ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY CURRICULAR CHANGE PROPOSAL
Date: ___________
1. Course/Program Title: _____________________________________
2. College/School:___________________ Department: _ _________________
Contact person(s):___ Phone:________
3. Nature of change:
____addition of new course
__level 1 or ____level 2* (must be approved by Faculty Council vote)
__deletion of existing course
____modification of existing course; change in
___title
__department/degree requirement
___number
_X_description
_____addition of program (major, minor, certification)*
___level
__credits
__required status ___grading
____deletion of program (major, minor, certification)*
_____modification of existing program
4. Briefly provide a needs assessment or rationale for the proposed change. Describe any special and/or
additional accreditation/approval requirements in your proposal. For the addition of new courses, please indicate
the number of credits and attach a copy of the proposed course outline and objectives.
The Writing Across the Curriculum Committee reviewed this course with the criteria and approves
this as a Writing Enhanced (WE) course.
5. List course or program exactly as it should appear in the catalog, including title, description and credits.
Indicate if Registrar will need to assign new course numbers and identify the levels (100, 200, 300, 400). If the
changes affect any other section of the catalog, please note all those changes as well.
Add last sentence to description:
This course meets the Writing Enhanced requirement.
6. Will this course meet any university core or graduation requirement, such as the human diversity
requirement? If yes, please describe.
Yes. WE.
7. Will the proposed change have resource implications for the department or the university? Consider such
factors as faculty and/or support staff, fees, equipment (e.g. audiovisual), etc. (Attach other pages if necessary.)
No. Faculty may request student Writing Mentor, already built into budget.
8. Will the proposed change impact other departments or programs? If yes, please describe.
No.
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9.
Proposals that impact other departments or programs must obtain the recommendations of the appropriate
department chair(s): Proposals that impact both divisions must obtain the recommendation of both deans.
After reviewing this proposal, I
______endorse the proposal_______endorse the proposal with these reservations (noted on attached page)
______oppose the proposal (reasons for opposition noted on attached page)
______________________________________________________ Date:_________________________
Appropriate Department Chair
APPROVALS: Signature below indicates that proposal has been approved by departmental vote, College vote,
Curriculum Committee vote.
______________________________________________________ Date:___________________________
Department Chair
______________________________________________________ Date:___________________________
Faculty Dean
______________________________________________________ Date:___________________________
Faculty Dean
______________________________________________________ Date:___________________________
Writing Program Director
______________________________________________________ Date:___________________________
Curriculum Committee Chair
______________________________________________________Date:____________________________
Provost
ACTION OTHER THAN APPROVAL
Writing Enhanced Version 2/10/16
Revised 5/15/12
Approved 5/25/99
Amended 9/28/00
Amended 11/24/09