General Education Curriculum Revision
Work to reinvent West Virginia University’s general education curriculum and processes is underway. A committee of faculty members began in earnest in early 2025 to rethink and re-envision the curriculum to ensure we are reaching meaningful educational goals that serve our students’ needs — now and into the future.
With more than 8,000 individual students enrolled in multiple General Education courses each semester, the creation and implementation of a new General Education model will require time, collaboration, and careful planning.
Faculty Committee
Guided by Faculty, Built for Success
Having committed faculty members to help lead this process is essential to its success.
In late spring 2025, the Office of the Provost convened a seven-member General Education revision committee with two-year appointments. The committee members represent a diverse group of WVU faculty.
Survey Results
Process & Status Updates
Over the Summer 2025, the committee began researching General Education programs at other institutions with particular attention to innovative new models. They were also asked to look at scholarly research on the topic.
The committee’s initial task in early 2026 was to survey University stakeholders (students, alumni, employers, faculty, etc.) on their views on General Education and academic skillsets.
The survey results will be used to inform a new model for General Education that the committee will work on over the course of the 2026-27 academic year with implementation to follow. The committee hopes to have a working draft for the new provost leadership by Summer 2027.
Timeline
End of Spring Semester 2025
Faculty committee initially convened
Summer 2025
Conduct research into general education programs at other institutions with particular attention to innovative new models and scholarly research on the topic
Fall 2025
Develop general education survey and distribution plan
Spring 2026
Analyze and distribute survey data; share updates with Faculty Senate
Post survey results
Begin to develop potential options and recommendations for future WVU general education
Fall 2026 - Future
Establish general education working groups
Regularly sharing updates and soliciting feedback