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New Course – General Education/Diversity


On www.ship.edu/ucc select "Submit Course Proposal"

On Proposal page select category and status as appropriate. Example:

New course

Select “Distance Ed” and/or “General Ed/Diversity” as appropriate.

The following are the fields that you will fill out on the form.

First Screen

  1. College
  2. Department (or program if interdisciplinary)
  3. Sponsor
  4. Sponsor Phone
  5. Sponsor Email
  6. Proposed Course Title
  7. Title Abbreviation
  8. Proposed Subject Code
  9. Proposed Course Number
  10. Department Approval Date (if not yet approved, put in date of an upcoming department meeting)
  11. Implementation Term

Second Screen

Syllabus – attach the syllabus for the new course.

  1. Upload a Program Sheet from the Catalog
  2. Upload a Three Year Verification Grid
  3. Proposed Level
  4. Proposed Grading System
  5. Proposed Credits
  6. Proposed Workload Equivalency
  7. Schedule Type
  8. Instruction Method
  9. Co-requisites
  10. Pre-requisites
  11. Include: Minimum Grade required and Currency

  12. Restrictions
  13. Notate if the Restriction is Include or Exclude

  14. Equivalent Courses
  15. Is this course equivalent to an existing course? (i.e.: Will this course fulfill the requirements currently met by an existing course? If a student took this course in place of the existing course, would it be close enough in content that the student could count this new course as retaking that earlier course?). If courses are set up as equivalents, then if a student takes both courses, the student would only earn credit for the new equivalent course. The grade for the course being phased out/renumbered will be replaced based on the university’s repeat/grade replacement policy. If courses are not set up as equivalents, then if a student takes both courses, the student would earn credit for both courses. However, if a student does poorly in the course that is being phased out, s/he would not be able to take advantage of the repeat/grade replacement policy because the old course is no longer offered.

  16. Catalog Course Description
  17. Include all pre-reqs and co-reqs

  18. Justification for Proposal
  19. Student Learning Outcomes & Assessment
  20. A learning outcome is a statement of what a successful learner is expected to know, understand and/or be able to do at the end of a period of learning. A learning outcome specifies the level of achievement required at the point of assessment in order that a student may pass. A. List the learning outcomes for the course (Outcomes are developed by completing the sentence “Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to…”) B. List the assessment methods and link the methods to the learning outcomes.

  21. General Education Impact
  22. Intended Audience
  23. For whom is this course intended, e.g., your department majors? Non-majors currently taking your department's courses? Non-majors currently taking courses outside your department?

  24. Degree Credit
  25. How may the credit be counted in a degree program? How does the course fit into your curriculum?

  26. Impact on Other Academic Units
  27. Estimated Frequency
  28. How often will this course be offered, e.g., every semester, once per year, once every two years.

  29. Initial Number of Sections
  30. Projected Offerings for Next Five Years
  31. Similar Courses in Other Departments
  32. Do similar courses exist in other departments? If so, which course(s)? Explain how this course does not duplicate the course in another department. Provide justification that this course is needed and does not conflict with offerings in other departments. What resource impact will this course have on other departments? Provide details regarding impact. (Consult with other departments prior to making the proposal.)

  33. Description
  34. List all similar courses in other departments and explain possible audience crossover and possible registration competition.

  35. Replace or Overlap Existing Course
  36. Does this course replace or overlap an existing course? If so, which course and how?

  37. Courses Not Taught
  38. What course(s) will not be taught as a result of shifting resources to this new course?

  39. Growth Impact
  40. If you project growth in the offerings, what is the expected impact on other courses, sections, or students?

  41. Methods of Instruction
  42. What methods of instruction and learning will be used?

  43. Faculty Coverage
  44. Can this course be taught by several members of the faculty in the department, or is it restricted to a specialist in the field? Indicate likely instructors. (If a specialist is needed to teach this course, please provide the rationale.)

  45. Additional Costs
  46. What additional costs are anticipated over the next calendar year by instituting this course? (Faculty, supplies, equipment, facilities, e.g.: classroom space, laboratory space, or support personnel.)

  47. Additional Computing Resources Required
  48. Will this course require any computing resources? (use of a microcomputer laboratory, use of the mainframe computer, additional software or recommendation that students should buy computers and/or software)

  49. Additional Library Resources Required
  50. What additional library resources will be required? Has the library been consulted to determine the adequacy of library holdings or to estimate the cost to improve these sufficiently?

General Education & Diversity Status

New General Education Courses should meet the requirements listed below. Please be sure to read the General Education Objectives and Assessment document posted on the GEC website prior to filling out this proposal. The following conditions should be met:

  • General Education courses should be offered at the introductory level.
  • General Education courses should be available to all students and a majority of the students taking the courses should come from majors outside the discipline of the course.
  • General Education courses should be able to meet the objectives for the category as laid out by the General Education Coordinating Committee. Sponsors must provide a plan to assess the course in terms of its effectiveness in meeting the Category objectives.

General Education & Diversity Status Proposal Sponsors should distribute the proposal to Chairs of departments currently offering classes in that General Education Category. The proposal should also be distributed to appropriate Deans. Departments that disapprove would have to make the case that the new course would significantly change their own enrollments or that the course would not meet the objectives of the category.

 
  1. Gen Ed Category
  2. Final Exam
  3. Credits Count Towards Degree
  4. Justification for Status
  5. Gen Ed Goals Met
  6. How does this course meet the broad goals of general education as stated in the GECC document?

  7. Commonalities Among the Courses
  8. How does this course compare to and/or complement the descriptions listed under the “Commonalities among the Courses” section of the Category with which this course will be listed?

  9. Learning Objectives
  10. How does this course compare to and/or complement the “Learning Objectives” section of the Category with which this course will be listed?

  11. Need for the Course
  12. Why is this course needed in addition to other General Education courses offered in this General Education category? Give reasons related to academic content.

  13. Own Department Impact
  14. How will the addition of this course affect the current teaching loads, enrollments, and curricular offerings of your department?

  15. Sections
  16. Will this course be a significant addition to General education in terms of subject and number of sections? How many sections will be offered each semester?

  17. Other Departments’ Impact
  18. How will the addition of this course affect the current teaching loads, enrollments, and curricular offerings of other departments currently offering courses in the Category in which this course will be listed?

  19. Similar Courses

Contact The University Curriculum Committee

Shippensburg University 1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg, PA 17257