Course Form (revised 8-2009)
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
History
Prefix and Course #
HSTA U371H
Course Title
Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
U.S. Women, 1865-Present
Summarize the change(s) proposed
Change from 200-level to 300-leve; maintain General
Education designation
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Anya Jabour
Phone/ email :
243-4364
anya.jabour@umontana.edu
Program Chair/Director:
John Eglin
Other affected programs
Liberal Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies
Dean:
Chris Comer, CAS
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus into
section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
NO
Common Course Numbering Review: Does an equivalent course exist elsewhere YES
in the MUS? Do the proposed abbreviation, number, title and credits align with
existing course(s)? Please indicate equivalent course/campus 
http://msudw.msu.montana.edu:9030/wfez/owa/musxfer.p_CCN_MAIN
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) 
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions determined by the
Board of Regents. Please indicate whether this course will be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
Course Number Change X From:
271H
Level U, UG, G
To:
371H
Description Change
Change in Credits
From:
To:
Prerequisites
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog
YES
From:
To:
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary program
initiates form)
Is there a fee associated with the course?
2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
NO
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
U 271H (HIST 371H) U.S. Women 1865-Present 3
cr. Interpretive overview of major themes and events
in U.S. women’s history from 1865 to the present.
U 371H Women in America from the Civil War
to the Present 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as LS
371H, WGS 371H. Interpretive overview of
major themes and events in U.S. women’s
history from 1865 to the present.
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program & course
LS 371H
number
WGS 371H
4. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering? If yes, then will this change eliminate the
course’s common course status? Please explain below.
Yes, but there is no equivalent course in the MUS system. Number requested because this is a continuation
of HSTA 370. LS and WGS literature also use the number 371, which was the course’s number previously.
Have you reviewed the graduate increment
5. Graduate increment if level of course is changed to
guidelines? Please check (X) space provided.
UG. Reference guidelines at:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
(syllabus required in section V)
6. Other programs affected by the change
7. Justification for proposed change
LS and WGS
This general education H course was moved
to the 200 level during the review of general
education courses. Since then, it has come
to my attention that two affected programs,
Liberal Studies and Women’s Studies, both
of which use this course in partial fulfillment
of their requirements, require that it be an
upper level course. In addition, the History
Department is short of 300-level courses due
to changes in the curriculum related to the
new writing requirement. I have also
learned that there are several other 300-level
Gen Ed courses. The course has been
approved and taught as a General Education
course for the past fifteen years both the 300
and 200 level and remains, in terms of
content, substantially the same: a
comprehensive survey of American history
with an emphasis on women’s experiences.
I am seeking permission to list it as 371H to
fulfill the needs of General Education,
Liberal Studies, and Women’s and Gender
Studies as well as History. As the attached
syllabi indicate, I eliminated the essays from
the course when I moved it from the 300
level to the 200 level; I will return to the
300-level assignments (i.e., requiring both
exams and essays) if this proposal is
approved.
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach and send
digital copy with form.
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list course
number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary of
proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.