prior to and after its submission to the Faculty Senate.

  1. The agenda of a Faculty Senate meeting with a summary of the proposal and Curriculum Committee recommendation is circulated to the entire University faculty.
  2. Course proposals are approved at the level of the Faculty Senate and do not require additional approval. However, copies are forwarded to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and to the President for their information.
  3. Copies of approved course proposals are forwarded by the Faculty Senate to the Registrar for inclusion in the catalogue.
  4. Program proposals approved by the Faculty Senate are forwarded to the Vice President for Academic Affairs for approval and may be returned them to the Senate for clarification or additional documentation.
  5. The Vice President for Academic Affairs notifies Faculty Senate when program changes are approved by the president. Final, signed documents are returned to the Faculty Senate. Copies of approved program proposals are forwarded by Faculty Senate to the Registrar for inclusion in the catalogue.
  6. New program proposals, once approved by the president, are forwarded to the Board of Regents. Upon approval of the Board, new program proposals are forwarded to the Council on Postsecondary Education.

Upon notification of approval from CPE, new program documents are forwarded to the Registrar for inclusion in the catalogue.

If you have questions related to program development and the requirements for CPE approval, or what needs to be submitted to CPE, you should contact your Dean and/or the VPAA's office for assistance.

DEADLINES: For a change to become effective prior to a given semester, the request must be received by the chairperson of the curriculum committee no later than the following deadlinesab:

Summer and Fall Semesters: first Monday in March Spring Semester and Intersession: first Monday in October

a Deadlines are subject to change based on when the registrar needs information for uploading courses based on preregistration for the coming semester.

b No item can be added to the university catalog or course listings until final approval is received which differs between the types of proposals, so allow the necessary time before changes are needed.

Last Modified 4/2018

All fillable documents for the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee can be found on the web at: http://kysu.edu/administration-governance/faculty-senate/faculty-senate-forms/.

Relevant forms include:

New Course/Course Change Tracking Document (Undergraduate) New Program/Program Change Tracking Document (Undergraduate) Tracking Document (Graduate) Course Change Proposal Form New Course Proposal Form

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