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The Bergen Community College General Education Program

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NJ Statewide Articulation Agreement Between Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities

        • The Lampitt Bill on Transfer of Credits - Final Version
        • Comprehensive State-Wide Stransfer Agreement (October 2008)
        • Transfer Articulation Principles (1997)
        • The General Education Foundation Curriculum (as of 12/15/2000)
        • General Education Goals and Objectives: Statewide (1997) and BCC (1998) Versions
        • The General Education Foundation Curriculum: Goals and Objectives, Policies and Procedures (revised as of 8/15/2007)
        • Community College Policy on General Education Distribution Requirements
        • The BCC General Education Diversity Requirement

        • Two-Year College Courses Affirmed by the Statewide General Education Coordinating Committee (GECC)
        • Statewide Guiding Principles for Affirming General Education Course Status

GE Course Certification Process (approved by Faculty Senate on 12/14/04)
        • GE Course Certification Standards
        • Application for GE Course Certification (PDF print-out form)
        • GE Course Evaluation Form - Long Form (w/ Objectives)
        • GE Course Evaluation Form - Short Form (w/o Objectives)
        • Rationale for the Modification of the GE Course Certification Process

Required Syllabus Format for BCC General Education Courses (approved by Faculty Senate, 3/11/03)
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Rationale for the New GE Syllabus Format
        • BCC Official Format for General Education Course Syllabi (box version)
        • BCC Official Format for General Education Course Syllabi (list version)
        • Altman and Cashin, "Writing a Syllabus"

        • General Syllabus Guidelines for BCC Courses (not just General Education Courses)

  Committee on General Education Agendas and Minutes, 1996-present
  General Education Course List, 2008-2009
  Writing and Critical Thinking Across the General Education Curriculum
  Definitions of General Education - A Sampling
  Additional Samplings of Statements on General Education
  A Philosophical Rationale for General Education
  Goals & Objectives of the BCC General Education Program (without assessment criteria)
  Goals & Objectives of the BCC General Education Program (with assessment criteria)
  Core Competencies for Student Learning
  BCC Mission Statement
  BCC Vision Statement
  Course Transfer-Check
  NJ Transfer
   
  Sites on General Education in New York
  State University of New York
  CUNY Faculty Senate
  SUNY at Geneseo
  SUNY at Buffalo
  SUNY/CUNY Course Watch
  Suffolk County Community College GE Assessment Plan
   
  The BCC Committee on General Education
  Prof. Thomas Jewell (Chair)
Communication
  Prof. Paul Eckstein
Philosophy & Religion
  Prof. Christopher Mayer
Accounting
 

Prof. Andrew Baddish
Communication

  Prof. Dorothy Giglietta
Mathematics & Computer Science
  Beth Pincus
Student Services (Specialized Services)
 

Dr. Jacqueline Behn
Social Sciences

  Dr. Dorothy Gleckner
Business-Finance
  Dr. Andrew Tomko
English / Composition & Literature
  Dr. Suzaan Boettger
Visual Arts
  Prof. Jean Goldstein
Student Services (Counseling)
  Prof. Harriet Torodemos
Veterinary Technology
  Prof. Keith Chu
History
  Prof. Joshua Guttman
Physics
  Prof. Barbara Walcott
Library
  Prof. Amy Ciconi
Respiratory Therapy
  Prof. Magali Jerez
World Languages & Cultures
 

TBA
Phi Theta Kappa

  Prof. Danielle Coppola
Wellness & Exercise Science
  Prof. Lawrence Joel
Legal & Related Studies
  TBA
Student Government Council
  Prof. Gary Correa
Information Technology
  Dr. Alan Kaufman
Chairperson, BCC Faculty Senate
  Prof. Patricia Denholm (ex officio)
Director, Library
  Dr. Louis Crescitelli
Biological Sciences & Horticulture
  Prof. Andrew Krikun
Performing Arts / Music
  Dr. Gary Porter (ex officio)
Academic Vice President
  Dr. Judith Davis
English Basic Skills
       
           
           
           
           


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