Course Actions, Revisions and New Proposals

Course Action

An action that affects an individual course is a Course Action. Depending on the nature of the action that is proposed, it may require approval by department chair, any other units directly affected by the action, registrar, curriculum committee of the school or college, dean, graduate school curriculum committee, dean of the graduate school, and Office of the Provost before returning to the registrar for entry into the Banner system and inclusion in the catalog. Individual course action requests must include a review of the Credit Hours and Instructional Time Policy to ensure appropriate credit hour and course level assignments.

Revisions of Existing Undergraduate Degree Programs, Majors, Minors, or Concentrations

• Individual course action requests must include a review of the Credit Hours and Instructional Time Policy to ensure appropriate credit hour and course level assignments.
• Actions that affect undergraduate degree programs are processed as a Curriculum Change Request.
• Small revisions to the requirements of existing majors or minors (e.g., single course additions or deletions) are approved by the dean and entered by the dean's office into the Banner system for the purpose of degree audits.
• Any other revision (e.g., a change to a basic degree requirement or a name change) is processed with additional approval from the Provost's Office.
• For guidance on how to enter course descriptions, please consult the Undergraduate Catalog Course Descriptions - Style Guide. This style guide serves to assist faculty and staff in writing undergraduate catalog course descriptions. Using this guide will ensure that course descriptions are consistent throughout the undergraduate catalog.

Graduate Majors/Degree Proposals

Proposals for new graduate majors or degrees are processed on the New Graduate Degree Program Proposal routing form. The double review process specified on this form serves the same purpose as that described above with respect to undergraduate degree program routing forms. All other proposals for actions affecting graduate degrees, including termination of specific majors or degree programs, or revision of the requirements for existing programs, are made by submitting a letter describing the proposed action to the Dean of the Graduate School; the proposed action will then be considered by the graduate school curriculum committee. For more information, please contact the Graduate School.