, there are ample seats in Tier One courses, so students may take more than one per study area category for elective credit without creating a shortage of seats.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tier One courses for first year students have been created to comply with General Education criteria, to be reviewed periodically by the University-wide General Education Committee, and to be managed for incoming freshmen by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Management of the Tier One Policy:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>UAccess Student is programmed to apply the first course completed with a passing grade in a Tier One Study Area category toward the specific Study Area requirement. The second course passed in a Study Area category will apply toward total degree units as general elective credit. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tier One courses cannot apply toward a major or minor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Questions about the General Education policy should be addressed to Celeste Pardee, Curriculum Associate, at 621-5375, </span><a href="mailto:cpardee@u.arizona.edu"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>cpardee@u.arizona.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>