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NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
(It is understood that proposals come approved by the department's/program's curriculum committee)
Instructions: Course proposals must follow the proposal format presented below. Proposals for permanent
courses and for experimental courses, should be emailed to Shannon Jennison, jennison@binghamton.edu,
who will then forward them to the Chair of the Harpur College Curriculum Committee. Experimental courses
are approved by the Associate Dean (Celia Klin); permanent courses must be approved by the Curriculum
Committee and Harpur College Council prior to their being offered.
No changes may be made to the course number, title or catalog description without prior approval of the
Curriculum Committee. A statement of justification for these changes is necessary and must be reviewed by the
chair of the Harpur College Curriculum Committee.
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Type of Proposal: (Permanent or Experimental)
Department/Program:
Chair/Director:
Undergraduate Director:
Course Rubric/Number: (see page 3 for Harpur College Guidelines on numbering)
7) Course Credit Value
a) Course Credits:
b) By checking here, you confirm that the course meets the Campus Credit Hour Policy from page 3
8) Course Title: (30 characters & spaces maximum)
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9) Instructor(s):
10) Course Format: In what format will the course initially be offered? (Lecture, Lecture/Lab, Discussion, Online, etc.)
11) Frequency: Indicate whether it will be taught: Regularly (meaning at least once a year), each semester, Spring
only, Fall only, or Summer only.
12) Bulletin Description: Provide a complete, precise and concise course description (up to 100 words).
13) Pre-requisites, if any: If course is 300 or 400-level, a rationale must be provided if there are no pre-requisites.
14) Co-requisites, if any:
15) Restrictions, if any: (no freshman, seniors only, etc.)
16) Grading Limitation: (select one)
___Letter Grade & Pass/Fail
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17) Anticipated Enrollment: Indicate the anticipated enrollment for this course and the levels of students who will
enroll. Describe how these determinations were made. Indicate if it has been taught previously as either a
topics or an experimental course and the enrollment results.
18) Rationale: Why is this course being proposed? What needs will it meet (e.g. supports changes in requirements
for the major or for Gen Ed., a service course for other units, adds variety to a unit's offerings, reflects interest
of a new faculty member)? Will this course replace another course or will other courses be offered less
frequently? Name the impacted courses.
19) Relationship to Existing Courses/Programs/Disciplinary Developments: What is its relation to requirements
of the department? What is its relationship to current developments within the discipline? Does it
complement, overlap, or compete with existing coursework in other programs?
20) Relationship to Graduate Program: Indicate whether this course will be taught simultaneously as an
undergraduate and graduate course; and, if so, what differences will exist between the undergraduate and
graduate versions (Note: the Graduate Council must approve all graduate courses).
21) Exceptional budgetary or resource requirements: (funds, staff support, library, computer use, laboratory
needs) associated with this course; if none, provide a statement to that effect. Provide a statement of
department's means of meeting those exceptional needs.
22) Human Subjects Research: Does the proposed course involve human subjects research? (Types of activities
involving human subjects include: interviews, questionnaires, or observations, etc.) If so, students must be
advised to obtain permission from the University's Human Subjects Research Review Committee prior to
commencing research.
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UNDERGRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
TYPES OF COURSES
Permanent Courses - Courses that a department/program has approved and request to make it part of their permanent
curriculum. Courses must be reviewed by the Harpur College Curriculum Committee and Harpur College Council before
being added to the University Bulletin/Course Catalog.
Experimental Courses - Courses that a department/program request to offer for one semester without being part of
their permanent curriculum. To be offered for more than one semester the request must be approved by the Chair of
the Harpur College Curriculum Committee.
Topics Courses - Courses are not part of a department/program’s permanent curriculum. The title and/or subject
matter should change each time the course is taught. If taught more than four times with the same title and/or subject
matter the course should be put forth for permanent status. Topics courses are numbered x80-x89. Submission of the
course proposal form is not necessary for topics courses.
HARPUR COLLEGE NUMBERING SYSTEM
100 - 199
Introductory Courses, normally with no prerequisites, open to all students
200 - 299
Lower division, intermediate courses with or without prerequisites
300 - 399
Upper division, intermediate courses, normally with prerequisites
400 - 499
Upper division, advanced courses with specific course prerequisites
GENERAL GUIDELINES
* The x80-x89 range of numbers at each level is reserved for topics courses.
* The x90-x99 range at each level is reserved for:
91
Teaching Practica
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Internship
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Independent Study
98 - 99 Honors/Thesis
* Cross listings must be consistent by level, i.e. upper level with upper level and lower level with lower level.
CAMPUS CREDIT HOURS POLICY
Summary Table of Course-related Work for a 4-credit Course in Various Current Semester Formats
Note: Courses offered for 1 credit, 2 credits or 3 credits are adjusted proportionately according to the credit-hour
guidelines, which require a total of 43-45 hours of course-related work for each academic credit.
Student Workload expectation for 4-credit courses
Fall/Spring semester courses meeting 3 hours per week for
lecture/discussion (14 weeks)
Fall/Spring semester courses with additional meeting times
(discussion, sections, labs or other) (14 weeks)
Summer Session (5 weeks) fact-to-face course
Summer Session (5 weeks) online courses
Winter Session (3 weeks) face-to-face courses
Winter Session (3 weeks) online courses
In Class Hours
(weekly)
3
Outside of Class
Hours (weekly)
9.5
Total Hours
Per Week
12.5
Varies
Varies
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*From the document entitled “Syllabus statements on credit hours and course expectations March, 2014”
GENERAL EDUCATION DESIGNATIONS
Harpur College experimental or permanent course approval differs from that needed to designate a course as Satisfying
a General Education requirement. Gen Ed approvals are handled by the University Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee. Guidelines, submission form and FAQ can be found on the General Education website.