To:
All Faculty
From: Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee
Date: November 28, 2011
Re:
Prerequisite Revision Requests
With the completion of the Prerequisite Enforcement pilot project this fall, the
University is proceeding toward implementation of prerequisite enforcement at
the time of registration. Those courses whose current catalog descriptions list
prerequisites will be the first to have prerequisites enforced in CyberBear, starting
with the spring registration for the Autumn 2012 semester.
Adding Catalog Language that Defines “Satisfactory Completion” of a
Prerequisite
ASCRC recommends adding to the “Academics Policies and Procedures”
section of the Catalog a new paragraph that defines “satisfactory completion”
for prerequisites:
"Prereq." indicates the course or courses to be satisfactorily completed
(C- or better, unless otherwise specified in the course description in the
UM Catalog) before enrollment in the course described. Failure to
satisfactorily complete the prerequisite will result in the student being
dropped from the course. If credit was earned for a prerequisite through
the Advanced Placement Examination Program, the grade "CR*" signifies
satisfactory completion unless otherwise specified in the course
description in the UM Catalog.
Coreq." indicates a course is taken concurrently with the course
described. In some cases a coreq may be completed prior to the
semester of the described course.
Note: Currently the university course registration system is not capable of
enforcing corequisites at the time of registration. It will remain the responsibility of
departments to check for corequisites enrollment at their option.
Submitting a Request to Revise Course Prerequisites
Departments seeking to add, delete, or amend the listed prerequisites in a
course description may do so by submitting a separate request for each course
to ASCRC. The Prerequisite Revision Request form is attached and available on
the Faculty Senate website at
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/ASCRC/curriculumreview/.
The language describing the prerequisite must be specific and verifiable. It is not
necessary to submit a Prerequisite Revision Request if the only change is due to
Common Course Numbering conversions.
In order for revised course description to appear in the 2012-2013 Course
Catalog, please submit the original and electronic copy to the Faculty Senate
Office by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 27th. All requests submitted after the
January 27th deadline will not be considered by ASCRC until the fall of 2012.