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The Honors Council requests that the faculty address the following issues in the rationale for the course:
- What are the expectations you have of students in this course?
- What skills do you expect the students to acquire in this course?
- How will you assess the effectiveness of their ability to meet your expectations and acquire these skills?
If the course proposed is a revision of an existing course, then you will need to address in your proposal the distinctions between the current and proposed Honors versions of the course, for the expectations you have, for the skills the students will acquire and the assessment you will implement.
PLEASE SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE FACULTY
(To print out a copy of this form go under the file menu to print.)
This form should be used to propose new courses. All proposals for whole courses must be submitted first to the Associate Dean of Faculty for consideration by the College Curriculum Committee. Deadlines are September 15 for Spring Term and December 1 for Fall Term. Note that all new course proposals should include a description of course objectives and topics (see #6 below).
This form can also be used to propose a one hour add-on to an existing course. Please specify this intention and the corresponding core course. In this case, proposals do not need to go to the Curriculum Committee, only to the Department Chair, Honors Council, and then the Associate Dean of Faculty.
1. Department: Course Level: (1xx, 2xx, 3xx) Instructor(s):
2. a) Course title and catalogue description:
b) Abbreviated title 23 or fewer characters:
c) Proposed enrollment cap with a brief rationale:
(See CEPP/Curriculum Comm. Guidelines on the web or in dept. offices)
3. Prerequisites (include brief rationale):
4. Semester hours credit: __________ Rationale:
5. Rationale for level of course (100, 200, 300) For new 300-level courses, include information on how the department plans to provide a sufficient number of seats for first and second year students at the 100/200 level:
6. Attach a description of student learning objectives and how they will be assessed plus a copy of a proposed syllabus.
7. Briefly describe how the course will fit into the present curriculum, noting, in particular, the department’s plan for contribution to the all-College curriculum:
8. Liberal Arts credit: YES______ NO_______ (Not to be confused with Liberal Studies. Courses carrying liberal arts credit are directed to general intellectual enlargement and refinement, not restricted to the special requirements of technical or professional training.)
9. All-College requirements that the course will meet: (see guidelines, append relevant materials where required, and attach rationale.)
- Expository Writing: Yes ___ No ___
- Foreign Languages: Yes ___ No ___
- Liberal Studies 2: Yes ___ No ___
- Non-Western Culture: Yes ___ No ___
- Quantitative Reasoning: Yes ___ No ___
Breadth Component:
- Indicate A or B Nature _____ Yes ___ No ___
- Art _____ Yes ___ No ___
- Society _____ Yes ___ No ___
10. When will this course be offered (every term, every year, alternate years)? With which course will it alternate?
11. Will this course replace another course? (Please specify.)
12. When will this course be offered initially?
Approvals
Approved: ________________________________________________
Chair/Director, Department/Program Date
Approved: ________________________________________________
Associate Dean of the Faculty Date
Approved: ________________________________________________
Chair, Curriculum Committee Date
