Graduate Curriculum

An important aspect of the JCGS’s responsibilities is to oversee the evolution of graduate curricula, including new graduate degree programs, new graduate courses and changes in existing graduate programs and courses. The purpose of this web page is to provide complete and authoritative information on the development of graduate curriculum proposals and graduate course proposals.

To ensure full consideration, be sure that all graduate curricular proposals follow the outlined procedures, use the correct forms, and meet the proposal submission deadlines!

Curricular change of any type is vetted at various levels throughout the university community. The various levels of responsibility for vetting curricular proposals can be outlined in various ways, including flowcharts and curriculum committee responsibilities. Those outlines and flowcharts follow:

• Academic Affairs forms page
• Program Change Flowchart—For proposals requiring regents’ approval)
• Program Change Flowchart—For proposals Not Requiring Regents’ Approval)
• Course Proposal Flowchart
• Frequently asked questions about curriculum change, includes info on what constitutes proposals needing regents’ approval
• Course level characteristics
• Recommended course syllabus format
• Writing effective instructional objectives
• Additional forms for curricular change:
  • New Course
  • Course Change
  • Course Deletion
  • Addition of a Minor
  • Program Change
  • Program Deletion
  • Enrollment Restriction
  • New Program Proposal
  • Core Course
• Curriculum Committee Responsibilities—outlines responsibilities of
  committees at various levels