2.12 AUTHORIZATION AND MODIFICATION OF COURSES

Effective:   January 19, 2000

PURPOSE

To define the criteria and process that govern the initial authorization and modification of an academic course.

AUTHORITY/SOURCE

University Curriculum Committee

Vice President for Academic Affairs

POLICY

Any new academic courses offered under the auspices of the University must have the prior approval of (a) Department Chair and Dean, (b) the curriculum committees and the faculty bodies of the appropriate Colleges and/or Schools of the University, (c) the University Curriculum Committee of the Faculty Senate, and (d) the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Any modification of an approved course - course prefix, course number, credit, prerequisite, title, catalog description, cross listing, or complete deletion must have the prior approval of the committees and office as noted above.

PROCEDURE

The approved process and procedure for requesting authorization or deletion of an academic course are given in the Policies and Procedures Manual of the University Curriculum Committee.

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