Required forms, signatures, consultations, etc. for new or revised curricula

2 Required forms, signatures, consultations, etc. for new or revised curricula

Forms, signatures, and consultations for new or revised curricula

*Proposals for Individual Courses*	Proposals for Programs
New Course	New Degree Program or Major
Experimental Course (1st offering)	New option or concentration
Experimental Course (subsequent offering)	New Minor
Change course level (2000-3000, e.g.)	New Certificate Program
Minor course revisions that involve additional resources, such as: course fee number of credits	Change name of existing Program, Major, Option, Minor, or Certificate
Other minor course revisions that do NOT require additional resources, such as: course title course description prerequisites grading system repeatability	Create new discipline code
Delete a course	Revise Existing Certificate Program
Blanket agreement	Revise existing Program, Major, Option, or Minor (including converting to 4-credits)
	Delete existing Program, Major, Option, Minor, or Certificate
	2+2 agreements

Forms/signatures/consultations for individual COURSE Proposals

New Course

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
New Course Proposal Form Syllabus	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster course, consult affected disciplines	Provost If discipline course, discipline/program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog

Experimental Course (1st offering)

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
Experimental Course Proposal Form Syllabus	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster course, consult affected disciplines	Provost Note: Provost also approves Gen Ed designation for experimental courses If discipline course, discipline/program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders	September meeting for inclusion in Spring schedule February meeting for inclusion in Fall schedule Deadline to be considered for online voting is first Friday of the month (results announced the following Friday) Deadline to be considered for actual meeting is second Friday of the month.

Experimental Course (subsequent offering)

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
Experimental Course Proposal Form Experimental Course Report Syllabus	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster course, consult affected disciplines	Provost If discipline course, discipline/program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders	September meeting for inclusion in Spring schedule February meeting for inclusion in Fall schedule Deadline to be considered for online voting is first Friday of the month (results announced the following Friday) Deadline to be considered for actual meeting is second Friday of the month.

Change course level (2000-3000, e.g.)

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
Curriculum Change Proposal Syllabus May require a blanket agreement (see below)		If discipline course, discipline/program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Provide correspondence with all affected programs	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog

Minor course revisions that involve additional resources, such as:

course fee
number of credits

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
Curriculum Change Proposal Sample Syllabus if changing number of credits May require a blanket agreement (see below) See also Changing 3-credit programs to 4-credit programs for additional documents that may be helpful to your proposal.		Provost If discipline course, discipline/program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.		Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog

Other minor course revisions that do NOT require additional resources, such as:

course title
course description
prerequisites
grading system
repeatability

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
Curriculum Change Proposal May require a blanket agreement (see below)		If discipline course, discipline/program (vote and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature)	Provide correspondence with all affected programs	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog

Delete a course

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
Curriculum Change Proposal May require a blanket agreement (see below)		If discipline course, discipline/program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Provide correspondence with all affected programs	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog

Blanket agreements

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines
Curriculum Change Proposal See also Creating blanket agreements		If discipline course, discipline/program (vote and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster course, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature)	Provide correspondence with all affected programs	Any meeting

Forms, signatures, and consultations for PROGRAM Proposals

New Degree Program or Major (Note: must Follow NEW Program Approval Process)

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal for overall program description and for modified courses New Course Proposal for new courses Supporting materials such as market research, comparable programs, etc. See also Changing 3-credit programs to 4-credit programs for additional documents that may be helpful to your proposal.	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster major, consult affected disciplines	Provost If discipline program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster major, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) Council of Educator Preparation for degrees involving teacher education *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders Admissions	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	Full faculty vote (via written ballot)

New option or concentration

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal for overall program description and for modified courses New Course Proposal for new courses Supporting materials such as market research, comparable programs, etc. See also Changing 3-credit programs to 4-credit programs for additional documents that may be helpful to your proposal.	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster major, consult affected disciplines	Provost If discipline program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster major, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) Council of Educator Preparation for degrees involving teacher education *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders Admissions	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	Notify (by Curriculum Committee report)**

New Minor

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal for overall program description and for modified courses New Course Proposal for new courses See also Changing 3-credit programs to 4-credit programs for additional documents that may be helpful to your proposal.	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster minor, consult affected disciplines	If discipline or council program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster minor, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) Council of Educator Preparation for degrees involving teacher education *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders Admissions	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	Notify (by Curriculum Committee report)**

New Certificate Program

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal for overall program description and for modified courses New Course Proposal for new courses Supporting materials such as market research, comparable programs, etc. See also Changing 3-credit programs to 4-credit programs for additional documents that may be helpful to your proposal.	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster certificate, consult affected disciplines	Provost If discipline or council certificate (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster certificate, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders Admissions	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	Notify (by Curriculum Committee report)**

Revise existing Program, Major, Option, or Minor (e.g., change the structure, composition, and/or number of credits)

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal for overall program description See also Changing 3-credit programs to 4-credit programs for additional documents that may be helpful to your proposal.	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster major, consult affected disciplines	Provost If discipline program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster major, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) Council of Educator Preparation for degrees involving teacher education *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	No

Create new discipline code

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal May require a blanket agreement (see above)		Provost discipline/program vote* and coordinator’s signature *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	No

Revise Existing Certificate Program (e.g., change the structure, composition, and/or number of credits)

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal for overall program description May require a blanket agreement (see Course proposals grid) See also Changing 3-credit programs to 4-credit programs for additional documents that may be helpful to your proposal.	Lamson Library (if significant new resources are needed) ITS (if significant new resources are needed) If cluster certificate, consult affected disciplines	Provost If discipline or council certificate (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster certificate, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Cluster leaders	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	No

Change name of existing Program, Major, Option, Minor, or Certificate

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal		If discipline or council program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster program, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Provost Admissions	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	Notify (by Curriculum Committee report)**

Delete existing Program, Major, Option, Minor, or Certificate

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal		Provost If discipline or council program (vote* and coordinator’s signature) OR If cluster program, cluster vote and a cluster leader’s signature) *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Admissions Lamson Library ITS Council of Educator Preparation for degrees involving teacher education	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	Notify (by Curriculum Committee report)**

2+2 agreements

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Required forms & documents	Consultations (& signatures)	Approvals (& signatures)	Notifications	Curriculum Committee Deadlines	Full Faculty
Curriculum Change Proposal describing which partner courses will fulfill which program requirements (similar to a blanket agreement)	Programs establishing 2+2 agreements should initiate the process by consulting the Provost and the Admissions office.	Provost discipline/program vote* and coordinator’s signature *Note that single-person programs are required to record the vote of their academic unit for such changes.	Admissions	Any meeting up to February for inclusion in next catalog	No

Council of Educator Preparation is in the process of revising/updating its policies and procedures; those changes, as they are relevant, will be reflected in this chart when they are made available to the Curriculum Committee.

**The Curriculum Committee or any faculty member may declare (within 20 days of the posting of the meeting minutes) a Curriculum Proposal “major,” which would require a vote of the full faculty. (See bylaws for exact language)

2 Required forms, signatures, consultations, etc. for new or revised curricula

Forms, signatures, and consultations for new or revised curricula

Forms/signatures/consultations for individual COURSE Proposals

Forms, signatures, and consultations for PROGRAM Proposals

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