Proposal #_________________________
(To be assigned by the Registrar)
New Course Proposal
New course proposals at the undergraduate level must be approved by the Department and College Curriculum Committee before being presented to the Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee. Proposals for new courses intended for inclusion in the General Education Program must also be approved by the General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee before being presented to the Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee. Courses recommended by the Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee to the Vice President for Academic Affairs must be approved before they can be scheduled.
Graduate level courses (all 500 and those 400-level courses that may be taken for graduate credit) must be approved by the Department before being submitted to the Graduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee. The committee must recommend the course to the Vice President for Academic Affairs for approval before it can be scheduled.
1.Catalog Entry
Department Prefix:_____________ (three or four capital letters)
Course Number:_________________ (three numbers)
Course Title:____________________________________________________________________
Prerequisites: __________________________________________ Credit Hours: _____________
Brief description of Course. For a General Education Course include the following statement at the end of the catalog entry: This course has been approved for General Education credit in the XXXX Area of the curriculum.
2. Detailed Description of Course
a. Content
b. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
c. Student Goals and Objectives of the Course. For a General Education Course, in addition to a statement of course-specific goals and objectives, include a description of the broad general education program goals and the goals established for the particular knowledge area of the program as these goals will be addressed in this course.
d. Assessment Measures. For a General Education Course, in addition to a statement of course-specific assessment measures, include a description of the ways student learning will be assessed to determine fulfillment of the broad general education program goals and the goals established for the particular knowledge area of the program.
e. Other Course Information
3.Background and Justification
a. Need for the Course. For a General Education Course, explain how the addition of this course will improve the General Education Program, enhance students' ability to fulfill the broad learning goals of the program, enhance students' ability to fulfill the specific learning goals of a particular area of the program, and/or enable students to fulfill a program goal that is not currently being met.
b. Students for Whom Course is Offered
c. Anticipated Enrollment
d. Frequency of Course Offering
e. Level and Prerequisites
4. Resources Required
a. Faculty Resources
b. Effect on Existing Curricula
c. Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
d. Library Resources
(Be sure to include completed Assessment of Library Resources Form as part of this proposal)
e. Computer Resources
f. Other Anticipated Resources
All courses must be reviewed departmentally at three-year intervals. All General Education Courses must be reviewed by the General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee at five-year intervals.
| Date | Action | Reviewed by |
| __________ | ____________________________________ | ________________________ |
| __________ | ____________________________________ | ________________________ |
| __________ | ____________________________________ | ________________________ |