Core Curriculum Purpose Statement
Through a wide variety of courses, Collin College's general education core curriculum offers students a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse global world, and advanced intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Core Objectives: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical and Quantitative Skills, Teamwork, Personal Responsibility and Social Responsibility.
Core Curriculum Review by the Curriculum Advisory Board (CAB) - To submit your course(s) for CAB review, please use the following guidelines:
- Complete a Core Review Approval Form and any required supporting documentation.
- Complete the appropriate template for the Foundational Component Area that applies to the course(s) being reviewed:
- Syllabus
- Update the generic course syllabus(i) and indicate in parenthesis which student learning
outcomes (SLOs) are responsible for teaching which Core Objective(s) listed below.
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Empirical/Quantitative Skills
- Teamwork
- Personal Responsibility
- Social Responsibility
- Update the generic course syllabus(i) and indicate in parenthesis which student learning
outcomes (SLOs) are responsible for teaching which Core Objective(s) listed below.
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Submit completed forms and any required documentation to your Dean.
- Dean(s) will review all information to ensure required documentation meets the following
criteria:
- Each Required Core Objective, determined by the Foundational Component Area, has a minimum of one measurable SLO that is clearly supported.
- Each SLO has at least one learning activity and at least one assessment that applies
to the Required Core Objective.
- When all requirements have been met, the Dean will digitally sign the Core Review Approval Form and submit all documents to the Curriculum Office.