PROCEDURES
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #7

 TRAVEL STUDY COURSES

This form is to be used for requesting approval to implement travel study courses, also known as faculty-led courses abroad.  If a course is [approved to be] offered but not taught, it is the responsibility of the department to notify the Associate Vice Chancellor's Office at the time the course is canceled.  A travel study course must be approved for the specific semester even though it may have been offered previously.

To implement a travel study course:

1. Complete Form #7-Travel.

• Choose the appropriate term to be offered, list all terms previously offered, and fill in the dates that the course will meet if it is offered less than the normal term dates.
  
• Enter the appropriate subject area (or areas if cross-listed) and choose the type of travel study course which includes the undergraduate, graduate, and dual-listed course numbers.  For a list of subject areas, see Subject Areas Listing.  See Travel Study Programs Policy Statement for guidelines, deadlines, and the appropriate travel office to contact.
  
  
• Enter the course topic or title.  This is limited to 20-25 characters, includes spaces.  Please ensure that the course title makes sense.  It is printed on the transcripts.  (The proposal's field will allow 25 characters, but the title may need to be abbreviated when entered into the computer system.)
  
  
• Enter any prerequisite, if applicable. 
  
  
• The program fee will be determined by the International Education and Programs.
  
  
• Check the Diversity requirement box if you are requesting that this course meet the University's diversity requirement.  Once the course has been approved by the Director of the International Education and Programs, it should be submitted to the chair of the Diversity committee for approval by the Diversity committee. For a course to be considered for diversity credit, at least 70% of its content must relate to American minorities.  For more information, please contact the Chair of the Diversity committee (appointed by Faculty Senate).

•  Check the General Education box if you are requesting the course to be approved as meeting the General Education requirements.  Once the course has been approved by the Director of the International Education and Programs, it should be submitted to the chair of the General Education committee for approval by the General Education committee You must select which of the General Education areas the course is to be approved for.  (The General Education codes are listed on the form #7.)  The proposal should address how this course relates to specific core courses, meets the goals of General Education in providing breadth, and incorporates scholarship in the appropriate field relating to women and gender.  Courses should be broadly based rather than technical or narrowly focused. 

• Check the appropriate grade basis box. (Note: For Gen Ed 291, the grade basis is S/NC)
  
• Enter total contact hours.  Lecture hours count 1:1, i.e. 20 hours of lecture equals 20 contact hours.
  
• Enter lecture hours per week and number of credits.  Note:  The number of credits cannot exceed the number of weeks that the course is meeting.
  
• Check the appropriate load and location boxes. 
  
  
• List the country (ies)
  
• Enter the college (interdisciplinary, if more than one college), department(s), and instructor(s) information.
  
• Complete the remaining sections of the form regarding course information. For information on tests, assignments, and/or evaluations, include the grading policy and grading scale. For differentiation of undergraduate/graduate requirements (if applicable) include content, intensity, and self-direction.

Content: e.g., content areas of the course graduate students will explore with greater depth, and/or additional content areas graduate students will examine.

Intensity: e.g., the unique course requirements for graduate students – in terms of additional readings or assignments, different requirements in assignments, different role expectations, and/or different evaluation methods and/or standards – that reflect greater intellectual intensity and rigor.

Self-direction: e.g., outside-of-class activities required of graduate students, including research, that reflect a greater degree of self-directed learning.

• Attach syllabus and include the required contents of a syllabus listed below:

-the instructor's name
-the instructor's office location, telephone number, and office hours
-title of the course
-department prefix and number of the course (e.g. English 101)
-the course requisites
-list of required texts - purchased, rented, or from reserve
-course objectives
-attendance policy with defined excuses
-grading policy and grading scale (i.e., A = 90-100,  B = 80-89)
-course calendar including dates (subject to change) for major projects, assignments, exams

-all syllabi used in 500-and 600-level courses must specify the unique expectations of graduate students as listed above (content, intensity, and self-direction)

-mandatory statement as stated below:

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non-discriminatory learning environment.  It is the responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accommodations, Academic Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accommodation, Discrimination and Absence for University  Sponsored Events (for details please refer to the Schedule of Classes;  the "Rights and Responsibilities" section of the Undergraduate Catalog;  the Academic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services sections of the Graduate Catalog;  and the "Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures (UWS Chapter 14);  and the "Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures" (UWS Chapter 17).

2. Complete the signature page which is included at the bottom of the form.  Please ensure that the signature page information matches the information on the first page of the proposal form.
   
3. Obtain approvals (signatures) of department chairperson; the college dean; the Dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education (if the proposed course carries graduate credit or is a continuing education course); the director of International Education and Programs, the chair of the General Education committee (if Gen Ed designation is indicated); the chair of the Diversity committee (if diversity designation is indicated).
   
4. Forward a and b simultaneously:

a. One copy of the proposal to each of the deans of each non-sponsoring colleges for review (and to the Registrar's Office, if  prereqs or other special requirements are involved); deans have five working days to direct any challenges or concerns to the Associate Vice Chancellor.

b. The original goes to the Associate Vice Chancellor (via the Dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education if a graduate level or a continuing education course) whose office:

1. reviews for conformance to guidelines;
2. accepts and records the proposal;
3. e-mails the deans to indicate receipt of the proposal;
4. attempts to resolve any challenges.
5. upon approval, sends an e-mail message to the sponsoring department, the college deans, the chairs of the CCC's, the Graduate Dean (if applicable), and the Registrar's Office.
   
   

Please Note:  Courses MUST be approved prior to the first day of class.  In addition, to ensure that a course be listed in the Schedule of Classes, proposals must be received by the Associate Vice Chancellor's Office by the dates listed on the Curricular Schedule.  Courses that are approved after the deadline may still be taught, but they will NOT be listed in the Schedule of Classes.  An alternative method of advertising must be used.

Any Special Course proposal which fails to acquire all requisite signatures will be ineligible for implementation until the concerns which motivated the refusal to approve have been examined and resolved.