Proposing a Course for the New Core
This page addresses these questions:
Who proposes courses and who teaches them?
All full time faculty members may propose a course for the new Core. Chairs and Deans determine the feasibility of a course to be offered; this is not the purview of the Course Approval Committees or the Implementation Task Force. Course Approval Committees are reviewing proposals with a single focus: Their alignment with the Criteria written by faculty groups in Fall 2012. Click here for the Criteria.
Once a course is approved by the Chair, Dean and Course Approval Committees, that course can be taught by any qualified faculty member who is assigned by the Dean and/or Chair in the usual manner for such assignments.
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How do I submit a Core Course Proposal?
To have a course approved for inclusion in the new Core, faculty will have to propose classes that are consistent with the criteria developed for each category in the Core. The course proposal must address the following areas:
- Course Description
- Learning Outcomes
- Defining Characteristics
- Assessment Plan
NOTE: No syllabus is required for Course Proposal.
Course proposals need to meet the Criteria developed for the respective Area Requirement. Click here for the Criteria, written by faculty in Fall 2012.
Course proposals require the signature of the faculty member's Chair and Dean, prior to submission to the UCCC. Click here to access the Core course applications.
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When are Course Proposals due?
Course Proposals can be submitted for review and approval at any time up to October 19, 2012 for inclusion in Fall 2013-14 bulletin. There is a "rolling schedule" for the sake of managing the Course Proposal review process [The rolling dates will help the Course Approval Committees as much as the faculty]. The rolling due dates are: April 27, May 24, August 24, September 21.
The final date to submit a Course Proposal for inclusion in 2013-14 Bulletin is October 19, 2012.
The Course Approval Committee will review within a month of the rolling due date.
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Who reviews Course Proposals?
- Department Chair and Dean sign Course Proposal Application
- UCCC Subcommittee for Area Requirement reviews the Proposal for alignment with Course Criteria
For Course Criteria, click here. For fuller descriptions of the Subcommittees, see below.
Because the implementation of the new Core will require the approval of hundreds of new courses, five temporary subcommittees under the University Core Curriculum Committee have been formed during the two-year implementation period to expedite approval of these courses. These temporary subcommittees are intended to have the broadest representation of members from across the university. Each of the approval subcommittees is charged with approving courses for a particular area for the Core based solely on the course fulfilling the established criteria for that area. These committees have the ability to accept or reject the course, and can send proposals back for revision or clarification, if necessary.
After this implementation period, approval for new Core courses will revert to the University Core Curriculum Committee.
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COURSE APPROVAL SUBCOMMITTEES
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COMPOSITION
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First Year Experience Approval Subcommittee. This committee will approve the First Year Seminar and Rhetorical Arts courses taken by first year students.
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Nine faculty: The committee will have one member from English who focuses on teaching writing skills and one member from Communication Arts who focuses on teaching speaking skills. The committee will have seven additional members, at least one from each college and school (BCLA, CFA, SCE , CBA, and SFTV).
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Foundations Approval Subcommittee
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Seven faculty: The membership of this committee shall have four members, one each with experience and a teaching interest (broadly defined) in the areas of quantitative reasoning, theological inquiry, philosophical inquiry, and studies in American diversity. Three additional faculty members, one each from CBA, CFA and SFTV (schools and colleges not represented by the aforementioned four), will fill out the committee. This committee will also approve flags for Foundations courses that are seeking flags.
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Explorations Approval Subcommittee
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Five to Seven faculty: This committee will approve the Explorations courses. The committee will have one faculty with experience and a teaching interest (broadly defined) in each of the Exploration categories (creative arts, history, science/engineering/mathematics, and the social sciences). Additional members, one from CBA and one each from any college or school not represented in the above list. This committee will also approve flags for Explorations courses that are seeking flags.
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Integrations Approval Subcommittee. This committee will approve courses under all three types of Integrations requirements.
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Seven faculty: The committee will have two faculty members with experience and a teaching interest (broadly defined) in faith and reason and ethics and justice. Each of the remaining five faculty members will represent one of the undergraduate Schools and Colleges (BCLA, CFA, CSE, CBA and SFTV) and will be drawn from departments not represented by the faculty with experience focusing on faith and reason or ethics and justice. This committee will also approve flags for Integrations courses that are seeking flags.
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Flagged Courses Approval Subcommittee. This committee will approve courses that are only seeking any of the five flags but are otherwise not Core courses.
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Five faculty: The committee will have representation from each of the five undergraduate colleges and schools. The experience and teaching interests of the faculty selected should encourage coverage of each of the flag designations: writing, oral skills, information literacy, quantitative reasoning and engaged learning.
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The CITF will select members of these subcommittees in consultation with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
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