General Education – Full Board Meeting
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Zoom
AGENDA
- Call to Order
Chadly Stern, Chair - Approval of Minutes
January 29, 2026 - Consent Agenda
- Certification
- ARCH 200: Construction History 1HP (Round 1, Group 5) Compiled Form
- Recertification
- CHEM 317: Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1CLL (Round 2, Group 6) Compiled Form
- GWS 250: Gender and Representation 1SS (Round 2, Group 3) Compiled Form
- HK 416: Health Data Analysis 1QR2 (Round 2, Group 4) Compiled Form
- MILS 120: Intro to US Armed Forces 1HP (Round 3, Group 3) Compiled Form
- Recertification & Revision
- CHBE 431: Process Design 1CLL (Round 2, Group 5) Compiled Form
Change to description; Change to restrictions to include ChemE + DS majors; Removing Grad credit option (Grads are not allowed to take course for credit, so course will only list UG credit), and updating Class Schedule Information (course offered every Fall & Spring for Full Term. Prerequisites okay for Natural Science.
- CHBE 431: Process Design 1CLL (Round 2, Group 5) Compiled Form
- Certification
- Course Discussions
No courses for discussion. - Administrative Approvals
No courses for administrative approval. - Pending Courses
- Group Reviews In-Progress
- EALC 231: Language & Identity in Chinese 1NW, 1SS – Certification (Round 1, Group 6)
- ENGL 270: American Film Genres 1LA – Recertification & Revision (Round 1, Group 7)
Revision to remove repeatability of course to follow Gen Ed guidance.
- Workflow Waiting for Other Approvals Before Review
- PHIL 111: Living Well Online 1HP – Certification
- THEA 170: American Film Genres1LA – Certification
- Group Reviews In-Progress
- Items for Discussion
No items for discussion. - Adjournment
Additional Items:
Gen Ed Course Updates
- (Re)Certification & Decertification Updates: https://gened.illinois.edu/faculty-staff/recertification-status/course-updates/
Completed courses viewable by public
Gen Ed Board Meeting Course Forms (Restricted Audiences)
- Gen Ed Board Member Course View: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdBoardMemberCourseView
(Gen Ed Board Member view only; Includes all courses in all phases and reviewer information and due dates) - Gen Ed Board Full Board Meeting and (Re)Certification Wing Agenda: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdBoardMeetingCourses
(Gen Ed Board Member view only; Only includes courses on the agenda) - Gen Ed Board (Re)Certification Wing Reviewers Course View: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdReviewersCourseView
(Gen Ed (Re)Certification Wing Members view of courses in the Individual and Lead Review queue with progress) - Gen Ed Course Review Tracking for Sponsors: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdCourseReviewTracking (Sponsors/College Administrators may use this view to check on progress of Gen Ed courses under review)
Future Full Gen Ed Board Meetings (Open to University Community)
March 12, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Full Board Meeting | Zoom
- April 23, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Full Board Meeting | Zoom
- May 14, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Full Board Meeting | Zoom
Future Gen Ed Board Wing Meetings (Wing Members Only)
- March 5, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | (Re)Certification Wing Meeting | Zoom (Wing Members Only)
- April 9, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | (Re)Certification Wing Meeting | Zoom (Wing Members Only)
- April 30, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Policy Wing Meeting Wrap-Up| Zoom (Wing Members Only)
- May 7, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | (Re)Certification Wing Meeting | Zoom (Wing Members Only)
Gen Ed Category Key
- Composition
- 1CLL: Advanced Composition
- Cultural Studies
- 1 NW: Non-Western
- 1US: U.S. Minority Cultures
- 1WCC: Western/Comparative Cultures
- Humanities and the Arts
- 1HP: Historical & Philosophical Perspectives
- 1LA: Literature & the Arts
- Natural Sciences
- 1LS: Life Sciences
- 1PS: Physical Sciences
- Quantitative Reasoning
- 1QR1: Quantitative Reasoning I
- 1QR2: Quantitative Reasoning II
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- 1BSC: Behavioral Sciences
- 1SS: Social Sciences