Excerpt from the Wright State Guardian
With the release of a new state higher education student program, the Faculty Senate at Wright State University looks to consider what general education courses should entail to fit new criteria.
According to a resource guide from the Ohio Department of Higher Education, Ohio Transfer 36 is an initiative to help students who transfer schools maintain general education credits from a prior institution.
“Ohio Transfer 36 courses ensure timely progress toward your degree by guaranteeing successful completion of general education coursework throughout your transfer experience,” according to the guide.
According to an ad hoc committee document, OT36 is part of a series of changes that the Ohio Department of Higher Education enacted since the 2020-2021 academic year.
Co-chairs of the Core Review and Alignment Committee Sarah McGinley and Dr. Brian Boyd explained that the Faculty Senate learned about the new changes and developed a subcommittee last year to perform research and provide recommendations on how the university’s core curriculum could change to meet the new standards.
The requirements set forth in OT36 for general education will not have an immediate impact on WSU core, according to McGinley.
“This is a long, slow process. It’s not gonna be imposed, it’s stuff that faculty bodies have to vote on,” McGinley explained. “So, if people are worried about it, they should be talking to faculty senators and making sure their voices are heard.”
