For example, Foundational Skills, once adopted, can replace the current Tier I requirements, while the other two Tiers can remain in place. The program needs to be assessed regularly and continually improved and revised. The program should be dynamic in helping to achieve goals for graduates. It intends for both faculty and students to be more self-conscious about general education goals through such means as having syllabi indicate how the course participates in general education, e.g., This course is part of General Education Breadth of Knowledge in Arts and Humanities or This course is provides one learning unit toward the General Education requirement in Oral Expression. Department, college, and university rewards and incentives need to be tied to contributions to general education goals.
General education is central to the mission of the university.