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Course Development and/or Curriculum Change Policy : 2:10:02:00

Responsible Officers: Department Leads
Responsible Executive: Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

I. PURPOSE

The Academic Affairs Committee welcomes new course proposals and other recommendations for curriculum change for committee action.  To expedite committee business, the following guidelines should be followed in placing an item on the meeting agenda.

II. SUBMITTING NEW COURSE PROPOSALS

  1. Obtain a “Course Proposal Form” from Curriculog and provide the following information:
    1. Course number;
    2. Complete course title;
    3. Complete catalog description with necessary prerequisites;
    4. Credit hours;
    5. General objectives;
    6. Specific objectives;
    7. Need for the course and its place in the curriculum;
    8. Transferability; and
    9. Textbook choice, if known.
  2. Obtain Department Lead and Dean approval.
  3. Obtain the approval from the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (EVPAA).
  4. Academic Affairs Committee Meetings are scheduled periodically throughout the year.  Provide a copy of the above for each member of the Committee to the Committee Chair as far in advance of the meeting date as possible.

III. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CURRICULUM CHANGE

  1. Obtain a copy of the “Recommendation for Catalog Revision” from the Academic Affairs Office.
  2. Prepare in writing as much background information as possible to explain the desired curriculum change for the Committee to review.
  3. Obtain Department Lead and Dean approval.
  4. The Department Lead will submit the form to the Academic Affairs office to be placed on the agenda.
  5. All new courses and changes to the curriculum must be approved by the EVPAA.

SOURCES

HISTORY

January 12, 2009; approved by the Leadership Council on December 9, 2016

Revised: January 15, 2023

Institutional Oversight Committee Approved: June 1, 2023

Faculty Council Approved: March 23, 2023

President’s Cabinet Approved: June 12, 2023

TBR Academic Affairs Approved: August 16, 2023

Effective Date: January 1, 2017; August 16, 2023

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