Instructions for Completing Temporary Course Approval/Inactivate Form
1. Is the course an Addition, or is it temporarily being Inactivated?
2. Course Number: Two letters (choose discipline from drop down menu) and three numbers (i.e., EN 140). For course additions, ask for a
list of available course numbers from the Registrar’s Office.
3. Course Title: Full title of course.
4. Semester/Year To Be Offered: Indicate first semester/year course is to be offered.
5. First Semester/Year To Be Temporarily Inactive: Indicate first semester/year course is to be Inactivated.
6. College Name: Choose the College Name from drop down menu. UI/IU courses belong to the Provost.
7. Department Name: Choose the Department Name from drop down menu. UI/IU courses belong to the Provost.
8. CIP Code: Enter six digit code number. Contact Institutional Research for information.
9. Fixed Credit Hours: Enter the total credit hours student will earn for course. Lecture, Lab, and/or Other Contact Hours should be
completed as appropriate. Lecture contact hours should equal the student credit hours earned for the lecture component of the class.
Lab contact hours will in most cases be entered as a 2 to 1 ratio (2 contact hours equals 1 student credit hour) for the lab component of
the class. Other Contact hours will be entered for field experience courses, internships, practicums, etc.
10. Variable Credit Hours: If course is variable credit hour, indicate total minimum hours and total maximum hours for which credit can be
received. Indicate minimum and maximum lecture, lab, and/or other contact hours as appropriate. See 10 for more detailed instructions.
11. Can This Course be Taken for Additional Credit: Indicate if students will be allowed to enroll in this course more than once for additional
credit. 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.
12. Maximum enrollment allowed for course: Indicate the total number of students allowed to enroll in this course and the justification for
that maximum.
13. Class Schedule Type/Faculty Workload: See Class Schedule Types sheet on Document Share for appropriate type of course and faculty
workload.
14. Course Level: Choose appropriate course level from drop down menu. 500 level courses are mixed undergraduate/graduate.
15. Grade Type: Indicate if course is standard grade (A, B, C, etc.) or Credit/No Credit
16. Developmental Course: Indicate if course is to be offered for degree credit or developmental credit.
17. Cross-listed Course: List course that is cross-listed across disciplines (e.g., PY120/CF120)
18. Required faculty qualifications: What are the degrees, areas of specialty, and/or other characteristics of a faculty member that would
qualify them to teach this course.
19. General Education Course: Choose NO, or the category in which the course falls and the general learning goals.
Updated 8/22/2019