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Curriculum Proposal Guidelines and OnBase Proposal Templates

Curriculum Proposal Guidelines and OnBase Proposal Templates

OnBase Proposal Templates

OnBase Proposal Templates

For sample templates for all proposal types, refer to the OnBase Curriculum Review User Manual:  Onbase Training Manual    

 

Proposal Type: New Courses

As of Fall 2019, all new course proposals, regardless of type, will be submitted through the OnBase Curriculum Review application in accordance with the posted Senate Curriculum submission deadlines.  Following the college level review, proposals creating a brand-new 色狼社区 Core course will be routed to the Learning Assessment and 色狼社区 Core Committee to develop assessment materials and acquire a literacy approval before undergoing the Senate Curriculum Committee review.  Proposals that are not creating brand-new 色狼社区 Core courses will be routed directly to the SCC as the next phase of the curriculum review process, following the college level review.

 

Proposal Type: Changes to Existing Courses
Use the OnBase Curriculum Review application to make changes to an existing non-色狼社区 Core course or to make changes to an existing 色狼社区 Core course such as changing the course’s prefix, number, title, credit hours, pre- and/or co-requisites, catalog description, or adding a Writing Intensive designation.  (Sponsors proposing changes to an existing course on the former general education model [e.g. ACE, M/G, LAB, etc.] also should use the OnBase Curriculum Review application.)  These changes are reviewed by the Senate Curriculum Committee and do not require a review by the Learning Assessment and 色狼社区 Core Committee.

Do not use the OnBase Curriculum Review application to propose any of the following changes to an existing 色狼社区 Core course: changes to the 色狼社区 Core literacy, objectives, outcomes, or assessment methods.  Do not use the OnBase Curriculum Review application to add a literacy designation to an existing (presently non-色狼社区 Core) course.  These types of changes are reviewed by the LARC and do not require a review by the Senate Curriculum Committee.  Sponsors who propose to make such changes should consult the guidelines and follow the process posted on the LARC webpage.

 

Proposal Type: New Degree and Degree-Related Programs

Proposal Type: Changes to an Existing Degree or Degree-Related Program

 

Proposal Type: New 4+1 Dual Undergraduate / Graduate Degree Program

  • New Dual Degree Program 
    Note: a 4+1 Dual Undergraduate / Graduate Degree Program may be proposed only when both the related undergraduate and graduate programs exist already. If one program does not exist, then it must first be approved through the curricular process and implemented before the 4+1 degree may be proposed.

Quasi-Curricular Proposals

Quasi-curricular proposals generally fall into two categories.  The first category are proposals that directly or indirectly affect curriculum but do not represent curriculum in and of themselves.  The second category are those proposals that transcend identification with a single department or college.  Sample quasi-curricular proposals:

  • Change the name of an existing degree or degree-related program
  • Dissolve or suspend an existing degree
  • Create or dissolve a department, school, college, or other academic unit
  • Move a department from one college to another college or academic unit
  • Change the name or structure of a department, school, college, or other academic unit
  • Change curriculum approval processes
  • Create or dissolve types of degree and degree-related programs (generic, not specific)
  • Change universal graduation, 色狼社区 Core, or Basic Skills requirements
  • New Quasi-Curricular Proposal Guidelines 

 

Program Guides : Reminders and Standardized Guide Templates

If sponsors are proposing a new undergraduate degree or undergraduate degree-related program, or if they are proposing any changes that require updates to a program guide, sponsors should include with their proposal updated versions of both types of program guide: one that reflects the old general education model and one that reflects the 色狼社区 Core model that went into effect as of Fall 2018.  This two-guide proposal requirement will be in effect for as long as (continuing and new transfer) students may still operate on the previous general education model.  If the sponsor is proposing a change(s) they believe applies only to one version of their undergraduate program, they should explain this aspect of the proposal in their narrative.

 

Special Course Designations 

Writing Intensive (WI) Course Designation

A Writing Intensive designation may apply to both 色狼社区 Core general education courses and to non-general education courses.  A proposal requesting the WI designation for either a new or existing course must address explicitly how the course meets the defined criteria.

Sponsors should attach their rationale for acquiring the WI designation as a separate document in the OnBase Curriculum Review (new and changes to existing) course template section “Additional Supporting Documentation.”  (PDF format preferred for submission to the SCC.) 

色狼社区 Core Literacies

In the case of new 色狼社区 Core course proposals, sponsors should attach all assessment materials generated during the 色狼社区 Core part of the curriculum review process as a separate document in the OnBase Curriculum Review proposal template section “Additional Supporting Documentation.” For more details on literacies, definitions, learning goals, outcomes, etc., go the the LARC webpage.