Instructions for Proposing a New or Revised Course
1. Department prepares and approves CART, CAD, and sample syllabus.
2. Department prepares a memo explaining and justifying the course addition/revision/termination request. Why is this action necessary
and how does it benefit students?
3. Department contacts the Library Dean requesting library review for new/revised course, sharing the CART, CAD, and sample syllabus.
4. Library review is completed, and Library returns a memo with the findings of the review, and the CART with Library Dean’s signature.
5. Department transmits CART, CAD, sample syllabus, Library review memo, and justification memo to the appropriate College Council.
Instructions for Completing Course Addition/Revision/Termination Form
1. Course Number: Two letters (discipline) and three numbers (i.e., EN 140).
2. Course Title: Full name of course.
3. If Revision: Indicate previous course number and/or title if change has been made. A new course number must be used if the revised
course is not equivalent to the previous course offered.
4. For Additions and Revisions-First Semester/Year To Be Offered: Indicate first semester/year course is to be offered.
5. For Terminations Only-Last Semester/Year To Be Offered: Indicate last semester/year course is to be offered.
6. College/Department Name: Please choose the College and Department Name.
7. CIP Code: Enter six digit code number. Contact Institutional Research for information.
8. Fixed Credit Hours: Fill in total credit hours. If course is lecture only, the lecture hours are the same as total hours and lab hours are left
blank. For lab courses, fill in actual credit hours for lecture and lab. Do not use contact hours for lab hours.
9. Variable Credit Hours: Indicate total minimum hours and total maximum hours for which credit can be received. Indicate minimum and
maximum lecture and lab hours as appropriate.
10. Repeatable Course for Credit: Indicate if students will be allowed to enroll in this course more than once without having it counted as a
repeated course. NOTE: If the course allows for multiple repeats, it is outside the normal repeat procedure. If a student making a grade
of ‘D’ or ‘F’ wants to repeat the course for a better grade, special handling is required.
11. Course Level: Choose appropriate course level.
12. Grade Type: Indicate if course is standard grade (A, B, C, etc.) or Credit/No Credit
13. Course Degree Related: Indicate if course is to be offered for degree credit or developmental credit.
14. Course Medium: Choose appropriate type of course. For fee purposes this is most important for workshop and KSAM courses.
15. Faculty Credit Hours: Faculty Credit Hours are the same as credit hours for the course.
16. Cross-listed Course: List course that is cross-listed across disciplines (e.g., PY120/CF120)
17. Special Course Fee: Indicate course fee amount as approved by Board of Regents
18. University Studies Course: Choose NO, EN100, First Year Introductory Course, or the category in which the course falls.
19. Course Description for University BULLETIN: Attach electronic syllabus for new or revised courses or type course description as it will
appear in University BULLETIN. Description is limited to 20 words.
Updated 09/08/17
