In the initial stages of planning a new course, both undergraduate and graduate, colleagues both within and outside of the department should be consulted. Effective consultations support good interdepartmental and intercollegiate relations, help generate new audiences (where appropriate) for courses, and may identify future instructional and research partnerships across departments and colleges.
Internal Consultation
Before preparing a proposal, use the following mechanism for early consultation. Doing so will provide you with an efficient way to get early feedback that can help you discover potential partners, save time, and avoid problems later in the process.
Prepare a post for the Curriculum Council web site for comments by filling out the Internal Consultation form.
The following information is required:
- Course designator and number
- Number of credits
- Paragraph description of the course topic
- Potential audience
- Contact information for questions and comments
The following people will be notified that a preliminary course has been posted and is open 7 days for comments, questions, and/or potential ideas for collaboration via email to the proposer:
- CEHD department chairs
- Directors of graduate studies
- Directors of undergraduate studies
External Consultation
External consultation is required for all new undergraduate course and program proposals. When consulting outside the college consider the following:
- Is the course redundant with existing courses?
- Is it anticipated that students in other units might enroll in this course?
- Are there potential instructional or research partnerships?
External consultations must be entered in Coursedog under the Course Proposal Details section.
To send a requests for external consultation please fill out the External Consultation form. This request must include a complete syllabus.