Proposed courses must be sufficiently rigorous and must encompass an appropriately developed body of knowledge as to warrant study on the university level. Courses which should properly have been undertaken in pre-college studies or which are clearly vocational or recreational should be designated as such and may not typically or automatically carry academic credit. Lower division courses are generally of an introductory nature and seldom have prerequisites. While guidance from extramural bodies is always appreciated and considered, a recommendation by such a body is not in itself considered adequate justification for implementing a new course or for awarding upper division credit to a course. In addition, departments should review their course offerings regularly and should delete any courses that are not being taught.
Proposals usually follow a particular format using special forms.
When this format is inappropriate, the submittor should contact the Council secretary for guidance. Follow this link for more information about the forms used for submitting proposals to the Council. Please go HERE for more information about that. Obtain the NOI form from the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Other changes and corrections for the Undergraduate Catalog may be sent to the catalog editor at any time.