1. Skills and
Experience
Flags
Herpreet Singh
Flag Petitions Coordinator
School of Undergraduate Studies
UT Austin Academic Counselors Association
March 2013

2. Center for the Core Curriculum
Houses programs and initiatives that
General Education Requirements unify the general educational
experience for all undergraduate
 42-hour Common Core students
Provides support to the General
 Skills and Experience Flags Educational Requirements
 Result of curricular reform at www.utexas.edu/ugs/ccc
UT Austin
 Not fully implemented across
all colleges/schools
 Goal: All UT Austin
colleges/schools to fully
implement by the 2014-16
catalog

3. Flags and Flag Criteria
www.utexas.edu/ugs/ccc/flags
 Write regularly
Writing  Revise based on instructor feedback
 1/3 of course grade
 In-depth examination of non-U.S.
Global
Cultures communities
 1/3 of course grade
Cultural
Diversity
 Underrepresented cultural groups in the
U.S.
 1/3 of course grade

4. Flags and Flag Criteria
www.utexas.edu/ugs/ccc/flags
Quantitative
Reasoning  Quantitative skills to analyze real-world problems
 1/2 of course grade
Ethics &
Leadership  Content based on work in practical ethics
 1/3 of course grade
Independent
Inquiry  Independent investigation and presentation of work
 1/3 of course grade

5. Flag Implementation
What will full flag implementation look like?
Total
FLAG Requirements
Writing 3 (beyond RHE 306)
Global Cultures 1
Cultural Diversity 1
Quantitative 1
Reasoning
Ethics & 1
Leadership
Independent 1
Inquiry

6. Flag Implementation
Where will students earn flags?
Common Core Requirements ✓
Major Requirements ✓
Elective Requirements ✓
Transferred Coursework ✓
Students should NOT need to take flagged courses in
addition to requirements in degree plans.
Students and their advisors should be able to identify
flagged courses that fit within degree plans.

7. In-Residence
Flagged Courses and Flag Substitutions
 May carry and satisfy up to  In-residence courses that do
three flags not carry flags can be
petitioned, but must clearly
 Exception: CD and GC flags meet criteria.
cannot be earned with the
same course

8. Transfer
Transfer Courses
 Do not automatically satisfy flag  Can be evaluated and pre-
requirements when UT course approved for students who are
equivalencies are flagged. planning ahead.
 Can be petitioned to satisfy flag  Pre-approval does not ensure
requirements. petition approval.

9. Other Types of Courses
AP, Credit by Exam, Study Abroad,
Pass/Fail
 AP credit by exam courses  Study abroad courses can be
cannot be substituted for flag petitioned for flag credit.
credit.
 Pass/Fail courses can be
 Dual credit courses can be petitioned to carry flags, but
petitioned for flag credit. might not satisfy degree
requirements.

10. Flag Petition Process
utexas.edu/ugs/core/petitions/flags
Helping Students Petitions
 Petitions are submitted online.  Courses must appear on the
There are no paper petitions. official UT Austin transcript
 Students should determine with  Obtain a course syllabus
their advisors whether they need
to petition  Petitions are reviewed and
approved/denied within two
 Students must be enrolled in the weeks
college/school from which they
plan to graduate

11. Resources
Writing
For Advisors
Flag requirements by degree plan:
utexas.edu/ugs/ccc/flags/advisor-
resources
Independent Global
Inquiry Cultures
Flags For Students
What are flagged courses like?
utexas.edu/ugs/core/flags
Ethics & Cultural My Contact Information
Leadership Diversity
Herpreet Singh
herpreet@austin.utexas.edu
512.471.2508
Quantitative
Reasoning