1.

This requirement may be met by examination. Academic credit is not awarded for successful completion of the examination(s), but successful completion of the examination(s) will fully satisfy this requirement.

2.

The requirement may also be met by taking a total of six units of coursework. Students satisfying the requirement by submitting coursework rather than taking the examination(s) must submit three units of work which centrally addresses the historical development of American institutions and ideals and also three units of work which centrally addresses the Constitution of the United States, the operation of representative democratic government under that Constitution, and the process of California state and local government. The requirement may be met, alternatively, by an integrated approach involving a total of six units of which addresses the historical development of American institutions and ideals, the Constitution of the United States, the operation of representative democratic government under that Constitution, and the process of California state and local government.

3.

Governance

a.

Initially, the Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Director of the College of Ethnic Studies shall convene an advisory committee constituted by the chairs* of the following departments: Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Economics, History, La Raza Studies, Native American Studies, Political Science, Social Science, and Coordinator of Women Studies. This committee shall review proposed examinations, courses and procedures necessary to meet this requirement and shall make its recommendations to the Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies. The two Deans shall forward recommendations in which they concur to the Provost.

b.

Subsequently, whenever a course is proposed as satisfying the requirement, or when revisions in the examination(s) used to satisfy the requirement are proposed, the Dean of College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies shall convene an advisory committee consisting of the chairs* of the departments of History, Political Science, and of each department offering a course approved as satisfying part or all of this requirement. This advisory committee shall review the proposed courses or revisions and shall make recommendations to the two Deans, who shall forward the recommendations in which they concur to the Provost.

c.

Should the two Deans disagree with the recommendations of the advisory committee, or should the two Deans not agree with each other regarding recommendations, the matter shall be referred to the Educational Policies Council (or the successor) of the Academic Senate for adjudication, and the EPC will forward its recommendations directly to the Provost.