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General Education Program Council (GEPC)

The General Education Program Council (GEPC) is a Joint Sub-committee of the Assessment Committee and Curriculum Committee.

Charge: The charge of the General Education Program Council (GEPC) is to serve as steward for the general education program through guiding faculty and the Curriculum Committee regarding matters related to general education curriculum and leading faculty in assessment of the General Education program under the Assessment Committee guidance regarding institutional and program assessment. 

Upcoming Meeting Agendas and Approved Meeting Minutes (AY 2025-26)

Meetings are held the 4th/Last Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm, unless otherwise specified. Meetings are held in ASI 239 and Google Meet meet.google.com/rng-rqey-hun or Join by phone +1 484-641-8393‬ PIN: ‪653 986 491‬#. If not a member of the GEPC, email LBUCK@jeffco.edu to be added to a Google Meet calendar event or use the above meet.google.com url or phone number to join any meeting.

Thursday, Aug 28
Thursday, Sept 25
Thursday, Oct 30
Thursday, Nov 20 - Nov 27 is Thanksgiving 
Thursday, Jan 29
Thursday, Feb 26
Thursday, Mar 26
Thursday, Apr 30

General Education Program Assessment Plan through AY 2028-29

Reports

Meeting Minutes Archive

(to be archived annually into a single .pdf after last meeting minutes are approved the following year)

2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017

General Education Academic Skill Competency Development (ASCD) Assessment:

Academic Year (AY)Cycle & Institutional GoalGeneral Education Program Academic Skill Competencies and Rubrics used to assess
Primary Knowledge Area assessing
2024-2025
&
2018-2019
I:
Valuing
Understanding and Engaging Diverse Perspectives
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE rubric
Social and Behavioral Sciences (COM, CRJ, ECO, GEO, HST, PSC, PSY, SOC) & Civics (HST103, HST104, PSC102);
Humanities and Fine Arts (ART, COM, ENG, FRN, GRM, HST, MSC, PHL, SPN, THT);
Interdisciplinary GenEd Elective (HPE138)
I:
Valuing
Ethical and Social Responsibility
Ethical Reasoning VALUE rubric
Social and Behavioral Sciences (COM, CRJ, ECO, GEO, HST, PSC, PSY, SOC)
I:
Valuing
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement VALUE rubric
Civics (HST103, HST104, PSC102)
2024-2026
&
2019-2021
II:
Managing Information
Information Literacy
Information Literacy VALUE rubric
Written & Oral Communication (ENG101, ENG102, COM);
Natural Sciences (BIO, CHM, PHY);
Mathematical Sciences (MTH);
Interdisciplinary GenEd Elective (HPE138)
II:
Not specifically tied to Institutional Goals
Technology Literacy
Technology Literacy Rubric created by Jeffco
Natural Sciences (BIO, CHM, PHY);
Mathematical Sciences (MTH)
2026-2027
&
2021-2022
III:
Communicating
Communication
Written communication VALUE rubric
Oral communication VALUE rubric
Reading VALUE rubric
Written & Oral Communication (ENG101, ENG102, COM);
Humanities and Fine Arts (ART, COM, ENG, FRN, GRM, HST, MSC, PHL, SPN, THT)
2027-2028
&
2022-2023
IV:
Higher Order Thinking
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking VALUE rubric
Inquiry and Analysis VALUE rubric
Problem Solving VALUE rubric
Quantitative Literacy VALUE rubric
Social and Behavioral Sciences & Civics (COM, CRJ, ECO, GEO, HST, PSC, PSY SOC);
ENG102;
Natural Sciences (BIO, CHM, PHY);
Mathematical Sciences (MTH);
Interdisciplinary GenEd Elective (HPE138)
IV:
Higher Order Thinking
Creativity and Innovation
Creative Thinking VALUE rubric
ENG101;
Oral Communication (COM);
Humanities and Fine Arts (ART, COM, ENG, FRN, GRM, HST, MSC, PHL, SPN, THT)
2028-2029
&
2023-2024
V:
Institutional Assessment - report due by November 1
General Education Program Institutional Assessment (IA) Report – comprehensive review of the evidence and actions from the previous ASCD assessment cycles with update of goals and assessment plan for next 5-year assessment cycle
General Education Academic Skill Competency Development (ASCD) Assessment Cycles