GRADUATE CONSULTATION PROCEDURE

  1. Consultation with interested parties prior to formal curriculum review reduces points of conflict and misunderstandings. Often, an absence of prior consultation results in procedural delays.

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  2. During planning and priority-setting stages of new program development, the several curriculum committees should be kept informed of developments.

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  3. All college degree proposals approved by a college are to be forwarded to the deans of the other colleges for special attention concerning college-wide and university-wide impacts.

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  4. PROGRAM CHANGES, COURSE CHANGES, and some "OTHER" actions (Forms 2, 4 and 6) require a curriculum impact review. Before submitting proposals to your CCC, send the first page of the proposal to the Registrar's Office for this review. Any other program affected by the proposal must be consulted before the proposal is submitted to your CCC.

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  5. The sponsoring department should send a copy of the complete curriculum proposal to those academic units that are likely to be concerned about the impact of the new course.

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  6. In addition, the sponsoring department must send a copy of the first page of a new course to deans of the non-sponsoring colleges for informational purposes. The dean's office is then responsible for notifying any college department that may be concerned.

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  7. Any college or department not receiving the full proposal may request a copy of the full proposal form through the sponsoring department within five class days of receipt of the first page of the proposal in the college dean's office.

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  8. Any department or college may request consultation with the sponsoring department in writing within five class days of receiving the complete proposal.

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  9. Any consultation requested by a department must be concluded within ten class days of the receipt of the request for consultation. Consultation requested by a college must be concluded within twenty class days of such receipt. The results of each consultation must be recorded (approval, no contest, disapproval) on the curriculum proposal form signature page. Any academic unit indicating disapproval should simultaneously provide a written statement of rationale to be attached to the proposal by the sponsoring department prior to submitting the proposal for its CCC's consideration.

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  10. Consultation--not necessarily agreement--must be completed between departments prior to consideration by the CCC of the sponsoring department. Consultation with the other colleges must be completed before consideration by the Graduate Council.

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  11. If the concerns have not been resolved and the CCC of the sponsoring department approves the proposal, it will be forwarded together with the statement of rationale of opposition to the Graduate Council. The Chair of the Graduate Council will make every effort to resolve the issues before consideration by the Graduate Council. Failing resolution, the proposal together with the rationale of opposition will be forwarded for consideration to the Graduate Council.