The IE Specific Option Proposal asks the proposer to explain how the IE option will address the 3 IE criteria, describe the instructional approach, and upload a syllabus. This web page aims to support proposers in writing effective IE proposals and syllabi.
Note on IE Syllabi: The General Education Council has found that many proposals have good information about how the course/option will address the IE criteria, but that the uploaded syllabi often lack sufficient information regarding the Integrative Experience requirement and purpose and its connection to the course/option assignments and content. The proposals on this web page contain syllabi that were found to contain satisfactory explanations and descriptions of assignments/activities.
For examples of proposals that specifically address reflection (IE criterion 1), please see this page.
Departmental Examples of IE Proposals that have received Full Approval from the GEC
| Department | Departments Overall Plan | Specific Option | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Afro-Am Studies | The Afro-American Studies Department has developed a new course to meet the IE requirement for their majors. Students will also have options through other departments available to them. | Afro-Am Studies-DuBois Seminar
Preparation of Senior Thesis |
Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Art, Arch, Art History | The Art, Architecture, and Art History Department is using a variety of options based on major concentrations. | Art History 415 | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Astronomy | The Astronomy Department has developed a new course to meet the IE requirement for their majors. | Astronomy 339 | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Biochemistry/Molecular Biology | The Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Department has developed a new course to meet the IE requirement for all their majors. | Real World Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Communication | The Communication Department is revising several existing courses as well as creating new courses to serve as options based on major concentrations. | Journalism 494:Media, Tech Culture | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Communication | Comm391P: Peer Advising & Leadership I | Proposal | Syllabus | ||
| Communication | Comm 494 Food as Communication | Proposal | Syllabus | ||
| Communication | Journalism 394: Internship | Proposal | Syllabus | ||
| Economics | The Economics Department is revising several existing courses to meet the IE requirement for all their majors. | ECON 499C CHC Capstone | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Economics | Economics 306 IEE | Proposal | Syllabus | ||
| Education | The Education Department has developed 2 new courses. 1 course meets the needs of their majors, while the other course will be open to their minors. | Educ 494A new course | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Education | Educ 494B Educucation Issues in Real World Contexts | Proposal | Syllabus | ||
| Environmental Conservation | The Environmental Science Department is using a variety of options based on major concentrations. | Nrc 382 | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Judaic and Near Eastern Studies | The Judaic and Near Eastern Studies Department has revised existing courses and created a new collaborative interdisciplinary course to meet the IE requirement for their majors. | 394/Major Issues in Contemporary Jewish Life | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Languages, Lit & Cultures | The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department is offering a variety of IE options based on major concentrations. | Chinese 390 | Proposal | Syllabus | |
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Japanese 499D | Proposal | Syllabus | ||
| Math & Statistics | The Mathematics and Statistics Department is revising several existing courses to serve as options based on major concentrations. | Stat 505 Regression | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Microbiology | The Microbiology Department has developed a series of 1 credit modules each of which meet the 3 IE criteria. Students must enroll in 3 modules to fulfill the IE requirement. | Microbiology 394alpha | Proposal | Syllabus 1 Syllabus 2 Syllabus 3 Syllabus 4 Syllabus 5 Syllabus 6 Syllabus 7 | |
| Physics | The Physics Department has revised an existing course to meet the IE requirement for all their majors | Physics 440 | Proposal | Syllabus | |
| Veterinary & Animal Sciences | The Veterinary & Animal Sciences Department has developed a new course to meet the IE requirement. Students completing an Honors Thesis will have the option of taking a 1 credit add-on to fulfill the IE requirement. | AnimlSci 494TI | Proposal | Syllabus |