gtPathways History
Basic History of the Concept of gtPathways
The gtPathways Curriculum was adopted as part of the CCHE Academic Affairs Policy I, Part L: Statewide Transfer Policy. It was built upon concepts found in the Student Bill of Rights (a.k.a, the King Bill), § 23-1-125 C.R.S:
- "The Commission, in consultation with each Colorado public institution of higher education, is directed to outline a plan to implement a core course concept"
- "The core of courses shall consist of at least thirty credit hours, but shall not exceed forty credit hours"
- "Individual institutions of higher education shall conform their own core course requirements with the guidelines developed by the Commission…"
Major Changes Undertaken by State Institutions
Adams State College: Faculty Senate agreed to adopt gtPathways curriculum for institutional general education curriculum.
Fort Lewis College: Restructuring entire general education curriculum to meet gtPathways requirements; modifying junior-level writing courses to meet gtPathways requirements (I.e., 200-level).
Colorado State University: Integrating writing into general education courses (25% of grades in writing assignments)
University of Northern Colorado: Charting the Future; reducing general education course offerings to 60-70 courses; restructuring curriculum to meet gtPathways curriculum.