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Course Proposal Form
ONE-TIME APPROVAL
Revised: July 2020
Date:
Directions:
Fill out this form completely and then print it. Please do not staple form, use paperclip only.
Attach detailed course syllabus that includes:
student learning objectives
Common Curriculum learning outcomes (as needed)
a list of textbooks and/or assigned readings, a list of weekly or daily topics, grading criteria
Honor Code statement
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities statement
Obtain the necessary signatures as indicated on the signature page.
Send proposal and attachments to: Dean of Academic Departments and Programs, Olin Center 210, Attn: Carol Cichy.
If requesting Common Curriculum credit, submit an electronic copy of this proposal and attachments to the Director of
General Education at education@union.edu
Courses proposed to satisfy the QMR and SET requirement must include additional information and sample problems (form).
1.
Home d
epartment or Interdisciplinary program
2.
Other d
epartments or Interdisciplinary programs for which the course will count toward the major or minor.
3.
Proposed
course number
4.
a. Short course t
itle (maximum 29 letters and spaces) for registration materials.
b. Long c
ourse title (if different)
5.
Course
description for catalog
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6.
Proposed
instructor(s): Tenure-track faculty; Lecturer; Multiple-year visitor; Other department faculty, indicate
department
. A course cannot receive permanent approval if taught only by an adjunct or one-year visitor; request
one-time approval in such cases.
Name
Title
Name
Title
Name
Title
7.
a. Has
this course been offered before?
Yes
No
b. Which
terms?
Fall
Winter
Spring
c. Previous
enrollments?
8.
a. Prerequisites to this course (if none, please
indicate)?
b. Are
there other special restrictions on admission to this course?
c. Courses to which this course is a
prerequisite?
9.
Level of audience (check all that
apply)
First-Year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Describe the expected enrollment of the course
including total number of students expected to take the course and the
number
that will be majors in the same home department or Interdisciplinary program as the course.
Tenure-track faculty
Tenure-track faculty
Tenure-track faculty
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11.
a. What course(s), if any, will be dropped in order to offer this
course?
b.
If an existing course is not being dropped in order to offer the proposed course, how will it be staffed (i.e., rotating
other existing classes, new faculty)? Please explain.
12.
Please
indicate if the amount of class time is expected to differ from the standard course scheduling blocks
(e.g., 65 min 3/week; 105 min 2/week).
Indicate whether attendance at laboratory or extra class meeting sessions will be
required.
If
this course is intended to carry less than a full course credit, please indicate your rationale.
13.
a. Will additional library resources be needed?
Yes
No
b. Will additional computing resources from outside the department be needed?
Yes
No
c. Will additional laboratory resources be needed?
Yes
No
If YES to any of the above, describe how they will be obtained in the space below.
10.
What term and year will the course go into
effect?
Term
Year
Anticipated frequency?
Every Term
Two Terms Per Year
One Term Per Year
Alternate Years
*Other
*
Other, please explain:
Spring
2024
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14. Will you apply for Common Curriculum credit?
Please follow these steps.
Common Curriculum Credits
Approved
1. Check all designations sought for approval.
2. Explain in the space provided below how this
course addresses the Common Curriculum Learning
Outcomes A, B and C. Click here
for information on
Learning Outcomes.
3. Explain in your syllabus how this course addresses
the Category Content Requirements. Click here
for
information on Category Content Requirements.
4. SEE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR QMR AND SET AT
https://www.union.edu/common-curriculum/program-
administration/course-proposal-forms
SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THIS PROPOSAL AND
ATTACHMENTS TO THE
DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION AT
education@union.edu
COURSE WILL NOT COUNT FOR COMMON CURRICULUM CREDIT
WITHOUT THIS APPROVAL
.
HUL
(Literature)
LCC
(Languages and Cultures)
SCLB
(Natural Sciences with Lab)
QMR
(Quantitative and Mathematical Reasoning)
SET
(Science, Engineering and Technology)
15.
Will you apply for WAC credit? WAC forms/guidelines
are available at
https://www.union.edu/writing-
programs/wac-ws-designation-request.
Submit
form to Joe Johnson, Director of the Writing Programs.
WAC
(Writing Across the Curriculum)
REMINDER
Please attach a detailed course syllabus that includes student learning objectives, a list of textbooks and/or assigned readings,
the Common Curriculum learning outcomes, a list of weekly or daily topics, and the grading criteria. If the course is to count
for Common Curriculum QMR credit or is a SET course, please include sample problems.
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REQUIRED SIGNATURES
Chair or director of home department OR interdisciplinary program
Date
Director of Interdisciplinary Programs
Required for ALL permanent course proposals
Date
Directors of interdisciplinary programs OR chairs of
other departments for which course also counts, if any
Name of interdisciplinary program
OR other department
Date
Di
rector of International Programs
Required if the new course will be part of a Union College study abroad program or is a new mini-term
Date
Director of General Education
Required if this course is to count for Common Curriculum credit
Did you submit the proposal and attachments to education@union.edu
Date
De
an of Academic Departments and Programs
Date
Interdisciplinary Studies Directors (2020-21)
Africana Studies
Lori Marso (PSC)
Film Studies (minor)
Michelle Chilcoat (MLL)
American Studies
Ken Aslakson (HST)
Andy Feffer (HST)
Asian Studies
Mark Dallas (PSC)
Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Jillmarie Murphy (EGL)
Biochemistry
Jewish Studies (minor)
Peter Bedford (REL)
Kristin Fox (CHM)
Brian Cohen (BIO)
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Maritza Osuna (MLL)
Biomedical Engineering
Takashi Buma (ECBE)
Nanotechnology (minor)
Mike Hagerman (CHM)
Data Analytics (minor)
Nicholas Webb (CS)
Becky Cortez (ME)
Digital Media (minor)
Kristina Striegnitz (CS)
Neuroscience
Quynh Chu-LaGraff (BIO)
Lorraine Cox (VA)
Cay Anderson-Hanley (PSY)
Energy Studies (minor)
Ann Anderson (ME)
Religious Studies
Peter Bedford (REL)
Environmental Engineering (minor)
Mohammad Mafi (Environ. Engr.)
Russian & East European Studies
Kristin Bidoshi (MLL)
Environmental Policy
David Gillikin (GEO)
Science, Medicine & Technology in Culture
Mark Walker (HST)
Environmental Science
David Gillikin (GEO)
World Musics (minor)
Jennifer Matsue (AMU)