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My department/program has reviewed this proposal and attached materials and we find that the intellectual rationale of the course and its basic structure meet our department’s/program’s academic standards given the level at which it will be taught (100, 200, 300, 400). |
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I have reviewed this proposal and attached materials and approve the intellectual rationale for the course. The course does not appear to be redundant in the university curriculum.
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The course review subcommittee has reviewed this course and finds that the department/program, and division director(s) have adequately assessed the course’s intellectual rationale, academic standards and overlap with existing courses. |
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Materials to be provided by the instructor(s):
1. Catalogue description (including prerequisites, if any).
2. Intellectual rationale.
3. Description of the basic structure of the course with an explanation of how the course will meet departmental academic standards. This will typically include descriptions of course requirements, methods of evaluation, course policies (e.g. expectations about class participation and co-curricular events), and an outline of topics and readings.
Statement from Department Chair and/or Program Director:
4. Explanation of how the course fits into the departmental or program curriculum, how it meets departmental academic standards, and how it differs from other closely related courses in the department and across the university curriculum.
Step 1: Instructor(s) prepares a Cover Sheet and items 1-3 of the proposal format.
Step 2: Department Chair or Program Director reviews items 1-3, solicits feedback from the relevant department or program, writes item 4, signs the Cover Sheet.
Step 3: Division Director(s) reviews the proposal, provides guidance as needed, and signs the Cover Sheet.
Step 4: Completed proposal is sent to Diane Beach (Associate Dean of the Faculty’s Office) for review by the Course Review Subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee.
When a course is approved, the Course Approval Subcommittee Chair will send an email to the instructor(s), department chair(s) and/or program director(s), and division directors(s), with a copy sent to the Associate Dean of the Faculty. The email may include (non-binding) suggestions from the subcommittee. A hard copy of the course proposal, with all signatures on the cover sheet, will be kept by the Associate Dean of the Faculty.
If you have questions about this procedure, please contact Regina Conti, Course Approval Subcommittee Chair, by e-mail rconti@mail.colgate.edu or phone x7661.