College of Education
Curriculum Development Checklist
UNDERGRADUATE
Before the University Curriculum Committee will consider a curriculum package, the proposers must
submit required documentation, as specified by the UCC (information and forms available at the UCC
SharePoint website: https://collab.ecu.edu/sites/UCC/default.aspx), that verifies completion, as
appropriate, of steps outlined below. Curriculum packages submitted to the COE Curriculum
Committee must be composed of required documents in the following order:
1) _____ COE’s Curriculum Development Checklist - UNDERGRADUATE. This document DOES NOT
go with the curriculum package to UCC since this is a COE-specific document.
2) _____ Email from the COE UCC Liaison, currently Vivian Covington, confirming that consultation
has taken place concerning the curriculum proposal. This consultation needs to be done at the
beginning of the curriculum development process and throughout as needed.
3) _____ Memorandum of Request: A separate Microsoft Word document containing a cover
memorandum outlining the content and requested action regarding the package that is being
submitted. Since the UCC no longer requires a Budgetary Memorandum, identification of the
impact the proposed actions will have on unit resources should be included in this memorandum.
4) _____ COE Curriculum Committee Resource Justification Form (http://www.ecu.edu/cseduc/upload/COE_Curr_ResourceImpact_FORM_10Nov_14-2.pdf): This document is to be signed
by the COE department chair and COE Dean or his designee if sections 2 or 4 are checked (these
sections address the budgetary, resource, and staff impact of the proposal). This document DOES
NOT go with the curriculum package to UCC since this is a COE-specific document.
5) _____ Course Proposal Forms: Separate pdf document(s) for each course proposal form. The
course description and objectives cannot be changed without approval of the UCC.
6) _____ Marked Catalog Copy: Obtain Catalog Copy from Diane Coltraine, Office of the Registrar, to
use as the starting point to develop Marked Catalog Copy (this will ensure the most current
catalog text is used and the catalog copy will be in the correct format). Obtain Marked Catalog
Copy confirmation from Diane Coltraine to confirm marked catalog copy is complete and in the
correct format. Catalog revisions must be marked as follows:
• Deletions should be marked in red, strikethrough font
• Additions should be marked in blue font
7) _____ Affected Units Report: Obtain Affected Units Report from Diane Coltraine, Office of the
Registrar. Complete notification of affected units.
8) _____ Supporting Documentation: E-mail(s) from the Office of the Registrar (for new course
numbers), Office of Academic Programs (for new prefixes), correspondence with affected
departments, etc.
9) _____ Completed Signature Form: A separate (.pdf) document containing all necessary
signatures.
Current Version Date: October 06, 2015