Recertifying a General Education Course

General Education and Writing Requirement courses are evaluated for recertification on a rotating schedule. New applications for general education designation should not be submitted through this process. Information about the recertification process is available on the General Education Program website.

Process Steps

The academic approval tracking system will automatically route the request (including all accompanying forms and documents) to the following groups for approval and/or notification.

1. Department (Approval is required from the Chair or other designated approver for the department that offers the course, typically following review by the department curriculum committee.)
2. College (Approval is required from the Dean or other designated approver for the college or unit in the preceding step, typically following review by the college curriculum committee.)
3. GEC (Approval is required from General Education Committee.)
4. OUR (Approval is required from the Office of the University Registrar.)
5. CAT (Recertification will be reflected in the undergraduate catalog.)
6. College [N] (The College is notified of request approval.)

Required Documents

• Complete syllabus (refer to the General Education Syllabus Policy and the UF syllabus policy for required and recommended elements)

Enter Academic Approval Tracking

Site Admin

• Process ID: #174
• Page name: Course_Gen-Ed_Recertify
• Page title: Recertify a General Education Course
• URL: course_new-close-modify_ugrad_gen_ed
• Forms: Online Form ID 46