GE Governance
The General Education Governance Committee has as its broad charge the oversight of General Education at UCLA. In this capacity the committee advises the Undergraduate Council and the Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Education on all matters pertaining to general education at UCLA; defines the values and purposes of GE at UCLA and systematically reviews, evaluates, and improves general education courses.
Since its inception, the General Education Governance Committee has strengthened the standards for the review of GE courses, provided thoughtful guidance in the development of new general education cluster courses, and spearheaded a major overhaul of the entire GE curriculum.
Who we are
The GE Governance Committee is comprised of faculty representatives from the different disciplines subsumed under the GE curriculum’s three foundation areas of knowledge, across all Colleges and Schools with undergraduate degrees: UCLA College; School of Arts and Architecture; School of Theater, Film, and Television; Engineering; and Nursing. GE Governance Committee members serve for two years. Some of the Committee members also hold positions on the College Faculty Executive Committee (as a majority of General Education courses are taught by College departments) and the Undergraduate Council’s Curriculum Committee (CC). A senior faculty member with considerable experience in academic and administrative policy making at UCLA serves as the committee’s chair.