CURRICULAR PROCEDURES
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
The Curricular Affairs Committee processes
undergraduate curriculum matters, including courses at the 100-, 200-,
300-, and 400-levels.
The Graduate Council processes graduate curriculum matters, including
courses
at the 400-, 500-, 600-, and 900-levels. 400-level courses are
processed
simultaneously by the two committees unless they specify "Not for graduate credit."
After curricular matters have been approved by
the
faculty of the appropriate college(s) they are forwarded by the College
Dean's Office or the Chair of the College Curriculum Committee to the
Curricular
Affairs Committee and Graduate Council as follows:
Send materials for curricular changes intended
for
the Curricular Affairs Committee (20 paper copies) to Sheila Black
Grubman,
Faculty Senate Office, Roosevelt Hall; send materials for changes
intended
for the Graduate Council (25 paper copies) to Ruth Gormly, Secretary of
the Graduate Council, Graduate School Office, Quinn Hall.
Forward all electronic
versions
of the Course Proposal Form cover to FSO@etal.uri.edu.
Materials should reach the respective
committees
at least two weeks in advance of their meetings.
PROCEDURES
Procedures for curricular changes are summarized
below.
Major
curricular
matters require the approval of the Curricular Affairs Committee and/or
the Graduate Council, the Faculty Senate, and the President. Less
important
matters require approval of the Curricular Affairs Committee and/or the
Graduate Council but are reported to the Faculty Senate for informational
purposes only. Routine changes are reported directly to the Secretary of the
Curricular
Affairs Committee by department chairpersons; they are not reviewed by
the
committees.
Major
changes include creation of new degree or certificate programs,
creation of new
centers, creation of permanent courses, changes in curriculum,
significant
changes in existing courses, and deletion of courses.
Informational changes include changes in course numbers at the same
level,
minor changes in course titles, descriptions, grading method or method
of
instruction, changes in course prerequisites and cross-listing of
approved courses.
Editorial changes include minor editorial corrections in catalog
descriptions
of courses and programs, changes in subtitles for open-ended courses,
changes
in frequency of course offering.
OTHER CURRICULAR MATTERS
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
URI's procedures for establishing new programs
are
found in sections 8.85.10-30 of
the
UNIVERSITY MANUAL. Proposals for the addition or elimination of
academic
programs should be prepared using formats specified by the Board of
Governors
and kept on file in the office of the Provost and Vice President for
Academic
Affairs. Once approved by the appropriate college(s), these proposals
are
forwarded to either the Curricular Affairs Committee or the Graduate
Council for review.
Budget
format
Budget
instructions
ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS
URI's procedures for the Establishment of
Centers
are outlined in sections 8.90.10-22 of the
UNIVERSITY
MANUAL.
Budget format
Budget
instructions
COURSE OFFERING PROPOSAL FORM
An electronic version of the Course Offering
Proposal
form is available from all College Dean's Offices, upon request to FSO@etal.uri.edu. and on the web at http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Course_Proposal_Form.html. When submitting proposals to the college curriculum
committee
or college dean's office, departments should provide an electronic copy
of the cover of the Course Proposal Form along with the appropriate
number
of paper copies.
A brief form was designed by the Faculty
Senate Curricular Affairs Committee for minor changes only. It may be
used when
proposing minimal changes in course numbers, minor changes in course
titles, descriptions, grading method or method of instruction, changes
in course
prerequisites and cross-listing of approved courses.The form may also
be
used for deleting permanent courses.
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF
CURRICULAR CHANGES
For additional information contact Sheila Black
Grubman
<SheilaFS@uriacc.uri.edu>