POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
OF THE COUNCIL ON
CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND
INSTRUCTION
24 February 2005
The
Council must be provided with twenty-three (23) copies (uncollated
if more than one course request) of all course or program
modifications. These will be placed on
the agenda of the Council for review.
These materials should be sent to the Council in care of the Faculty
Senate Office, Stipes Hall #323. They must arrive nine (9) days prior to the
next CCPI meeting.
It
shall be the responsibility of each department chairperson to see that all
changes in the University Catalog involving department curricular matters have
received proper approval before being submitted as catalog copy.
I.
The
Council will review and approve all new or revised undergraduate courses,
major/minor programs or curricula at
II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND
INSTRUCTION
A to recommend to the Faculty Senate the approval or
disapproval of all new academic programs and courses as well as changes in
existing courses which affect catalog copy.
B. to develop such policies and procedures as are needed to
implement a. of this section. To
maintain liaison with CAGAS when issues arise concerning both curricular
matters and admission, graduation and academic standards matters.
C. to recommend to the Senate which specific curricular matters
may be approved at department or college level without requiring Senate
approval.
D. to serve as an agency for arbitration in cases of
conflicting interests and responsibilities involving curricular matters which
may arise between departments and colleges.
E. to
perform such other duties related to curriculum as designated by the Faculty
Senate.
F.
to maintain liaisons with CGE when issues arise concerning General
Education.
[Faculty
Senate Bylaws, 4-6-04]
III. PROCEDURES FOR CURRICULUM CHANGES
Each college shall establish curriculum channels
which are appropriate to its structure.
A. SUBMIT
TO ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT:
The following curricular matters should be routed
through the established channels within the appropriate department and
college. Notices of all these changes
(items 1 through 7) and their effective dates MUST be sent to the Office
of the Academic Vice President, but not to CCPI, the Senate or the
President. Changes involving
articulation with another department should include documentation that all
affected departments have consented to the proposed changes.
1. changes in course numbers WITH THE EXCEPTION of changing
from lower to upper division or from upper to lower division;
2. changes
in course titles;
3. minor
changes in specified course content and objectives;
4. minor changes in course requirements for a major or
minor which do not result in a net increase in the number of required hours in
the program, and;
5. change in course prerequisites WITH THE EXCEPTION of
requests for new and increased prerequisites.
(These might include deletion of a prerequisite or change in
prerequisite that stays within the same department, upper or lower division and
semester hour range);
6. dropping
of courses no longer needed; or
7. change
in course prefixes.
B. SUBMIT
TO CCPI AND THE ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT:
The following curricular matters involving changes
in the University Catalog MUST be submitted to this Council after
approval by the established channels within the appropriate department and
college. Notice of CCPI approval and the
effective dates MUST be sent to the Office of the Academic Vice President, but
not to the Senate or the President.
1. Requests
for Changes in Credit Hours
2. Requests for Changes in Course Numbers from either Lower to
Upper Division or from Upper to Lower Division
3. Requests
for New and/or Increased Prerequisites for Courses
4. Requests
for Changes of Course Content (major reorientation and restructuring)
5. Requests
for 275/475 courses
6.
Requests for 450 Workshop Titles
C. SUBMIT TO CCPI, THE FACULTY SENATE, AND THE ACADEMIC VICE
PRESIDENT
The following curricular matters involving changes
in the University Catalog MUST be submitted to CCPI after approval by
the established channels within the appropriate department and college. Each of the proposals (items 1 through 5)
shall indicate the channels through which they were approved and the
recommendations they received during such passage. All items (1 through 5) will be submitted to
the Faculty Senate.
1. Requests
for New Courses (not for General Education)
2. changes in majors, minors or options which either greatly
widen or narrow the program structure; or change the core; or involve
articulation with another department.
3. changes in majors, minors or options which increase the
number of hours required in the program.
4. changes
in a major or minor which specify selection of general education.
5. the establishment of new majors, minors, options, emphases,
specializations, and areas of concentration.
D. SUBMIT TO CGE, CCPI, THE FACULTY SENATE AND THE ACADEMIC
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Requests
for New Courses to be Included in the General Education Curriculum.
(For Existing Courses, see
CGE Policies and Procedures.)
E. The Council will consider cases of
interdepartmental or inter-college curricular conflicts which are brought to
its attention. Any Council
recommendations which are not mutually agreeable to all parties concerned will
be referred to the Faculty Senate.
