Course Proposal Checklist
(Submit for each course)
·  Course Abbreviated Title :_________________________________________________
·  (29 characters maximum)
·  Course Complete Title_____________________________________________________
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Average Weekly Contact Hours:_________
·  Discussion_________Field Experience_________
·  Lecture____________Independent Study_______
·  Student Teaching________Web-Based Course________
Course Description (100 words maximum for catalog)




Course Checklist


Proposals for new courses, for changes to courses, or changes in mode of course delivery are initiated by department faculty. Each proposal should be accompanied by 1) the Curricular Proposal Transmission Form, 2) this Checklist, 3) a rationale for the proposal, and 4) other supporting materials, including syllabi.
Syllabi must accompany the proposal for any of the following:

Copies of all proposals are reviewed first by the Department in which the proposal originates, then by the appropriate college Academic Affairs Committee and college Dean, and finally by the Faculty Council on Academic Affairs, which acts as an advisory group to the Provost. There is a ten-day challenge period at the University level for all proposals. Additional copies of proposals for graduate courses (including 300-level courses proposed for graduate credit) should be forwarded simultaneously, when submitted to Faculty Council on Academic Affairs, to the Graduate College Advisory Committee. Additional copies of proposals for new or modified General Education (Limited List) offerings should be forwarded simultaneously to the General Education Committee.
Number of copies to submit:

Course Proposal Checklist
Before submitting a proposal, please indicate whether each of the following tasks have been fulfilled.

 

Yes

No

N/A

1. Does the course proposal include a rationale?

 

 

 

2. Does this proposal require coordination with other departments in the College or University? If so, please attach supporting documentation.

 

 

 

3. Are there adequate library resources (print and media) to support this proposal? If not, state how resources would be developed or how the proposal would be affected.

 

 

 

4. Are additional resources (staff, fiscal, or technical, including lab space and equipment) required to support this proposal? If so, please identify the resources. If those resources are not available, state how the proposal would be affected.

 

 

 

5. Has academic computing been consulted regarding the adequacy of resources (lab space, hardware and software) to support this proposal? If computing resources are not available, describe how those resources would be developed or how the proposal be affected.

 

 

 

6. If this proposal concerns a 300-level course to be offered for graduate credit, is the required academic rationale attached?

 

 

 

7. Is a course syllabus attached in support of this proposal? (See attached syllabus requirements)

 

 

 

8. Are all supporting documents attached?

 

 

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR A RATIONALE
Content:
1. Explain the importance to the program of proposing this new course, revising an old one, or changing the course's mode of delivery.
Assessment:
2. Indicate which course objectives contribute to specific program goals. Explain the objectives of the course: e.g. what knowledge or understanding of the principles, modes of inquiry, or content of a discipline should students gain? what should students know or be able to do as a result of having completed the course? While this may be presented in a narrative form, a table of objectives/goals (or for course changes, old/new, each with rationale) is suggested.
3. For each objective, provide performance criteria against which students' work will be measured.
4. What various instruments will the instructor use to measure students' success in reaching the above objectives (e.g. papers, exams, journal-writing, listserv participation, oral presentation)?
5. How will the information about student performance gathered in (3) be used to improve teaching and student learning?

Information Required On a Course Syllabus
General
1. Course number, title, course description (100 words maximum)
2. Instructor's name, office hours, telephone extension, e-mail
3. Required texts and other materials
Learning Outcomes
4. What are students expected to know and be able to do after taking the course that contributes to their attainment of Program Outcomes? May include some of, but is not limited to, the following:

Teaching and Student Learning Objectives
5. What specific measurable performance criteria will the instructor(s) use to assess attainment of course objectives in the proposed course?
Polices and Schedules
6. Student Task Requirements (Undergraduate, Graduate)
7. Grading Policies and Formulae
8. Course policies
9. Weekly course outline
10. Bibliography (attached if the course is proposed for graduate credit or a 300-level course).