Instructions for Proposing Curricular Changes

Academic units interested in proposing changes to the curriculum (course-related and programmatic) or academic regulations must complete the appropriate forms, provide the necessary documentation, and submit to the academic unit academic affairs committee chair. Once the forms have been approved by the unit faculty body, follow the routing to secure required signatures before submitting to the campus Academic Affairs Committee chair for review by the full committee. Proposals which must undergo external approval must reach the campus AAC committee in no later than the date for the final agenda sent out in the fall semester. Revisions not requiring external consideration should reach the AAC in time for review by that committee and to be included on the March Faculty Senate agenda. Consult the faculty governance calendar for submission deadlines.

Information provided on forms must comply with the relevant style and content catalog requirements. Modifications to the forms must be approved by the AAC committee (and Graduate Committee in the case of graduate program forms) and by the Faculty Senate. Click on the links below for forms and instructions:

All documents are in Microsoft Word format unless noted otherwise.

General Type of
Curricular Change

Specific Change to Undergraduate Curriculum

Specific Change to Graduate Curriculum Instructions
Course

Create a new course

Checklist for Undergrad "Create New Course" form

Modify or delete existing
course

Checklist for Undergrad "Modify or Delete Course" form

Create a 1-time only course

Create a new course 

Checklist for Grad "Create New Course" form

Modify or delete existing 
course

Checklist for Grad "Modify or Delete" form

Create a 1-time only course

Directions for Creating a New Course

Directions for Modifying or Deleting Existing Course

University policy on course changes

USC Upstate CIP Codes

NCES CIP Codes

Major and Minor Codes

Program

Create a new program

Checklist for Undergrad "Create New Program" form

Modify or delete an existing
program

Checklist for Undergrad "Modify or Delete Existing Program" form

Create a new Minor (Word)

Create a new program

Checklist for Grad "Create a New Program" form

Modify or delete existing
program

Checklist for Grad "Modify or Delete Program" form

Upstate Guide to Program Development and Approval 

Directions for filling out forms

Steps for Approval of New Programs 

CHE Policies and Procedures 

USC Upstate Program CIP Codes  

Major and Minor Codes

Policy on Creating Academic Programs

Appendix 4: Program revision: 18 credit hours or less, including addition of concentration

Certificate

Create a new certificate 

Checklist for Undergrad "Create a New Certificate" form

 Modify or delete existing
certificate (Word)

Create a new certificate (Word)

Checklist for Grad "Create a New Certificate" form

Modify or delete existing
certificate (Word)

Instructions for Creating Undergraduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate Codes

Academic Regulation

Create a new academic
regulation (Word)

Modify or delete an existing
academic regulation

 

Create a new academic
regulation (Word)

Modify or delete an existing
academic regulation