University Curriclum Committee
College Curriculum Committees Charge Statement - approved by UCC on February 1, 2017
CHANNELS FOR CURRICULAR APPROVAL/Governance
Key: A - Approval, I - Information
| Proposal | Dept¹ | College Curriculum Committee | College Dean | Graduate Council | University Curriculum Committee | Provost | Faculty Senate | NDUS AAC | NDUS SBHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURSE - NEW | |||||||||
| Permanent number | |||||||||
| Undergraduate/Professional | A | A | A | -- | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Graduate | A | A | A | A | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Special topics | |||||||||
| Undergraduate/Professional (x99) | A | A | A | -- | A | -- | I | -- | -- |
| Graduate (x96) | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | I | -- | -- |
| Trial (791) | A | A | A | A | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| COURSE CHANGES3Substantive (S) or Non-Substantive (NS) Changes | |||||||||
| Activation/Inactivation of Existing Course (NS) | A | I | -- | I | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Catalog (Bulletin) Description (NS) | A | I | -- | I | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Catalog Number (NS) | A | I | -- | I | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Course Title Change (NS) | A | I | -- | I | A | -- | A | ||
| Credits (S) | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Cross-Listing Courses (S) | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| General Education Courses (S) - seek, change, revalidate | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Graduate Section Addition to Undergraduate Course (S) | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| New Course (S) | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Prefix Change to Existing Course (NS) | A | I | -- | I | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| New Course Prefix (S) | A | A | A | A² | A | A | A | A | |
| Requisites (prereqs, coreqs, etc.) (S) | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| DEGREE, MAJOR, MINOR, or CERTIFICATE | |||||||||
| Academic Program Termination | A | A | A | A² | A | A | A | A | A |
| NEW | |||||||||
| New Academic Program Exploration | A | A | A | A² | -- | A | -- | A | A |
| New Academic Program Request | A | A | A | A² | A | A | A | A | A |
| College | Initiator | -- | A | -- | -- | A | -- | A | -- |
| Academic Program Title or CIP Change | A | A | A | A² | A | A | A | A | -- |
| Curricular/ Program Edits (Certificate, Major, Minor) | A | A | A | A² | A | -- | A | -- | -- |
| Academic Program Inactivation (up to 3 years) | A | A | A | A² | A | A | A | A | -- |
| OPTION (Specialization, Emphasis, Concentration) (Tracking and/or for Transcripting) | A | A | A | A² | A | A | -- | ||
¹ Proposals that affect another department or college are to be routed to the affected unit(s). Any resulting response is to be included with the materials forwarded to the University Curriculum Committee.
² Courses or programs offered for graduate credit are to be approved by the Graduate Council prior to the University Curriculum Committee consideration.
3 Course changes are categorized as substantive or non-substantive based on request. The substantive and non-substantive categories were approved by Faculty Senate on April 8, 2019.
