UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – SUPERIOR
Policy Subject:
Cabinet Division:
Date Revised:
Curriculum Approval Chart (numberAP1117)
Registrar’s Office (Enrollment Management)
4/19/11 (approved by Faculty Senate)
I. Background and Purpose
1.1 The prior policy as lacking some of the action items and it was not created in a way to make it reader friendly
II. Constraints
2.1 There are no constraints
III. Definitions
3.1 None
IV. Policy Statements
4.1 All undergraduate academic curriculum and policy matters MUST pass through a review and approval process
which starts with a department, committee, or the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Council (UAAC) of the
Faculty Senate in the faculty governance approval process.
The term academic department shall be interpreted as meaning a unit of the academic portion of the University
which has assigned prefixes for courses, and which is responsible for the academic matters, policy, and grading
of those courses. Continuing Education and the Distance Learning Center specifically are not considered
"academic departments" in this policy.
Most undergraduate curriculum items originating from an academic department must have the approval of
UAAC as a minimum; however, some items initiated by academic departments require only the Registrar's or
the academic department's approval, as indicated in the subsequent table.
For this policy, the course prefix IDS is reserved to UAAC as the "department" for course approvals.
UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (UAAC)
All items are submitted electronically to UAAC.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE APPROVALS
Currently approved or new courses to be included as satisfying any General Education requirement are referred
to the General Education Committee (GEC) for consideration. New courses may be approved prior to a General
Education category approval or subject to General Education category approval.
COURSE APPROVALS INVOLVING CERTIFICATION
The Educational Leadership department (EdL) reviews any action affecting Elementary Education or Secondary
Education major/minor requirements that affect DPI Certification prior to consideration by UAAC. Include
EdL approval with submitted proposal.
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
Any "higher step" in the administrative/faculty governance approval process may insist upon the right of final
approval on any item within a reasonable time period.
See the complete chart of actions and requirements below.
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P
P
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P
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System
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R
Gen Ed
Com
Teacher
Ed Com
Registrar
Chancellor
P
P
P
P
P
P
Faculty
Senate
UAAC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
Provost
NEW/CHANGE/DELETE MAJORS
Entitlement for New Major
Authorize New Major*
Significantly Different (virtually new) Major
Non-Comprehensive Major to Comprehensive
Comprehensive Major to Non-Comprehensive
New Concentration
New Track/Title Change (within concentration or minor)
New Track
Change in Education major/minor/licensure
Existing Major Required Credit Change (exceeds cr. guidelines 51-60-comp. or 30-36 regular)
Existing Major Required Credit Change (within credit guidelines)
Change in Required Courses (no change in credits)
Add options (no change in total credit)
Delete concentration/track/major/minor
NEW/CHANGE/DELETE MINORS
New Minor (additional resources) creates new program
New Minor Within Major (additional resources)
New Minor Within Major ( no additional resources)
Existing Minor Required Credit Change (exceeds credit guidelines of 21-24)
Existing Minor Required Credit Change (within credit guidelines)
GENERAL EDUCATION CHANGES
Add course to existing Gen-Ed category
Delete course from Gen-Ed category
Significant change to Gen-Ed Course
General Education Policy (requirements/categories)
COURSE REVISIONS
Credit change for existing course
Create new course (see guidelines on Web)
Deactivate course (a.k.a. ‘decatalog’)
Any change in required course content for teacher certification (content areas)
Delivery Format change ( e.g. to on-line)
Title change (no significant content change)
Description change (no significant content change)
Elimination of pre-reqs/concurrent registration
New/change subject code (prefix)
Addition of pre/co-reqs (not Gen-Ed or TED courses)
Course number change 100/200 level to 100/200 level
Course number change 100/200 level to 300/400 level
Course number change 300/400 level to 100/200 level
DELETE SEQUENCE OPTION
Fewest credit
Intermediate & highest credit
Concentration or track
Major or minor
OTHER
Any course requiring additional library resources
Requiring physical plant
Additional staff resources
New administrative unit (not a new major)
Dept
Action
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R
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R
G
(X)
R
(X)
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R
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(X)
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N
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Lib
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Articulation agreement
Campus-wide Policy
Discretionary: Chancellor, Senate, UAAC
* = Budget Review Committee (BRC) approval also needed (in parallel)
N = Negotiate new course number with Registrar; report to AAC through Registrar
X1 = The UAAC, Faculty Senate, or the Chancellor may exercise authority to review any academic item
(X) = If course will be required or optional for Secondary Education majors
X
X
X1
X
X
X1
X
X
X1
X
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X1
Lib = Head Librarian’s approval requested
P = Informational report to Provost
G = If Course is requested to satisfy Gen. Ed. requirement
R = Report Action to Registrar & UAAC through Registrar
V. Policy Procedures
5.1 see above
V1. Compliance
6.1 Approved by UAAC (3/29/11), Faculty Senate (4/19/11) and Chancellor Erlenbach (4/21/11)
6.2 No consequences
6.3 Faculty, Department Chairs are aware of this policy change.
VII. Attachments
7.1 no attachments
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