General Education – Full Board Meeting
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Zoom
AGENDA
- Call to Order
Chadly Stern, Chair - Approval of Minutes
February 19, 2026 - Consent Agenda
- Certification
- EALC 231: Language & Identity in Chinese 1NW, 1SS (Round 1, Group 6) Compiled Form
- Recertification & Revision
- ENGL 270: American Film Genres 1LA (Round 1, Group 7) Compiled Form
Revision to remove repeatability of course to follow Gen Ed guidance.
- ENGL 270: American Film Genres 1LA (Round 1, Group 7) Compiled Form
- Certification
- Course Discussions
- ASTR 200 Smartphone Astronomy1QR1, 1PS – Certification (Round 2, Group 8) Compiled Form
- THEA 170: Acting 1 1LA – Certification (Round 1, Group 1) Compiled Form
- Administrative Approvals
- Pending Courses
- Group Reviews In-Progress
- UP 186: Climate Justice 1SS, 1NW (Round 1, Group 2)
- Rolled back to Sponsor
- PHIL 111: Living Well Online1HP – Certification
- Group Reviews In-Progress
- Items for Discussion
- Instructional Format/Instruction (Stefan Djordejevic, Obinna Egbuchiri, Holly Golecki, Daniel Maroun*, Manny Rodriguez)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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