Wichita State
University
Wichita State
University
University Curriculum Change Form
(To be used for course, curriculum, and program changes)
***Proposed revisions noted in Bold/Italic
Accepted by the Faculty Senate, 10-25-04
Department Course # (affected or proposed) Course Title Credit:
Check all actions applicable to the proposed change. Use a separate form for each course.
Type(s) of Change(s)
1. FORMCHECKBOX New course 6. FORMCHECKBOX Change in prerequisites
2. FORMCHECKBOX Experimental course seeking course status 7. FORMCHECKBOX Change in course description
3. FORMCHECKBOX Change in course number 8. FORMCHECKBOX Deletion of course
4. FORMCHECKBOX Change in course title 9. FORMCHECKBOX Change in requirements for major or minor
5. FORMCHECKBOX Change in number of credit hours 10. FORMCHECKBOX Other (describe) ___________________________________
Routing Determination
11. FORMCHECKBOX This change affects students and/or programs in other colleges.
12. FORMCHECKBOX This course is cross-listed. (Requires Change Form from both departments).
13. FORMCHECKBOX This is a general education course.
14. FORMCHECKBOX This course is numbered 500 or above.
Please complete the following, where appropriate:
15. If this course replaces an existing course, which course does it replace? ________________________
16. These changes are effective: Semester Year
17. At what point do you want the old course off the books (if applicable)? Semester Year
18. (A) Describe and (B) justify the change and its place in the department's overall curriculum plan.
19. List the courses that require this course as a prerequisite ____________________________________________
20. What was the total enrollment figure for this class for the each of the last three times it was offered? What percentage of the students in each semester were majors in your department?
Sem_____Yr______ Sem______ Yr______ Sem_____Yr______
Enrollment Numbers _________________ __________________ _________________
Percentage of Departmental Majors _________________ __________________ _________________
21. (A) Do these courses replace, resemble, overlap, or substitute for courses in other departments and/or colleges? (b) What is the effect of this action on other departments and/or colleges and their students? (You are responsible for consulting with departments whose programs may be affected by your action. Attach letters of support from affected departments/colleges).
22. Aside from reassignment of current faculty and changes in current course rotation, what additional resources and personnel are required? (You are responsible for consulting with head of collections management of the library, director of media resources, and director of computing when additional library holdings, electronic /telecommunications, and computer resources are required. Attach letters from each affected division.)
23. Catalog Description with Prerequisites to appear in the WSU Catalog.
24. Content Coverage and/or Major Topics. Attach a sample and/or tentative course syllabus if appropriate.
Please attach additional documents as necessary.
Wichita State
University
University Curriculum Change Form
Routing Sheet
A. Date initiated by faculty B.
Dept. Course Number and Name
Date Signature Approval* Level
(Check as appropriate)
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX Department Curriculum Committee
C. FORMCHECKBOX Approved (if no committee exists, faculty member signs)
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX
D. FORMCHECKBOX Approved Department Chair
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX
E. FORMCHECKBOX Approved College Curriculum Committee
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX
F. FORMCHECKBOX Approved College Dean (A copy to be sent to the SGA
Academic Committee for comment - Return copy to Academic VP)
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX General Education Committee (for all General
G. FORMCHECKBOX Approved Education courses) (GE courses must also be accompanied by a GE form)
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX
H. FORMCHECKBOX Approved Graduate Council (for select graduate courses)
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX Graduate Dean (for all courses numbered 500
I. FORMCHECKBOX Approved or above)
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX University Curriculum Committee (for all courses
J. FORMCHECKBOX Approved affecting students and/or programs in more than
One College)
Disapproved FORMCHECKBOX
K. FORMCHECKBOX Approved Academic Vice President
L. Copies of signed original (curriculum change form, course outline, and routing sheet) sent by Academic Vice President to:
Department Chair Dean
M. Academic Vice President sends signed originals to Assistant Registrar. Reviews
Records Assistant Registrar
N. Copies of signed originals (curriculum change form, course outline and routing sheet) for all courses are sent by the Assistant Registrar to the University Publications.
O.
Copies of signed originals (curriculum change form, course outline, and routing
sheet) for all courses are sent by the Assistant Registrar to University
Publications and for all new and deleted courses to the library, Head of
Collections Management. to the Catalog
editor
*All changes that are not approved are to be returned to the department chair and faculty with comment and with notification to the appropriate college dean(s).
