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<p class="MsoNormal">Connie,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to all on the committee for this! It makes life much easier to lower the total gen eds from 60 to 50.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black;background:white">Alan Carter</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">IT Faculty/IT BAS Program Director<br>
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://www.greenriver.edu/cybersecurity"><span style="color:blue">http://www.greenriver.edu/cybersecurity</span></a></span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Green River College</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">253—931-6581</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Office:<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span>TC 137</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> BLC <blc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Connie Smejkal via BLC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 21, 2022 7:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> blc@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Connie Smejkal <connie.smejkal@centralia.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [BLC] General Education proposal<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The BLC meeting, the past two days, generated a lot of thoughtful discussion regarding BAS general education requirements and the feedback from Instruction Commission. I appreciated that discussions focused on the purpose of BAS degrees,
students, and establishing the most flexibility possible for programs to serve their students.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We spent significant time discussing the feedback from Instruction Commission and during our business meeting, yesterday, voted to present the attached proposed policy to IC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The document contains two comments and highlights that contain changes BLC would like IC to consider.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Removal of the lab component requirement for natural science distribution<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Add 300/400 level distribution coursework to be included in the 20 additional credits of general education requirements (see III, 2, iv.)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is a side by side comparison of the current general education policy and the attached policy and requested changes, highlighted.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I want to recognize and thank the BLC Pathways workgroup who spent considerable time, energy and effort in reviewing, modifying and proposing a change to the general education requirements.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Connie Smejkal<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BLC Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">360-623-8615<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Connie.smejkal@centralia.edu">Connie.smejkal@centralia.edu</a>
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