PROPOSAL 3 The Graduation Task force proposes:
that we eliminate the basic skills part of the GE program, and in its stead establish the following graduation requirement: that every student take at least one mathematics course of at least the level of college algebra, and at least two English courses of at least the level of 100. Since these are "basic" skills, a student entering  college should already have at least this level of preparation, and be ready to go on to take a truly college-level course in each of these areas. The idea is that we establish the requirement that, by the time of graduation, the student has performed at at least that level. With respect to the Speech part of basic skills, we propose that we let individual colleges decide whether or not to include a speech requirement for graduation from their programs. Colleges may wish to require a specific speech course tailored for their own particular needs. Alternatively, they may wish to allow students to test out of this requirement, or not to establish a requirement at all in this area.