To:
All Faculty
From: ASCRC and Graduate Council
Date: May 7, 2015
Re:
Deadline for Curriculum Proposals
The curriculum deadline is Friday, October 2nd, 2015 for the next catalog year (20162017). E-Curr forms must be complete with all electronic approvals by the deadline. All
other curriculum forms must be submitted as an electronic WORD or PDF file via email
to faculty.senate@mso.umt.edu. The email message should have the department
name in the subject line for ease in tracking.
All submitted forms must be complete and have the department chair’s signature, as well
as signature(s) of the chair(s) of any other affected programs. Paper copies of these forms
are not required if all necessary signatures have been scanned and inserted in the
electronic copy. Signatures may also be obtained on a paper copy which is submitted in
addition to the electronic copy to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221.
Please Note the updated labels for the General Education Writing requirement.
Group 1: Writing
Students must satisfy the following four three requirements in order:
1.
2.
3.
Introductory College Writing Composition course WRIT 101 or 201
Intermediate College Writing One approved writing course;
Advanced College Writing The upper-division writing requirement for the
major.
Please see the Procedure Update Page for other important changes.
The following are up for review this fall:
Under Review
Form
Notes
make sure to use the forms revised
4/15 for accessibility
New Courses and
Changes to existing
courses
e-Curr Form
New General
Education Courses
General Education
Forms (revised 4/15)
New Writing Courses
and Existing Writing
Courses in the Social
Sciences
Intermediate Writing
Course Form
Advanced Writing
Form
Changes to program
requirements
Program Modification
Form
Changes such as
adding a certificate.
See list.
Substantive changes
such as establishing a
new degree. See list.
New Service Learning
Courses
Level 1 Program Form
Accessed with the proposer’s NetID.
You are responsible for making
sure the electronic approvals are
complete by the deadline.
An assessment section has been
added to the form to help the
University comply with NWCCU
Accreditation standards. If you need
assistance please contact Associate
Provost Nathan Lindsay.
The four-year review cycle starts
again with existing intermediate
(formally approved) writing or
advanced (formally upper-division)
writing in the major requirement
courses in the Social Science
Please note that revisions to the list of
approved electives within major,
minor, option, or certificate
requirements are editorial and are
made during catalog review in the
spring. Procedure 201.3.3
Require preliminary approval by the
Provost’s Office (at least one week)
prior to deadline. Additional BOR
forms required. See instructions at:
Provost’s Office website
Level II Regential
Form
Service Learning Form
Late proposals will not be accepted. Exceptions are considered by the committee only for
extenuating circumstances. Please contact the Faculty Senate Administrative Associate
Camie Foos at 243-5553 if you have any questions.