OVERVIEW OF CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FORMS
Curriculum Proposal to ADD A NEW PROGRAM
Please see separate document (Directions for New Program Proposal) for guidelines and directions for
proposing a new program
Curriculum Proposal to MODIFY A PROGRAM
This form documents a department’s proposal to modify a program. This modification might include a
change to the title, focus, design of the program, changes to requirements or sequencing of requirements for
completion, or additions, deletions or substantive modifications to courses, Prior to completing this proposal,
the program chair and department head should consult with Academic Affairs and any other academic
departments that might be affected by the modification. When courses are being added, deactivated or
modified as part of the program modification, those actions are documented here and do not require
separate proposal forms (Extended Course Outlines must be included for new or modified courses). .
Curriculum Proposal to DEACTIVATE A PROGRAM
This form documents a department’s proposal to remove a program from the college’s academic offerings.
Prior to completing this proposal form, the program chair and department head should consult with
Academic Affairs and any other academic departments that might be affected by the deactivation. If courses
are to be deactivated at the same time, that information must be included in this proposal. It is not necessary
to complete additional course deactivation forms.
Curriculum Proposal to ADD A COURSE NOT REQUIRED IN ANY PROGRAM
This form documents a department’s proposal to add a new elective course to the college’s academic
offerings. Prior to completing this proposal form, the involved faculty and department head should consult
with Academic Affairs and any other academic departments that might be affected by the proposal. A
proposal to add a course required in a program constitutes a program modification and should be subsumed
within a program modification proposal. In that case, this form is not required.
Curriculum Proposal to MODIFY A COURSE
This form documents a department’s proposal to modify a currently existing course that meets one of two
criteria:
1. the course is not required in any program
2. the course may be required in a program or programs, but the proposed modification does not
constitute a substantive change to the program.
When a proposal to modify a course required in a program DOES constitute a substantive change to the
program, a program modification proposal is required. In that case, the course modification should be
included within a program modification proposal and this form is NOT required.
Curriculum Proposal to DEACTIVATE A COURSE
This form documents a department’s proposal to remove a course from the college’s academic offerings.
Prior to completing this proposal form, the involved faculty and department head should consult with
Academic Affairs and any other academic departments that might be affected by the proposal. This form
should only be used for deactivating elective courses. A proposal to deactivate a course required in a
program constitutes a program modification and should be subsumed within the program modification
proposal.
Curriculum Proposal to OFFER AN EXPERIMENTAL COURSE
This form proposes that a new experimental course (900 course series) be offered on a limited basis (see
Curriculum Committee Handbook for details). An experimental course may be used by a department in lieu
of a new course proposal to determine the viability of the offering. Prior to completing this proposal form, the
involved faculty and department head should consult with Academic Affairs and any other academic
departments that might be affected by the proposal. Upon review and approval by the Office of Academic
Affairs, the course will be announced to the Curriculum Committee.
Extended Course Outline (EXO)
Please see separate document (Guidelines for Extended Course Outlines) for instructions for completing the
extended course outline form.
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