UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
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CURRICULUM ACTION FORM
Please read the instructions and complete parts 1-9
Fee additions or changes require completion of a Special Course Fee Approval Form
Rev. 11/2015
1 Basic Course Information
<Select a College>
College:
Subj Abbrev:
Subject:
Effective Term:
(See
Instructions)
Term Code:
(limited to 30 characters)
Title Abbreviation:
2 Action
Add Course
Change
Inactivate Course
Add to Existing
3 Hours
Low
<None>
Check if Variable Title
Course Title:
Credit
Hours
Course #:
Prerequisite Waiver Code:
(Indicate only one)
4
Or/To
High
(example: title, credit hours, prerequisites, etc.)
Schedule Information
Course Credit Level
(Choose all that apply)
Grade Mode
(Choose all that apply)
Schedule Type
Lecture
(Choose all that apply)
Instructional Method
Lab
(Choose all that apply)
5
Other
Co-Requisite(s)
Subject
Repeat Limit
Equivalent Course(s)
Course #
Subject
Course #
Start Term
End Term
Max Hours
(Separate sheet attached? Yes
6 Course Detail
"W" approved by Writing Committee:
Date:
Init:
)
Course Attribute(s):
Course Description:
* Please attach any updated course description.
7 Restrictions
(See Instructions)
8 Course Prerequisites
And/Or
Major:
(See Instructions)
Required Course/Test
Grade/Score
Minor:
Concentration:
Class:
Level:
Degree:
Program:
College:
Attribute:
9 Approved By:
Department Chair:
Date:
Chair of College Curriculum Committee:
Date:
College Dean / Graduate Dean:
Date:
Chair of Academic Affairs Committee:
Date:
Assoc. Vice President For Academic Affairs:
Date:
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Date:
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
CURRICULUM ACTION FORM
Instructions
NOTE: Fee additions or changes require completion of a Special Course Fee Approval Form
1. College: Enter the two-character college code.
Subject: Enter the subject code of the course.
Course: Enter the three-digit course number. Use 'L' as the fourth digit for a laboratory course with the
same course number as the corresponding lecture course.
Effective Term: Enter the term of the academic year when this action becomes effective using
four-digit year and two-digit term. Use '10' for Fall, '20' for Spring, and '30' for Summer. (For example,
the Fall Term of academic year 2003-2004 will be '200410' even though the term is in the calendar
year 2003.)
Title: Enter the course title up to thirty (30) charecters.
Variable Title: Check if the title is variable (e.g. Special Topics, Directed Study).
Prerequisite Waiver Code: Indicate who may waive a prerequisite. Indicate only one.
Table 1: Schedule Type
Type
Lab - No Web Component
B
Lab - Blended
BB
Lab - Web Enhanced
BE
Lecture/Lab - No Web Comp.
Lecture/Lab - Blended
2. Check the action for the course. Specify all changes being made. "Deleted" courses remain in the catalog Lecture/Lab - Web Enhanced
as "inactivated" effective the term requested.
Clinical - No Web Component
3. *For variable credit courses, enter the range in the low and high fields. Also indicate whether the
Clinical - Blended
high and low are a 'to' or 'or'. For example '1 to 3' hours. For fixed hour courses enter the hours in
the low field.
Clinical - Web Enhanced
Credit: Indicate the credit hours.
Lecture - No Web Component
Lecture, Lab, Other: These fields are used for contact hours with the student or how many hours the
student spends in the classroom or laboratory. Fifty (50) minutes equal one (1) academic contact hour.
Lecture - Blended
Repeat Limit: Enter the maximum number of times the course may be repeated for credit. If no
Lecture - Web Enhanced
limit is indicated, the University repeat policy will apply.
Max Hours: Enter the maximum number of credit hours a student may earn by repeating this course.
Internship - No Web Comp.
4. Course Level: Enter the appropriate levels at which a course can be taken and credit can be
received.
Grading Mode: Enter the code for the grading mode for the course (see table 3). Be sure to
include 'A' (Audit) if the course may be audited.
Schedule Type: Enter the schedule type code(s) that apply for the course (see table 1). Be
sure to indicate 'Web' if the course will be offered entirely on the web. Schedule Types must agree with
with the Instructional Method.
Instructional Method: Enter the instructional method(s) that apply for the course and make sure it
agrees with the schedule type. (see table 5)
Corequisite(s): Enter the subject code and course number of courses required to be taken in the
same term as this course.
Integration Partner: Enter all that apply for the course.
Equivalent Course(s): Enter any courses that may be used as a substitute for this course. Also
indicate the start and end terms for which the equivalency is effective.
5. Degree Attribute(s): Enter the code for any degree attributes this course satisfies (see table 4).
Course Description: Enter the description for the course as it should appear in the bulletin.
6. Restrictions: Use this area to indicate whether a course is restricted to or from a specific college, class,
major, or level. Use 'I' for 'Include' and 'E' for 'Exclude' to identify the specific population of students
affected (e.g. "Include - Graduates")
7. Prerequisite(s): Enter any tests and minimum scores, and prerequisite courses with minimum
grades required to qualify as a prerequisite. Include the logical operators 'and' and 'or' between
multiple items.
Concurrency: Enter a 'Y' if the prerequisite course may be taken in the same term as this course.
Indicate if the course requires Professional Component standing or Undergraduate Candidacy
(College of Education).
Table 3: Grade Mode
Table 2: Colleges
College
Grade Mode
Code
Code
Notes
College of Allied Health
AH
Audit
A
Include if course
may be audited
College of Arts and Sciences
AS
Combination
C
A, B, C, F
College of Education
ED
G
College of Engineering
EG
Standard College of Medicine
College of Medicine
MD
Honors/Pass/FailCollege of Medicine
H
S, U
College of Nursing
NU
In progress (Standard)
I
A, B, C, D, F, P
Computer - Info. Sciences
CS
Continuing Education
CE
In progress (Pass/Fail)
J
S, U, P
Mitchell College of Business
BU
Mixed
M
A, B, C, U
The Graduate School
GR
Pass/Fail
P
S, U
Standard Letter
S
A, B, C, D, F
Use for multiple term courses
Use for multiple term courses
Code
C
CB
CE
F
FB
FE
L
LB
LE
N
Internship - Blended
NB
Internship - Web Enhanced
NE
Seminar - No Web Comp.
SM
Seminar - Blended
SMB
Seminar - Web Enhanced
SME
Web-Based
WO
Dissertation - No Web Comp.
Z
Dissertation - Web Enhanced
ZE
Other Schedule Types codes are
available. See Schedule Types
validation table(STVSCHD) for codes.
Table 4: Degree Attributes
Attribute
Code
Honors Course
HONR
Upper Division
UPPR
Writing Intensive Req.
WRIT
Other Degree Attribute codes are
available. See Degree Attribute
validation table (STVATTR) for codes.
Table 5: Instructional Method
Instructional Method
Code
Blended Course
WB
Online Course
WO
No Web Component
NW
Web-Enhanced Course
WE
Rev. 11/2015