SAS Faculty Resources: Forms and Resources

Curriculum Change Overview

 

Type of Curricular Change Approval Level
Type of Curricular Change
Approval Level

 

 

 

Course Revision (i.e. change of credits, title, grading mode, course description, repeatability, etc.)

Add or delete course with only intra-school consequences

Establish minors in existing programs

 

School curriculum committee approval, reported to UPEC or GPEC

 

Course Equivalents/Cross-listing of courses (i.e. BUS 1360/MAT 1360)

 

Appropriate schools' curriculum committees, and UPEC or GPEC approval

 

Add or delete courses with inter-school consequences

 

Appropriate schools' curriculum committees and UPE or GPEC approval

 

Change in size of major or Self-Designed major

 

School curriculum committee approval and UPEC or GPEC approval

 

Add or delete course that is part of Foundations, General Education, or Common Curriculum

 

School curriculum committee approval, and UPEC approval

 

 

Revisions to Study Tours and Continuing Education Courses (Including all 5000 level courses)

 

School Approval

New Programs

 

 

School Curriculum committee, UPEC or GPEC, Faculty Senate, Administration, Board of Trustees, and possibly Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges

 

All changes in curriculum are subject to review and approval by the Office of Academic Affairs.  All off-campus courses and programs must conform to the University's Educational Service Area agreement and are subject to approval by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.