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General Education Governance Committee (GEGC)

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Committee Charge

The General Education Governance Committee (GEGC) is a committee of the Undergraduate Council (UgC). It advises the Undergraduate Council and Dean of Undergraduate Education on all matters pertaining to General Education (GE) at UCLA.

The committee is charged by the Undergraduate Council to carry out the following duties:

  • Define the values and purposes of General Education at UCLA.
  • Provide clear guidelines and procedures for the development of GE courses and their assignment to specific foundation areas of knowledge and foundational subgroups within the University's General Education curricular framework.
  • Review and recommend to UgC GE credit for all courses transmitted by the College and school Faculty Executive Committees to satisfy UCLA GE foundational area requirements.
  • Review and recommend to UgC suspension or rescission of GE credit for all schools found to be in noncompliance with GE principles and practices.
  • Conduct periodic self-reviews and evaluation of UCLA's GE foundation areas and programs of instruction.

Membership

GEGC is appointed yearly by the Undergraduate Council's Administrative Committee. The committee consists of 10 members: a Chair, one member of the Undergraduate Council, and eight Senate Faculty members representing the College and other schools that admit undergraduate students.

AY 2025-26 Chair: Torquil Duthie (duthie@humnet.ucla.edu)

GE Course Submission Guidelines

Please review GE submission guidelines and deadlines prior to submitting course proposals.