Core Curriculum Course Proposal Application
Instructions: To submit a Core course proposal complete this cover sheet and attach the course description. In
composing the course description please follow the guidelines provided in the Core Implementation Plan. All
course proposals must be submitted to the University Core Curriculum Committee at newcore@lmu.edu.
Name ___________________________________
Department _________________________________
Course Title _____________________________________________
Course Number __________________
Designated Core Category - Please check the Core category that the proposed course seeks to fulfill. Only full-time faculty members
may propose First Year Seminars. If your proposal only seeks to incorporate a flag then leave this section blank.
Foundations:
First Year Seminar (FYS 100)
Rhetorical Arts (RHA 100)
Quantitative Reasoning
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Philosophical Inquiry
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Theological Inquiry
Studies in American Diversity
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Explorations:
Creative Experience
Historical Analysis and
Perspectives
Nature of Science, Technology, and Mathematics
Understanding Human
Behavior
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Integrations:
Faith and Reason
Ethics and Justice
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Interdisciplinary
Connections
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Designated Flags for Proposed Course - Please check the flag or flags that the proposed course is applying for. A course can have a
maximum of two flags. FYS 100 and RHA 100 are not eligible for flags. Flags can only be applied to courses at the 200 level or above.
Flags:
Writing
Oral Skills
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Information Literacy
Engaged Learning
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Quantitative Reasoning
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Proposal Authorizations – Prior to submitting a course for approval, a course application must be authorized by the faculty members’
department chair and dean.
Authorizations:
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Department Chair/Program Director Signature
Date ___________________
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Dean Signature
Date _______________
Please submit a 1-3 page proposal to address the following six areas:
1) Course Description – a 100 – 300 word description of the content of the course.
2) Instructional Method – a 50 – 200 word description of the instructional method(s) to be
used in the course.
3) Listing of Learning Outcomes – a specific listing of course learning outcomes consistent
with the Core area description.
4) Core Justification – a 50 – 300 word description explaining how the proposed course
fulfills the goals of the appropriate Core component.
5) Listing of Requirements and Assignments –this section of the proposal must include a
tentative listing of types of reading materials, assignments, and/or relevant projects
required for the course. Courses seeking flags must include a projected percentage
distribution for how much each assignment will count towards the final grade.
6) Assessment Plan – A specific explanation of how course assignments and requirements
will be designed to provide evidence of students’ level of achievement of course learning
outcomes.
NOTE: The six items above are sufficient. No syllabus is required for Course Proposal.
Course proposals need to meet the Criteria developed for the respective Area Requirement.
Course proposals require the signature of the faculty member's Chair and Dean, prior to
submission to the UCCC.
Send one PDF file of the course application form with signatures, and the 1-3 page proposal, to
newcore@lmu.edu. Please copy your Chair and Dean.