Category II Proposals
Category II proposals are used for routine curricular changes which require
institutional approval only. Types of Category II proposals include:
- New Course
- Change Course (including adding/deleting BCC or WIC status, changing
grading mode, or changing prerequisites)
- Drop Course
- New Option, Minor, or Endorsement
- Change Major, Minor, Option, Certificate, or Endorsement (to rename
a major, submit an abbreviated Category I
proposal.)
- Drop Option
- Change College Requirements
- Change Departmental Requirements
Enter the online Curriculum Proposal System
Look up a Category II Proposal already submitted
for submitting a Category II proposal (including
learning outcomes
and
syllabus requirements)
and using the online Curricular Proposal System
Baccalaureate Core
Dates and Deadlines
Step-by-Step Instructions for Submitting
a Category II Proposal Using the Online Curricular Proposal System
Proposal for a New Course
Includes
Experimental "X"
and
Modular Courses
- Enter your login and password. Most users will be able to log in using
their regular windows account. For "User Name, " enter your
domain name, followed by a backslash \, and then your login (e.g. cn\rosowskm).
Use your regular windows password. In some cases, if your department is
not in the new campus network, a new account may need to be created--contact
Steve Landis in the College of Business, 737-0873.
- Click on New Proposal.
- Select New Course. Click on Next.
- Fill in the general information: select effective year, college, department,
and fill in contact phone. Click on Next.
- Select course designator
prefix and number from pull-down list. For lower-division courses, please
refer to the Commonly Numbered Course
List. When done, click on Next.
- Make selections from list of special course types, e.g. "Experimental"
if that's what is being proposed. Click on Next.
- Fill in full and short course
titles and course description.
Titles should not contain colons, semicolons, dashes, etc. Because the
course number and description often indicate course level, phrases such
as "introduction to" and "fundamentals" should not be used. Sequential
courses may carry the same general title. Alpha suffixes on course numbering
is only available for Experimental
"X" courses and for Honors
College (H) courses. When done, click on Next.
- Select credit
information. For an explanation, click on the question mark beside the
word credits. Repeat
Value (for courses with variable credit, e.g., 1-16): If students
are allowed to repeat this course, indicate the maximum number of credits
that students will be allowed to count toward graduation. When done, click
on Next.
- Select course grading
mode. For an explanation, click on the question mark beside the word
credits. Refer to section on Pass/No
Credit Grading Policy and Academic
Regulations #18. Alternative Grading Systems for details. Click on
Next.
- Select schedule type.
For an explanation, click on the question mark beside the word credits.
BANNER distinguishes the listed schedule types. At least one schedule
type must be selected, though more than one may be indicated. Here's where
you indicate a modular course. See Schedule
Type in Curricular Procedures and Policies for more explicit explanations
of the schedule types. Click on Next.
- Select Bacc Core/WIC status. See Baccalaureate
Core Criteria and Rationale. Click on Next.
- Select prerequisites. For rules governing prerequisites, see Prerequisites.
Click on Next.
- Select corequisites. Click on Next.
- Select crosslistings.
Later in the proposal, you must attach documentation/e-mails from department
chairs/heads and college-level approvals for each unit/college involved
in the crosslist. Click on Next.
- Fill in justification. (For Experimental
courses, justify the temporary nature of this course.) When done,
click on Next.
- Fill in comments.
- Save. This will save the information as a draft. You may continue now
or edit the proposal later and add attachments:
- Submit the proposal to the approval process.
Endorsements: After the proposal is
submitted in the online system, the department chair/head, college curriculum
committee chair, and dean will be notified via e-mail that there is a proposal
waiting for their approval. If the course is a crosslisted course, the approvals
of each participating department/college will be necessary. The Graduate
Council will be notified for its approval for graduate-level proposals,
before the proposal will go to the Faculty Senate Curriculum Council for
review.
- Enter your login and password. Most users will be able to log in using
their regular windows account. For "User Name," enter your domain
name, followed by a backslash \, and then your login (e.g. cn\rosowskm).
Use your regular windows password. In some cases, if your department is
not in the new campus network, a new account may need to be created--contact
Steve Landis in the College of Business, 737-0873.
- Click on New Proposal.
- Select Change Course. Select the course number, answer the course equivalence
question, and select the changes to be made. Click on Next.
- Fill in the general information: select effective year, college, department,
and fill in contact phone. Click on Next.
- Select the existing course attributes. Click on Next.
- Based on the types of changes desired, make appropriate selections on
succeeding screens. Click on Next.
