Office of the Registrar

Proposing New/Revised Courses: Information about course proposal submissions, including when a proposal will be reviewed and approved.

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*1. This proposal is for: Please select an option: a new course a revision of an existing course

If this proposal is for a new course, complete this entire form. If you are requesting approval for a revision, complete items 1a-11, 15, and any other items pertaining to the revision.

1a. Summary of course revisions you are requesting, including why they are needed and how they will change how the course is taught:

*2a. Course title for Catalogue:

For purposes of the College Catalogue, course titles may be any length.

*2b. Course title for transcript:
The course title that appears in the Schedule of Course Offerings and on students' transcripts may not exceed 30 characters, including spaces.

*3. Department/Program: Please select a department or program: Africana Studies Anthropology Archaeology Art History Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chinese Classics Computer Science Dance Earth and Oceanographic Science Economics Education English Environmental Studies Film Studies French Gay & Lesbian Studies Gender & Women's Studies German Government Greek History Interdisciplinary Studies Italian Japanese Latin Latin American Studies Mathematics Music Philosophy Physics Psychology Religion Russian Sociology Spanish Theater Visual Arts

*4. 3-digit course number:  4-digit course number:
Both 3-digit and 4-digit course numbers are required for Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 courses. Courses that are new for Spring 2014 onward will require only a 4-digit number.

When possible, departments and programs are asked not to reassign course numbers to new courses until they have been out of use for at least four years.

5. First cross-listed (same as) department/program: Please select an option: No first cross listing Africana Studies Anthropology Archaeology Art History Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chinese Classics Computer Science Dance Earth and Oceanographic Science Economics Education English Environmental Studies Film Studies French Gay & Lesbian Studies Gender & Women's Studies German Government Greek History Interdisciplinary Studies Italian Japanese Latin Latin American Studies Mathematics Music Philosophy Physics Psychology Religion Russian Sociology Spanish Theater Visual Arts
First cross-listed 3-digit course number:   
First cross-listed 4-digit course number:

6. Second cross-listed (same as) department/program: Please select an option: No second cross listing Africana Studies Anthropology Archaeology Art History Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chinese Classics Computer Science Dance Earth and Oceanographic Science Economics Education English Environmental Studies Film Studies French Gay & Lesbian Studies Gender & Women's Studies German Government Greek History Interdisciplinary Studies Italian Japanese Latin Latin American Studies Mathematics Music Philosophy Physics Psychology Religion Russian Sociology Spanish Theater Visual Arts
Second cross-listed 3-digit course number:  
Second cross-listed 4-digit course number:

7. Third cross-listed (same as) department/program: Please select an option: No third cross listing Africana Studies Anthropology Archaeology Art History Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chinese Classics Computer Science Dance Earth and Oceanographic Science Economics Education English Environmental Studies Film Studies French Gay & Lesbian Studies Gender & Women's Studies German Government Greek History Interdisciplinary Studies Italian Japanese Latin Latin American Studies Mathematics Music Philosophy Physics Psychology Religion Russian Sociology Spanish Theater Visual Arts
Third cross-listed 3-digit course number:  
Third cross-listed 4-digit course number:

*8. First instructor:

9. Additional instructor(s), if team taught:

*10. Does this course require a separate lab? yes    no

*11. How many credits will this course be worth? one credit    one-half credit

12. Will students be graded only on a Credit/D/Fail basis? yes    no

*13. Division: Please select a division designation: Natural Science and Mathematics--a Social and Behavioral Sciences--b Humanities--c No division (course does not satisfy any division requirements)

14. Distribution Designation (please select at least one):
Mathematical, Computational, or Statistical Reasoning--MCSR
Inquiry in the Natural Sciences--INS
Exploring Social Differences--ESD
International Perspectives--IP
Visual and Performing Arts--VPA
No distribution designation (course does not satisfy any distribution requirements)
Note that distribution designations must be requested and approved through a separate process; you will be directed to the distribution proposal forms after you complete this one.

15. Course description written for a student audience, in 700 characters or less, including spaces. Please include a description even if this is a revision proposal and the description is not changing--to give the CIC and CEP context. (Before publication in the College Catalogue, course descriptions will be edited by the Office of Communications, in accordance with the Catalogue Guidelines.):

16. This course will be offered for the first time  in: Please select a semester: Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016

17. Duration of course. Is this course intended to be a permanent addition to the department's offerings or is approval sought for only a limited duration? Please select an option: permanent addition limited duration
If the request is for a "limited duration," please specify how many times the course will be taught, specify the intended termination date, and explain the reasons for the finite life of the course.

18. Course frequency designation. This course will be offered: Please select an option: every semester once a year every other year less frequently than every other year in a non-standard pattern
Explain the reasons for the selected course frequency. If "in a non-standard pattern" was chosen, explain the pattern as well as the reasons for this choice.

19. Does this course count for the major? yes    no

If this is a cross-listed course, please specify the additional majors and minors toward which the course will apply.

20. How does this course contribute to the department's program? How is room being made for the inclusion of this course in both the schedule of courses offered by the department and the proposed instructor(s)' course offerings?

21. Are you requesting a registration limit that differs from the standard limits?
yes    no
Approved Standard Registration Limits
First-year seminars numbered 010-029 {1000-1049}: 16
Non-major courses numbered 030-099 {1050-1099}: 50
Introductory courses numbered 100-199 {1100-1999}: 50
Intermediate courses numbered 200-289 {2000-2969}: 35
Advanced courses numbered 300-399 {3000-3999}: departmental discretion

If yes, what is the limit you are requesting?

If yes, explain the reason(s) for the requested limit:

22. If this course is numbered 300-399 {3000-3999}, what is the course registration limit?

23. Are there any course prerequisites? yes    no
If yes, please list them:

24. Registration restrictions: Which one of these applies to this course?
No registration restriction
First-year students only (first-year seminars)
No first-year students
First-year students and sophomores only
Declared majors/minors only (also limits class to juniors and seniors)
Permission of instructor only (requires signature of instructor on registration card)

24a. Justification for registration restriction you are requesting.

25. Does this course require specific equipment, materials, technology, or space (classroom, studio, laboratory, etc.)? If so, can existing departmental resources fund the specific needs of the course?

26. Is there additional information about this course that you would like to provide?

* Please provide us your name:
* and your email address:
(If you are not the department chair, we will request written approval of this proposal from the department chair.)

Please submit this course proposal by clicking on the SUBMIT button below.
If you have problems completing or submitting this form, contact
Helkin von Schwaab in the Office of the Registrar. Thank you.

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