New Courses

Faculty members are encouraged to develop new courses. Faculty members desiring to submit such courses should first discuss the matter within their departments and secure departmental approval. Course approval forms are available online; instructions for accessing current forms may be obtained from the Chair of the Faculty Committee on Curriculum.

Proposals of new courses are evaluated by the Faculty Committee on Curriculum which ultimately makes a recommendation to the Faculty for its action. Forms for submission are available from the Registrar.

The course category, “099 – Selected Topics,” offers departments and individual professors an appropriate avenue for experimentation in both substance and method before offering a new course among the regular course listings. “099” courses are normally open to all students. Prerequisites and other limitations may be set by the professor, who may also determine the degree of informality, contact hours, and other components of the course. Courses numbered “099” do not routinely carry credit value in satisfying general or major degree requirements.

It is expected that existing courses will be modified continuously to reflect current materials, established pedagogical practices, and modified expectations for student performance. Such changes do not need approval by the Faculty Committee on Curriculum. However, substantial modifications in the objectives, content, and method of instruction in a course should be reviewed by the department and submitted for review by the Faculty Committee on Curriculum. Such modifications are tantamount to designing a new course.

In effect April 26, 2004.
Provost of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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