- Fill in justification. Briefly explain why this change is necessary.
Indicate how the course relates to present and future curricular plans
in terms of academic area, department, college, and university. Also,
identify the relationship of the course to current academic and/or societal
needs. Identify the target student population. Explain/justify possible
duplication of content available in other courses. If credit
is increasing, justification must be given for the increased credit. When
done, click on Next.
- Fill in comments.
- Save. This will save the information as a draft. You may continue now
or edit the proposal later and add attachments (see a-e, above).
- Submit the proposal to the approval process.
Endorsements - see above.
Note: Under normal circumstances, once students have enrolled in current
term courses, proposed changes in title, grading mode, or credits will be
effective for the following term. The rationale is that these types of changes
impact students who have already registered for the courses, and who have
registered with the understanding of what the course would include. In addition,
changes in credits affect students' financial aid and tuition.
- Enter your login and password. Most users will be able to log in using
their regular windows account. For "User Name," enter your domain
name, followed by a backslash \, and then your login (e.g. cn\rosowskm).
Use your regular windows password. In some cases, if your department is
not in the new campus network, a new account may need to be created--contact
Steve Landis in the College of Business, 737-0873.
- Click on New Proposal.
- Select Drop Course and from the pull-down menu select the course number.
NOTE: You can run a related course search on the reports page to find
out what courses might be affected by a drop. Click on Reports, then click
on "Related Courses Report." Click on Next.
- Fill in the general information: select effective year, college, department,
and fill in contact phone. Click on Next.
- Select course existing course attributes. Click on Next.
- Fill in justification. Click on Next.
- Save. This will save the information as a draft. You may continue now
or edit the proposal later and add any attachments:
- E-mails of the appropriate liaison to the request. Be sure not to drop
a course another department relies on. See guidelines and requirements
for liaison.
- Submit the proposal to the approval process.
Endorsements - see above.
Proposal for a Program Change
New option; change major, minor, option, certificate; drop option; change
college requirements; change department requirements
- Enter your login and password. Most users will be able to log in using
their regular windows account. For "User Name," enter your domain
name, followed by a backslash \, and then your login (e.g. cn\rosowskm).
Use your regular windows password. In some cases, if your department is
not in the new campus network, a new account may need to be created--contact
Steve Landis in the College of Business, 737-0873).
- Click on New Proposal.
- Select the proposal type and make selections from the drop down lists
that appear. Click on Next. Continue to select from drop down lists and
click Next until you reach a window with four tabs along the top (Current
Requirements, Proposed Requirements, Current Description, and Proposed
Description).
- For new minors,
endorsements or options,
type (or cut-and-paste) the description of the new program in the "Proposed
Requirements" window, and be sure to include a list of courses. Click
Next. For program changes, including changes to majors, minors, certificates,
endorsements, options, or changes to college or department requirements,
select the "Proposed Requirements" or "Proposed Description"
tab and clearly identify the changes. (Note that changing the name of
a major requires an abbreviated Category
I proposal.) Click Next. For dropping a minor, endorsement, or option,
click Next to bypass this window.
- Type (or cut-and-paste) a justification for the proposed change.
- Type (or cut-and-paste) comments, if applicable.
- Save. This will save the information as a draft. You may continue now
or edit the proposal later and add liaison. See guidelines and requirements
for liaison.
Tracking Curriculum Proposals
- Enter the online Curriculum Proposal System and click on the "Search"
tab at the top of the page. (You do not need to log in to use the search
function.)
- A list of filter boxes will appear to help narrow and categorize your
search. You may enter all, some, or none of the information. Entering
no information and clicking on search will result in a list of all proposals,
current or archived.
- Note that there are two tabs above the search criteria: "Course"
and "Program". (Program proposals include changes to majors,
minors, options, certificates, and college/department requirements.) Click
on the appropriate tab before entering your search criteria.
- After entering a search, a list of curriculum proposals will appear
on the lower half of the page. Click on the TrackingID link to view the
proposals.
- To view details about the status of the proposals, click on the "Actions"
tab.
If you receive an automatically generated email requesting more information
about a proposal you submitted, do not reply to the email. Instead,
enter the online Curriculum Proposal System (a link will be provided in
the email), search for your proposal, and click on the "Actions"
tab to view the request. To respond, make the requested changes to the proposal
or type your comments in the "Comments" box. Click on "Submit"
when you are finished.
An automatically generated email will indicate when the proposal has been
finally approved. The catalog office will be notified and will process the
approved change.
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