SAS Faculty Resources: New Programs

Cross-Curriculum Approval

 

www.spu.edu/depts/cas/pdfs/CrossCurriculumApprovalForm.pdf (PDF)

 

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 UPEC 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, Exploratory Curriculum, 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.

 

NOTE:

• 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.