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New Courses & Course Changes
WHAT IS A NEW COURSE?
New courses are those developed in areas not previously explored in the curricula of various academic departments. It is considered a new course if it meets one of the following criteria:
If there is a substantial change in the nature of the content of an already
existing course
If a selected topics course (ends in 00) is being regularized, i.e. being made a permanent part of the curriculum as opposed to being offered on a temporary basis.
PROPOSAL FOR NEW COURSES
All proposals for new courses are subject to the course proposal approval sequence outlined below. If approved, these courses may be offered during the fall semester of the subsequent academic year.
- Library Consultation: When a new or regularized course is proposed, consultation with the appropriate subject librarian is required unless no library resources are needed. Submit bibliography to appropriate librarian at the time of submission to your college/school curriculum committee. This must be completed before the proposal is forwarded to the Senate Committee on Curricula. The Committee will withhold approval until such consultation has taken place. [See Side B, #2]
- Academic Consultation: If the course content is similar to or significantly overlaps with any courses offered in your own or other SU schools/colleges or SUNY-ESF, then a consultation with the department chairs of those academic units is required.
[See Side B, #3]
APPROVAL OF NEW COURSES
Approval is required of:
Departmental curriculum committee
College/school curriculum committee
University Senate Committee on Curricula
University Senate
PROPOSAL FOR COURSE CHANGES
All proposals for changes, deletions or inactivations of existing courses are subject
to the course proposal approval sequence outlined below. If approved these courses
may be offered during the subsequent academic year.
Exception: Curriculum changes that are
approved by the Senate after February are not effective until the spring semester.
APPROVAL OF COURSE CHANGES
Approval is required of:
Departmental curriculum committee
College/school curriculum committee
University Senate Committee on Curricula
University Senate
AFTER COLLEGE/SCHOOL APPROVAL:
New Courses
Course Changes
- Send 2 copies of each change to the Senate Curriculum Committee
Deletion/Inactivation Memos
- Send 2 copies to the Senate Curriculum Committee
All curriculum changes must be approved by the school/college
committee before they can be sent to the University Senate Curriculum Office.
If they haven't received the necessary approval(s) they will be returned.
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Katherine Vetter |
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Office of the Senate Committee on Curricula |
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104 Steele Hall |
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The deadline for proposals to reach this office, if the course is to be offered in the subsequent academic year and for new programs is
Monday, NOVEMBER 3, 2008
IMPORTANT: Curriculum changes received by this office after November 3 will not be guaranteed placement on the committee's agenda during the fall semester. If you need an extension on this deadline contact
Katherine Vetter, xt2254.
- Failure to meet the deadline or to contact this office will result in your curriculum being delayed until the spring semester of the following year.
Curriculum changes that are approved by the Senate after February are not effective until the spring semester of the subsequent academic year.
After Senate approval the new curriculum is entered into the PeopleSoft Catalog. Full copies of the Senate curriculum report are sent to the Registration, Publications, Summer Session, University College and SU Abroad offices. All curriculum changes go into effect the academic year following that in which they were approved.
Updated May 5, 2008
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