Procedural Checklist for Curriculum Committee Proposals

The following list is intended to guide you through the Curriculum Committee proposal process. This includes proposals for:

  • New majors, minors, tracks, or emphases
  • Changes to majors, minors, tracks, or emphases
  • New courses (including x55 courses)
  • Course changes
  • Course deactivation
  • Course designations for core

Please note that the process for seeking a core designation for courses is slightly different. This is noted at the end of this page.

Members of the Curriculum Committee will look for each of the following, thus, if each item here is accounted for before the proposal is submitted, it has a much higher chance of being approved in its first iteration.

  • All proposals must be completed and submitted through Curriculog. 
    ○    Review instructions for submitting through Curriculog.
  • New and revised courses must have proper prefixes and numbers before coming to the CC.
    • Work with your Department Chair and Associate Dean of Curriculum & Student Success to find appropriate prefixes and numbers.
    • When proposing a new course that is not an x55, please consult with the Associate Dean of Curriculum & Student Success to get a course number that is available for the prefix being used.
  • Course SLOs must be clearly addressed using accepted language and descriptors.
  • Choose prerequisites carefully. For example, all prerequisite courses should be checked for embedded prerequisites.
  • Catalog language should clearly articulate the purpose of and material to be covered in the course. Compose the catalog copy with non-expert students in mind. Pay attention to the word/character limits for course descriptions. These are noted on the proposal forms.
  • If the proposal is for a Course Change, it must include the course’s old information to be revised, e.g., catalog copy, course title, number, etc.
  • There should be a clear articulation of the reasons for the changes in the Justification section of the proposals.
  • For proposals that fall outside the bounds of our usual forms contact the CC Chair.
  • Check with other departments that will be included and/or affected by your proposal.

When seeking one or more core designations for a course:

The above items should be followed, and once approved by the Department Chair and AD of Curriculum & Student Success, completed Course Designation proposals will be  forwarded to the Director of Core Curriculum, Dawn Bregel (dbregel@pacificu.edu) so the request can be reviewed by the three-person faculty review team (FRT) for the designation being sought. Once approved by the FRT, the proposal will be forwarded to the Curriculum Committee as an informational item. The CC will then have the registrar’s office enter the designation into the course’s record.

Please note that core designations are not applied to courses currently being offered. Please work with the Director of Core Curriculum to have designations applied to the records of students who are enrolled in the course.