F. All new undergraduate curricula organized at least in part
on an interdisciplinary basis will require the approval of the Council. Recommendations of the Council will be
forwarded to the Faculty Senate.
IV. SPECIAL GUIDELINES
A. Cross-Listed
Courses
1. Use the 275/475 or 450 numbers to propose a newly created
one-time offering to determine feasibility and/or problems with a team-taught,
cross-department offering, prior to the formal request for course approval.
2. All cross-listed courses in the University Catalog should
include the phrase "not open to students with credit for the same course
listed in other department."
3. Assignment of faculty must have joint concurrence, and
cross-listed courses, when offered, must be offered in the same way for both
departments.
2.
Any courses approved for General Education would receive that credit
with either prefix, but in only one area.
B. Multiple
Titles Courses
1. Unless a course has already been approved for multiple
titles/topics, the department must submit a request for approval through CCPI.
2. These types of courses should be limited to one
undergraduate and one graduate course per subdepartment unless the department
can justify reasons for more than one course to CCPI.
3. Courses can be variable credit.
3.
All students in the given section will be given instruction on the same
subject in a classroom setting.
4.
Not intended for individual research, individualized readings,
individualized studies, etc.
5.
All restrictions applicable to the host course (e.g., grading,
prerequisites, special permission, variable credit, etc.) will apply to the
individually titled course.
6.
After the course has been approved for multiple titles through CCPI,
the department must submit a “Request for New Title” form for chair and dean’s
approval before being forwarded to the Registrar’s Office for review and
processing.
7.
If the department is requesting a new course for multiple titles
(not already on the books), the department must submit the course for approval
through CCPI processing.
C. Requests for 275/475
1. Before any 275/475 courses can be offered, departments must
submit a "Request Form for 275/475" to be reviewed by CCPI.
2. Any course previously rejected by CCPI, the Faculty Senate,
or the President for inclusion in the regular curriculum may not be offered as
a 275/475 course.
3. Departments may offer a total of two courses per term using the
275/475 numbers. A department may offer one of each or two of one. Of the two courses, each course (title) may
be offered two terms, but terms do not have to be consecutive
semesters. Any requests for exceptions
must be appealed to CCPI.
4. Courses numbered 275/475 may not be offered as workshops or
use the UNIV (University) prefix.
5. Courses numbered 275/475 may not have a general title (e.g.
Special Topics, Special Problems or Current Topics).
6. A student is limited to 3 semester hours of 275 courses and
3 semester hours of 475 courses per department, although a Board of Trustees
Bachelor of Arts Degree student may take up to 12 semester hours of 275/475
courses from one department for credit toward graduation. Any requests for exceptions must be appealed
to CAGAS.
7. If a proposed 275/475 is found by CCPI to be inappropriately
numbered as lower- or upper-division, the requesting department(s) shall be
required to alter the course number prior to its offering.
8. Courses
may not duplicate other approved courses in any department.
D. Requests for 450 Workshop Titles
1. The
450 workshop number is available to all academic departments.
2. 450
requests must be approved every time a new title is assigned.
3. There
is no limit on the number of 450 workshop titles a department may offer.
4. Once
approved, each workshop title may appear in the University Catalog.
5. 450 titles may be cross-listed with other departments and
must meet the guidelines in Section IV. Other, A. Cross-Listed Courses, in CCPI
Policies and Procedures.
E. Guidelines for New Internship Programs
1. Prerequisites/Corequisites
a. major
or minor in program
b. completion
of designated coursework
c. minimum G.P.A. (overall and/or in major) determined by
department, but not less than 2.0 overall
d. junior
or senior standing
e. completion
of departmental application by end of semester preceding internship
f. preparation
of prospectus by student and approval by cooperating agency
g. approval
of internship coordinator
2. Requirements/Evaluation
a. 40
work hours per credit hour minimum
b. weekly
or quarterly activity reports from student to coordinator
c. mid-term
and final self-evaluation by student
d. final
paper summarizing internship experience
e. grade assigned by coordinator/instructor according to
written criteria, known in advance to student
3. Credit
Toward Graduation
a. No more than twelve (12) credit hours of internship to
count toward minimum graduation requirements
Additional Recommendation - Prerequisite or Corequisite
of internship is recommended.
F. Moratorium on Reusing Course Numbers
In an effort to alleviate confusion for students and
advisors, the Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction recommends that
course numbers NOT be reused for a period of five years. In addition, it is recommended that changes
to course numbers become effective with the issuance of a new catalog in the
Fall semester.
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Amended CCPI 2/7/91 |
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