The document provides guidelines for submitting proposals to create, change, or delete courses or educational programs to the Curriculum Committee at Dillard University. It outlines the required steps, including using the appropriate form, providing a title, course details, rationale, and supporting documents like syllabi. Meeting dates for the spring semester are also listed. Proposals are due by certain dates to be considered for the following year's academic catalog.

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Dillard University
Curriculum Committee
Guidelines to Submit Curricular and Education Program Proposals
Cleo Joffrion Allen, Ph.D., APR, Chair, 2012-13
Amy Lesen, Ph.D., Secretary, 2012-13
Spring 2013 meetings: 9-10:45 a.m. Fridays: Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 22, March 1,
March 15, April 12 and April 26. Note: April meetings are NOT for 2013-14 catalog, but
for the following year.
Guidelines to Submit Curricular and Education Program Proposal
When submitting a proposal to create, change or delete a course or educational program,
please take the following steps.
1. Use the Official Form:
Use the “Educational Program Change Request Form” (red title) to propose a new
program, significant modifications to a current program (two more changes), or
deletion of a program. The faculty member proposing a new program, modification or
change to an existing program must complete in writing the required information.
Use the “Curriculum Change Request Form” (blue title) for less than two “options”
or “sequences” changes in a single request. Use a separate form for three or more
changes. Please complete required information before submitting the form to the
University Curriculum Committee (UCC).
2. Title Is Required
In order for the UCC to determine the nature of the request, please provide a “title”
that summarizes the purpose of the application in the space near the date. (Example:
“Mass Communication PR Revamp” or “Add Course to Sociology Curriculum.”
3. Provide course number, course or educational program description(s), and number of
credits, for a new program or course, as it will appear in the catalog. For an existing
course or program, provide the current course number, credits, course, or educational
program description.
4. A request to add a new course or program must include syllabus/syllabi, learning
objectives, learning outcomes, and assessment strategies.
5. The rationale to modify, add, or delete courses and programs must include
educational program, college, University, accreditation, professional organization