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V.5 CURRICULAR CHANGES
Divisional Executive Committees, the L&S Curriculum Committee, the
L&S Academic Planning Council, and the Dean may all be involved in
the review of proposed curricular changes. The following guidelines may
help departments determine where to send such proposals.
- New majors or certificates: A proposed new major or certificate
program must be approved by the Dean and the L&S Academic Planning
Council prior to review by the Graduate School (if appropriate) and
the campus Academic Planning Council. Proposals for new majors or degree
programs will also require approval by the UW System Administration
and the Board of Regents. Review at all levels will focus on cost implications
as well as academic issues. Submit proposals to the Dean.
- Changes to Degree Program Requirements: Substantive changes in undergraduate
major requirements, including requirements for admission to the major,
must be submitted to the Curriculum Committee for review and approval
before being implemented. (Please refer to Section
1.3 for a summary of the Curriculum Committee's Duties
and Procedures in this area.)
- New Courses: All new courses must be approved by the
L&S Curriculum Committee and the Dean prior to submission to the
appropriate divisional executive committee. Dean's approval is ordinarily
routine, but is occasionally withheld because of budgetary or programmatic
concerns not considered by a divisional committee. The L&S Curriculum
Committee is responsible for deciding upon the appropriateness of any
breadth designation requested for all courses, including
new courses.
Requests for approval as a Communication A or B course
will be submitted to the Communication Liaison of the General Education
Committee; requests for QR A or B course approval will be submitted
to the QR liaison; requests for ethnic studies designation are reviewed by the Ethnic Studies Subcommittee of the University General Education Committee. (More information on General Education Courses
is available on the General Education Requirements website, www.ls.wisc.edu/gened.)
Proposals should be sent to the L&S Curriculum
Committee in care of Elaine Klein (307E South Hall).
- Changes to existing courses: Changes in existing course
titles, level, prerequisites, and numbers of credits follow a process
similar to that described above. They must be reviewed by the
L&S Curriculum Committee, which considers proposals for College-level
implications of the requested changes, prior to approval by the Dean
and subsequent submission to the appropriate divisional executive committees.
Departments are reminded that any course that is intermediate or advanced
level should ordinarily have a prerequisite.
Proposals should be sent to the L&S
Curriculum Committee in care of Elaine Klein (307E South Hall).
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Please note:
(1)
Curriculum Committee approval of proposals to add or change
courses connotes approval of the academic proposal only. Approval
of College resources or Timetable preferences should not be
inferred.
(2)
Changes in requirements and prerequisites affecting other departments
and schools or colleges should be made only after consulting
with the affected department. Successful proposals
will include letters of support from affected departments.
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- Budgetary Impact: Departments wishing to make changes
that will have a budgetary impact on another department (e.g.,
requiring large numbers of students to take a course that will require
additional staffing in another department) should recognize that an
adjustment in their own budgets may be necessary to help provide the
resources to enable the other department to accommodate this change.
Please keep the Dean's Office informed of any such plans and negotiations.
- Honors: Special permission is not required for an existing
course to be designated as an Honors course, but the Honors designation
is suitable only for courses that meet the needs of the most able and
motivated students. These needs are typically met in courses that have
restricted enrollments, that involve students in writing and discussion,
or that offer a more accelerated or deeper treatment of the subject
than the standard curriculum. Departments that wish to offer new Honors
courses should ask the Director of the Honors Program about prevailing
College standards in Honors courses.
L&S Handbook V.5 (ChapterFive/chV-5.htm)
Revised 8/24/07
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