Core Curriculum Survey FAQs

TCU is in the process of evaluating the Core Curriculum. A confidential survey was sent to professors, instructors and advisors to gather vital feedback to help determine ways to better serve our students. Below are answers to questions you may have regarding the survey.

 

Why is the Faculty Senate reviewing the Core Curriculum? 

The Faculty Senate undertakes a large-scale review of the Core Curriculum every seventh year. A Faculty Senate-appointed Core Curriculum Review Committee (CCRC) chaired by Jan Quesada with faculty representatives from each college and area of the Core has been doing this work during academic year 2021-2022. The committee has reviewed assessments of student learning for the last six years and is now gathering feedback from Core Curriculum constituencies, including faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

 

Why should I take the survey?

Your feedback as a faculty member or academic advisor is very important for the CCRC to hear in order to fulfill their charge to the Faculty Senate. Use the open-ended comment box at the end of the survey to share any and all ideas or concerns based on your experiences with the Core Curriculum at TCU. We want to hear your responses!

 

How will my responses be used? 

Your responses will be kept completely confidential and resulting data will only be reported in the aggregate. The information you provide will inform the CCRC’s final report, which will be presented to the Faculty Senate in fall 2023.

 

How will the committee’s report be used? 

The Core Curriculum Review Committee’s report will inform future directions for the Core Curriculum at TCU.

 

Is this survey connected to SACSCOC Reaffirmation? 

The Core Curriculum Review Committee’s work is not required by SACSCOC and was created by the TCU Faculty Senate.  However, the process the CCRC is carrying out fulfills SACSCOC’s expectation that faculty oversee, maintain, and assess General Education programs at institutions of higher learning. Therefore the committee’s work will be helpful in producing evidence to SACSCOC that we are continually working to improve student learning in the Core Curriculum.