UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM
COMMITTEE
FORMS AND GUIDELINES
http://access.nku.edu/ucc
Prepared by the Office of Curriculum, Accreditation,
and Assessment
Fall 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Main UCC Page: http://access.nku.edu/ucc
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Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes
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Directory of Members
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College Curriculum Committees
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Submission Process and Guidelines
What Form Should I Use?
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Submit Syllabus
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Approval Process
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Curriculum Committee Bylaws and Manual
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Submit Curriculum Program/ Course Form
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View Proposed Curriculum Forms
Current Year
All Forms
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Update Curriculum Form
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Library Resources Forms
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General Education Information
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Enhancements for 2003
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Future Enhancements to UCC website
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MAIN FRONT PAGE
The University Curriculum Committee website is located
at http://access.nku.edu/ucc. This website front page
shown below contains links to the meeting schedule and
agenda, director of UCC members, various UCC
curriculum forms, and guidelines.
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MEETING SCHEDULE, AGENDAS,
AND MINUTES
The UCC Agenda and Minutes page lists the individual
dates for the meetings, a link to the agenda, and a link
to the minutes from the previous UCC meeting. The
page is found at
http://access.nku.edu/ucc/ucc_agenda_2003.htm.
Unless notified, the meeting is scheduled to begin at 3:05 pm in AC
722.
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DIRECTORY OF UCC MEMBERS
This page lists the UCC members who will serve on the
curriculum committee for the current academic year.
The page is updated during the month of September
and lists the name, department, office location,
telephone, and e-mail (with link) of each member. The
page showing all the members is found at:
http://access.nku.edu/UCC/2003/ucc_members.htm.
COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEES
Each college has a curriculum committee that reviews
curriculum actions prior to placing the request on the
UCC agenda. The committee typically meets on the
second and fourth Thursday of each month during the
academic year. Each committee is chaired by a
member of the faculty. This page is updated when
information is available and not always maintained.
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SUBMISSION PROCESS AND GUIDELINES
This page contains a list of guidelines and procedures
for electronic submission of the various curriculum forms
(some are in the process of being completed and should
be ready by December). The page also contains links to
a detailed description of each form, detailed description
of the UCC program and course approval process,
detailed procedures for creating an articulation
agreement, detailed information about the needs
assessment process required for all new programs
including sample surveys, list of NKU approved program
bands, general education course guidelines and sample
syllabi, web-based course guidelines, and various other
information about the curriculum process.
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WHAT FORM SHOULD I USE?
For questions about what form to use for specific
curriculum action, a new page is available at:
http://access.nku.edu/ucc/2003/formselection.htm.
The table is broken into two sections, one for program
forms and one for course forms. The following picture
shows the various program action forms available and a
header which describes the curriculum action. Each
form includes a link to the particular form. Each box in
the table represents the steps and forms needed for
approval of proposed program or course actions.
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The previous table lists the course action forms
available and a header which describes the course
action. Each form listed includes a link to the
specific form. If you need additional information
about an individual form and what it is used for, see
the UCC Curriculum Guidelines webpage.
SYLLABUS SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
To submit a syllabus or other file, are three options
outlined on the UCC website. For syllabus upload
options, see
http://access.nku.edu/ucc/2003/syllabusfile.asp. For
other file upload options, see
http://access.nku.edu/ucc/2003/otherfile.asp.
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APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CURRICULUM
ACTIONS
For questions about the steps required for approval and
approximate timelines, see the following new page:
http://access.nku.edu/ucc/2003/APPROVALPROCESS.
htm.
The page shows the steps in the approval process for
programs and courses and includes links to the various
forms. The page is broken down into two sections,
Program and Course. The following is an abbreviated
listing of the forms:
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CURRICLUM COMMITTEE BYLAWS AND
MANUAL
This page contains links to the University Curriculum
Committee bylaws and manual. The manual is being
revised and should be available soon. The page is
found at: http://access.nku.edu/UCC/2003/bylaws.htm.
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SUBMIT FORM
This page lists all the course forms available for the
various curriculum actions. Links to the individual form
and appropriate signature page are provided. Links to
the appropriate signature page and a request for
verifying library resources are included within the
original form submission process. The page listing all
the individual forms is found at:
http://access.nku.edu/UCC/2003/curriculum_forms.asp
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VIEW PROPOSED CURRICULUM FORMS
This page contains a list of the various submitted
curriculum forms by type and a link to the complete
listing of specific forms. Two options are listed, one
for current year and one for all forms.
Current Year
The “Current Year” link will take you to a listing of
all the different form types (Appendix C, Appendix
G, etc.) submitted for the current academic year.
Click on the particular form type and a page
appears with all the forms submitted for review
during the current year. The page lists all the forms
submitted, the curriculum actions (submitted,
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approved by college Curriculum committee, final
approval, etc.), date of curriculum action, course
type or degree level, and date curriculum form was
originally submitted. The following is an example
list of Appendix H forms submitted for the 2003
academic year.
All Forms
The “All Forms” link will take you to a similar page,
but all forms submitted since the database was
created (2001) are displayed. This information is
good for researching “when” and “if” a particular
curriculum form was submitted and approved.
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UPDATE CURRICULUM APPROVAL
ACTION
This page links to a form that will electronically
update the “Curriculum Action” box on the
curriculum form. Typically this is done by the
College Curriculum Committee chairs, the UCC
chair, and Curriculum, Accreditation. All submitted
forms for the current academic year are included in
the list.
The following is an abbreviated list:
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UPDATE CURRICULUM FORM
There is an additional link that was added this year
to allow a limited number of electronic updates to
the submitted curriculum forms. While it will not
change the original information submitted, the form
updates and date update was submitted will be
shown on the program/course form when
displayed.
The following is an abbreviated list:
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LIBRARY RESOURCE CHECKING FORMS
This page contains links to the various forms used
to request “library resource checking.” All new
programs, minors, area of concentrations, and
courses are required to submit the electronic
request form.
All the new program and new course forms contain
a link from the last page that directs the original
proposer to a form to that will send an e-mail to
library personnel to review the status of library
resources for the proposed program/course.
After a review of the library materials available, the
original form submitted is updated electronically
with the status of available library resources.
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GENERAL EDUCATION INFORMATION
This page contains links to the “General Education
Proposal” that was approved by Faculty Senate in
2003.
SAMPLE OF ENCHANCEMENTS FOR 2003
 The ability to electronically submit updates to
individual program/course forms.
 The ability to electronically submit Word and
PDF documents directly to the UCC website.
Can be used for syllabi or other long
documents that need to be placed on the UCC
website.
 The “Curriculum Action” information was added
to all lists of submitted forms.
 The forms include the capability to request a
new or additional “Major Codes” for use in SIS.
FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
 The capability to search the UCC website for
forms and information.
 The ability to update individual fields within the
individual forms.
 Password login to ensure security of website.
Check “What’s New at
http://access.nku.edu/ucc/2003/whatsnew.
htm for more updates.
Printed August, 2003