1.    Obtain the Curriculum Guide (1993) from the Office of the Provost that outlines the procedures for seeking approval of new and revised courses, program proposals, and program revisions.  Please review the policies and procedures carefully and direct any questions to the Associate Provost, the Director of The Teachers Academy, or the Chair of the Teachers Academy Curriculum Committee.  All items that affect any program in the Teachers Academy, including routine changes, must be submitted to The Teachers Academy Curriculum Committee.

2.    Obtain approval and appropriate signatures from the appropriate division, department, school, college faculty, or committee

3.    Submit the proposal for the new or revised course or new or revised program to the Director of The Teachers Academy approximately 3 weeks before the next scheduled meeting of the Curriculum Committee.  (The Curriculum Committee normally meets on the second Monday of each month.)  Included in the packet should be:

    a.    a new or Amended Course Proposal Guidelines (Curriculum Guide, page 21, the blue sheet)
    b.    a copy of the proposal
    c.    attachments including copies of consultations and other correspondence; and
    d.    supplementary documentation which explains and demonstrates the relationship of the course to a program and the
            rationale for a program revision or new program proposal including standards suggested by NCATE, SDPI, and
            other learned societies within the program area.  Written narrative, outline, or a matrix are all appropriate forms of
            documentation.

4.    Upon approval of a course or program proposal, the Director of the Teachers Academy will sign the flow sheet on
        behalf of the Curriculum Committee and forward decisions to the Executive Cabinet.  The Curriculum Committee
        may recommend changes in proposals before final approval.  The sheet and materials will be returned to the program
        chair or author of proposals.

5.    Program representatives will send approved materials to the University Curriculum Committee or the Graduate Studies
        Committee.
 
 

Approved December 6, 1993