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Association of American Colleges and Universities
National Survey on Diversity in the Undergraduate Curriculu
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  1. Does your institution, either through a single course or through multiple courses, have a diversity requirement for undergraduates?
    Yes     No

  2. If your institution does not have a requirement, are you in the process of developing one?
    Yes     No

  3. If you have a requirement, for how long has it been in effect?
    _____ Years

  4. Are there students or departments exempt from the requirement?
    Yes     No

  5. How many courses must a student take to fulfill the diversity requirement?
    _____ Courses

  6. Please check the type of courses a student may take to fulfill the diversity requirement. (Select all that apply.)
    _____ courses that addresses diversity in the U.S.
    _____ courses that addresses diversity outside of the U.S.
    _____ courses in which they study one or more non-Western cultures

  7. In fulfilling your requirement, can students avoid studying issues of diversity in the U.S. by studying diversity outside of the U.S.?
    Yes     No

  8. Of the following choices, which best describes the diversity requirement at your institution? (Select all that apply.)
    _____ At least one single course with a common syllabus and at least some commonly shared readings across all sections.

    _____ At least one required course selected by students among a list of courses from a variety of disciplines.
    From how many courses can a student currently choose? _____

    _____ Several required courses with significant diversity content as part of a curriculum.

    _____ At least one required diversity course within one or more undergraduate majors.

    If you have a requirement that is not described above, please describe:





  9. Are you currently revising the nature of your diversity requirement or the criteria for diversity courses?
    Yes     No

  10. Are you currently engaged in a review and/or revision of your general education requirements including their diversity component(s)?
    Yes     No

  11. Are you currently engaged in a review and/or revision of general education requirements, but are not reviewing existing diversity requirements nor considering adding a diversity requirement?
    Yes     No

  12. If you have one, is your diversity requirement described on your Web site?
    Yes     No
    Please provide the URL: ______________________________

    If you have a description of the intellectual rationale for your requirement (or your campus definition of diversity) please feel free to fax or mail it to us.

  13. If selected, would you be willing to have an AAC&U staff member visit your institution and write a case study of your efforts to diversify your undergraduate curriculum?
    Yes     No

Thank you for your time.
Please fax completed surveys to: AAC&U National Survey of Diversity Requirements (fax: 202/265-9532).

Supported by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.