Proposal to the Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee
Cover Sheet Instructions

Changes to existing undergraduate courses and new undergraduate course proposals 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 committee to the Vice President for Academic Affairs must be approved before they can be scheduled.

Graduate level courses (all 600/700 and those 500-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.

I.      Proposal Category

1.    Major Change
A cover sheet must be submitted for each proposal.
Major changes will be reviewed by the Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee and submitted to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for approval.
a.   Prerequisite Change
b.   Course Deletions
c.   New Course Proposals
Attach the New Course Proposal Form.
Resources required for new courses must be approved through the college resource allocation process.
d.   Catalog Course Description
e.   Program Revisions
This includes program revisions and additions or deletions of options. Attach the Revision of Existing Program Form; completing both the current and proposed programs.

2.   Minor Change (Check all that apply):
Minor changes will be summarized by the Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee Chairman and submitted to the committee. The committee may elect to review any of the changes. These will not be submitted to the Vice President for Academic Affairs for approval.
a.       Course Title change
b.      Course Number change
c.       Course Credit Hours change

          II.      Proposal Description with Rationale (State current status, proposed change, and why the change is desired.  Attach additional sheets if necessary. If the proposal in any way alters the requirements for the program, complete the Revision of Existing Program section of this form):

      III.      Approval and Subsequent Reviews
All curriculum changes and new courses must be approved, as follows:
    1.    Department Chair
    2.    Chair, Department Curriculum Committee
    3.    Chair, College Curriculum Committee
    4.    Professional Education Committee (if applicable)
(If this proposal in any way affects a professional education program, it must be submitted to and approved by the Professional Education Committee)
    5.    General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee
(If the proposal in any way affects the General Education Program, it must be submitted to and approved by the General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee)
    6.    Chair, UG Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee
    7.    Vice President for Academic Affairs

All courses must be reviewed departmentally at three-year intervals.
Date Action Reviewed By
     
     
     

Revised 02/24/04

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Cover Sheet for Proposal to the Undergraduate Curriculum and Catalog Review Committee
Note:  For new courses, use the New Course Proposal Form

Proposal Number (Assigned by the Registrar):

Date: 

Department:

Contact Person:

Course or Program ID:

Proposal Category (check all that apply):
 Course Prerequisite Change

Course Title Change (23 characters)

Course Deletion

Course Number Change

Program Revision (Attach Revision of Existing Program Form)

Course Credit Hour Change

New Course (attach New Course Proposal Form)

Course Syllabi Change

Change to Catalog Description

Minor Change to Course

Proposal Description with Rationale (State current status, proposed change, and why the change is desired. Attach additional sheets if necessary. If the proposal in any way alters the requirements for the program, complete the Revision of Existing Program section of this form):

 

 



Approved proposals traditionally go into effect the next academic year. However, if seeking an alternative effective date, please indicate the requested date in the space provided below, along with reason:

Effective Date:

Reason for requesting an alternative effective date:

 

 

 

Include a copy of the old and new syllabi to this proposal for comparison.

For Program Revisions, attach the Revision of Existing Program Form and include both the current and proposed program.

For New Course Proposals, attach the New Course Proposal and Assessment of Library Resources Forms with appropriate signatures.

Special Note:  Changes to course syllabi must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office on either a 3 1/4 floppy disk or ZIP disk after final approval by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Signature Title Date
  Department Curriculum Committee Chair  
  Department Chair  
  College Curriculum Committee Chair  
  College Dean  
If this proposal in any way affects a professional education program, it must be submitted to and approved by the  Professional Education Committee:
  Professional Education Committee Chair  
If the proposal in any way affects the General Education Program, it must be submitted to and approved by the  General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee:
  General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee Chair  
  UG Curriculum & Catalog Review Committee  
  VP for Academic Affairs  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revised 02/24/04

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