ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE PRESENTED IN THE FORMAT SHOWN BELOW. PLEASE EXPAND THE FORM
AS NEEDED SO THAT APPROPRIATE EXPLANATION CAN BE PRESENTED. REMOVE INSTRUCTIONS IN
ITALICS BEFORE SUBMITTING.
REQUEST FOR NEW CONCENTRATION
DEFINITION: A concentration is an approved set of courses limited to the Interdisciplinary Studies major. A
concentration may appear on a student’s transcript. Concentrations must be approved by CCPI, Faculty
Senate, and the Academic Vice President.
SPECIFICATION: A concentration must integrate two or more academic disciplines to develop an area of
study; however, it cannot replicate an existing major. The concentration should consist of 32 to 47 s.h. No
more than 21 s.h. of the concentration may come from an individual WIU department and/or major.
*ORIGINAL SIGNATURES REQUIRED BELOW – ADD SIGNATURE LINES AS NECESSARY:
*INTERDISC. STUDIES:
Date:
*CHAIR(S)/DIRECTOR(S):
Date:
Attach a letter of support from each department that is offering coursework in the concentration.
*DEAN(S)/VICE PRES.:
Date:
Attach a letter of support from each college that has a unit offering coursework in the concentration.
FEASIBILITY STUDY:
Date:
CCPI:
Date:
WID (if applicable):
Date:
SENATE:
Date:
PROVOST:
Date:
insert NAME of CONCENTRATION here
PROPOSED Concentration Requirements
1. University
General Ed.
2. Concentration
Courses
3. WID Course
4. Open Electives
5. Other
* New course
Semester
Hours
Complete an approved WID Requirement
A. Total Proposed Hours (add rows 1 through 5)
B. If line A above exceeds 120 s.h., how many hours may count
toward BOTH Gen Ed and another category?
C. Hours Required to Complete Program (subtract line B from
line A)
# Gen. Ed. course
+ WID course
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Give number, name and hours of all courses listed in each area.
Mark with an asterisk * all new courses which do not presently exist.
Mark with the pound sign # all Gen. Ed. Courses. Specify actual number of hours in Gen Ed category even
though the same courses may be listed in the Other category.
Mark with a plus sign + all WID courses. Inclusion of new WID courses must go to WID Committee.
JUSTIFICATION OF CONCENTRATION:
a. STUDENT NEEDS TO BE SERVED:
(Where relevant, explain how results of assessment of student learning indicate a need for this
concentration. Include career paths, market demand for this area of study, parallel programs at
other universities.)
b. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN INTERDISCIPLINARY
STUDIES:
(Some statement should accompany each proposal explaining how the concentration relates to
the existing Interdisciplinary Studies program.
c. RELATIONSHIP TO OFFERINGS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS:
(Since other departments in the University may investigate topics dealt with in the proposed
concentration, indicate which existing programs (majors, minors, options), if any, the proposed
concentration may seem to compliment. The results of conferences with other departments should
be indicated.) PLEASE PROVIDE LETTERS OF SUPPORT IN CASES WHERE POSSIBLE
OVERLAP OCCURS.
d. INDICATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE NEW CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
WILL MEET THE 40 HOUR MINIMUM FOR UPPER DIVISION COURSES:
e. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
f. WIU LIBRARIES OFFERS AN ARRAY OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT FOR CLASSES.
WHAT LIBRARY MATERIALS (INCLUDING MONOGRAPHS, BOOKS, DATABASES,
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, OR AUDIOVIDUAL MATERIALS) OR INSTRUCTION WILL
BE HELPFUL TO SUPPORT THIS CONCENTRATION?
g. OTHER IMPLICATIONS (e.g. GRADTRAC, etc.):
EFFECTIVE DATE:
OFFERED AT MACOMB, QUAD CITIES, OR BOTH:
PROJECTED ENROLLMENT IN CONCENTRATION:
RATIONALE:
SUMMARY OF CHANGES: