Curriculum Changes

PROCEDURE

  1. The originating faculty member (OFM) works with department faculty and division chair to develop curriculum change (CC).1
  2. OFM sends CC to division chair, then to registrar, and then to chair of teacher education. Each person electronically initials and returns CC to OFM. This step is only to communicate that a change is being proposed.
  3. OFM forwards CC to curriculum committee chair and to faculty association president.
  4. Curriculum committee holds digital forum for faculty and staff for questions and discussion of CC. Faculty/staff are notified by e-mail about the forum. The forum lasts five business days.2
  5. Division faculty vote on CC. Division chair records result of the vote, electronically signs CC, and forwards to chair of teacher education.
  6. Chair of teacher education determines if vote by teacher education committee is required. If so, teacher education committee votes on CC. Chair of teacher education records result of vote or indicates that vote was not required, electronically signs CC, and forwards to chair of the curriculum committee.
  7. Curriculum committee votes on CC. President of curriculum committee records result of vote and electronically signs CC.
  8. Chair of curriculum committee presents CC to faculty association. Faculty association votes on CC. Faculty association president records result of vote, electronically signs CC, and forwards to vice president of academic affairs (VPAA).
  9. VPAA determines approval of CC, electronically signs it, and forwards to university president.
  10. The university president determines approval of CC, electronically signs it, and forwards to USAO board of regents. University president sends letter of intent (LOI) to chancellor of the state regents.
  11. USAO board of regents votes on CC. Chair of the board of regents signs CC and returns to university president. University president forwards CC to state regents no earlier than one month after the LOI was submitted. If the change is substantive a vote is required by the state regents. If it is non-substantive, only notification to the state regents is necessary.3
  12. Once approved by state regents, the University president contacts Academic Affairs. Academic Affairs contacts OFM, registrar, and division chair about approval.
  13. Registrar updates changes in Jenzabar and verifies updated checksheet. Registrar forwards verified checksheet to C&M who updates the checksheet on the website.
  14. OFM works with administrative assistant to VPAA to update course catalog. CC record is held in the office of VPAA for 5 years. After 5 years it is relocated to university archives in Nash library.123

FORMS

Add a New Course
Change an Existing Course
Change an Existing Program
Drop an Existing Course
Create a New Program

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