Comments:
2/6/98
Wichita State University
University Curriculum Change
The university curriculum change process reflects the University’s traditional commitment to two concepts: (1) that the curriculum is a primary concern of the faculty from which changes are to be initiated; and (2) that department and college curriculum committees play an essential role, along with the various levels of academic administration, in curriculum development, approval, and implementation.
This form is to be used for all course, curriculum, and program changes. All changes for university courses listed in the WSU Undergraduate Catalog and WSU Graduate Bulletin must be submitted on this form. The process typically originates with department faculty and proceeds through the college. Where college policy requires, additional steps may be added to the process. In cases where programs from more than one college are affected, the proposals will be sent to the University Curriculum Committee before approval by the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. When appropriate other governing committees such as the General Education Committee or Graduate School will review proposed changes before routing the request for change to the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Faculty is required to note the effect of change on students and/or programs in other departments and/or colleges on the University Curriculum Change Form (21). In order to facilitate the discussion between departments and/or colleges, agendas for each College Curriculum Committee meeting will be forwarded to the deans of all colleges and to the Head of Collections Management of the library. Electronic posting is encouraged.
All courses,
which are cross-listed, must proceed through both departments and/or colleges
before proceeding. they will be
approved centrally.
1. Perceive need for change.
2. Determine level and type of change(s).
3. Seek information required on form.
4. Fill out University Curriculum Change Form.
5. Department faculty and/or Department Curriculum Committee discuss, review, and if approved, forward to the Department Chair. The change then proceeds through the College Curriculum Committee, the College Dean, (the SGA for comment to the Vice President of Academic Affairs only), the General Education Committee (General Education Courses only), the Graduate Dean and/or Graduate School (for courses numbered 500 and above), the University Curriculum Committee (for courses affecting students and/or programs in more than one college), or goes directly to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
If, at any point, the change is not approved, the form will be returned to the Department Chair and Faculty with comments.
If the Vice President finds that the curriculum change form has been inappropriately routed, the Vice President will forward the form to the appropriate place.
If the Vice President does not approve the change(s), the materials may be returned to any previous program or committee with notification to the appropriate faculty and college dean(s).
If the Vice President approves, the original is forwarded to Assistant Registrar to record and save. Copies are sent to the College Dean as notification and the Department Chair for implementation.
6.
The Assistant Registrar deletes or records the course, files the
original, and sends signed copies to University Communications for
printing and Ablah Library, Head of Collections.
the Catalog editor.
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Office of the Registrar, Wichita State University
COURSE NUMBERING GUIDELINES
COURSE LEVEL: Follow the definitions from the KBOR Policy manual (reproduced below)
2. COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
a. In order to maintain a common system of classification of academic information for all Regents
Institutions, course levels are to be identified by the first digit catalog course number as
Follows:
000-099 No credit courses
100-299 Lower division undergraduate Designed as freshman-sophomore courses.
300-499 Primarily designed for Juniors and Seniors. Freshmen and Sophomores may be admitted if they meet the prerequisites.
500-699 Upper division, undergraduate. Primarily for juniors and seniors, with enrollment of less than 50% Graduate I students.
700-799 Graduates and upper division. For Graduate I students, primarily with enrollment of less than 50% undergraduates.
800-899 Designed primarily for Graduate I students.
900-999 Designed primarily for Graduate II students.
Grad I = Courses and Thesis for Masters Students who will ordinarily have accumulated from 1 through 30 graduate hours, and students enrolled in professional schools (Law, Veterinary Medicine, M.D., Architecture, etc)
Grad II = Courses for Specialists and Doctoral students who will ordinarily have completed greater than 30 hours of graduate work.
Numbers usually reserved for CO-OP courses: 281, 481 and 781
Numbers usually reserved for workshops: 150, 250, 350, 550 and 750
(Some departments are using 750-755)
Alphabetic suffixes to course numbers are assigned by the Registrar’s Office when needed to differentiate between different titles for the same root course - workshops and special topics courses are good examples.
General Education courses: none of the General Education course numbers have a G or Q suffix any longer.
Cross-listed courses: courses that are listed in two or more departments should, when possible, use the same course number in each department
A sequence of courses: Each successive course in a set of courses that is normally taken in a prescribed sequence, should have a higher number than the one preceding it.
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