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Curriculum Review Resources

Curriculum Review Guide and Forms
 
Members of the academic community should utilize these forms to make requests for new programs and courses and changes to existing programs and changes. 
 
Curriculum Review Guide - information to consider as developing requests to change or add new courses and programs to the curriculum

Curriculum Review Checklists

Curriculum Review Checklist for School Committees - rubric to aid school committee members in the review of curriculum requests

Curriculum Review Checklist for Deans - rubric to aid Deans in the review of curriculum requests

Curriculum Review Checklist for University Committees (UCC & GC) - rubric to aid university committee members in the review of curriculum requests

Curriculum Review Checklist for Academic Council - rubric to aid Academic Council voting members in the review of curriculum requests

Curriculum Review Checklist for the Core Curriculum Committee - rubric to aid Core Curriculum Committee members in the review of course requests related to the core curriculum


Coursedog Guides*

Proposal Author guide

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Approvers guide

School and University Committees guide

* Guides can be found on the Academic Affairs intranet site called Coursedog Resources.  UNTD username and login may be to access this content.


Course Proposal Forms

New Course proposal

Edit Course proposal

Change Course Modality proposal

Inactivate Course proposal

Core Curriculum Course Request - see Core Curriculum website and the form is in the Approval Process and Forms section

Request to Develop and Deliver an Online Course

Program Proposal Forms

Declaration of Intent to Propose a New Academic Program

New Program proposal

Edit Program proposal

Change Program Modailty proposal

Inactivate Program proposal

Information requested in these forms allows: 1) the committees to perform informed reviews, 2) campus offices to complete important functions, such as updates to the student information system for the course catalog and degree audits, and 3) outside organizations, such as THECB or SACSCOC, to review and approve changes for our growing institution.

It is important to note that new programs and editing existing programs may require new courses or changes to existing courses.  Please complete the New Course and/or Edit Course forms that should accompany the program form as a package. Proposal review and implementation of your vision may be delayed without all of the pertinent information.


Curriculum Governance Bodies

Academic Council
Chair: Dr. Christopher Markwood
Executive Assistant: To be determined
Reviews all curriculum proposals.

Core Curriculum Committee
Chair: Mark Stanley
Reviews courses meant to serve as a State core curriculum requirement.

Graduate Council
Chair: Ali Shaqlaih 
Reviews all courses and programs related to graduate education.

School Curriculum Committee Chairs
School of Business - Stephanie Mongiello
School of Education - Ratna Narayan
School of Behavioral Health and Human Services -  Samuel Bore 
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Gabe Otteson
Reviews all courses and programs related to departments from a particular school.

University Curriculum Committee
Chair: Iftekhar Amin

Reviews all courses and programs related to undergraduate education.


Curriculum Review Process

Curriculum Review Flow Chart

The Curriculum Review Guide provides more in-depth information on the roles and responsibilities of the various committees that review requests.

A faculty member initiating a program or course for consideration should actively follow-up to ensure a request is working through this process.

For new courses, Core Curriculum Course Requests should be submitted after the University Curriculum Committee has approved the course.  For courses already approved and a part of the course catalog, a Core Curriculum Course Request should be submitted to the Core Curriculum Committee followed by Academic Council review and then the THECB for final approval.

When curriculum changes require approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the Director of University Accreditation and Policy will communicate the decision to all institutional stakeholders once received. 

Approval by the Academic Council is the final institutional decision and then actionable by the Office of the Registrar for the catalog, course catalog, and official University degree audit housed in the UNTD EIS, except in cases in which external review and permission is required.  In those cases, the AVP for Strategy and Effectiveness relays the final decision to the Registrar for final implementation.

The Catalogs will be officially published online with a target date of May 1 for the next academic year. In order for curriculum changes to be published in the catalog, a calendar has been created to inform the campus community of deadlines for content.

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Curriculum Review Calendar for Different Committees - AY 2024-2025 Calendar

Month Relevant Curricular Events
Prior Year - May

Deadline: May 15 - Declaration of Intent to Request a New Program for curricular review next acadmic year.  (Jan 1 of prior year if it is a doctoral program.)

The Declaration of Intent can be done at any time and will trigger a required notification to the THECB that is required before curriculum review can occur.

August Academic Year starts; Fall classes begin
September    Monthly Academic Council meeting*
October Monthly Academic Council meeting*
November Deadline: approve New Programs (and New Courses for New Programs) for next academic year 
Monthly Academic Council meeting*
December Office of the Provost and Strategic Planning Liaison to add new programs to Board of Regents agenda for February meeting
January

External Deadline: January 1 - any possible SACSCOC Substantive Change Notification or Prospectus due

** see May content

Feburary

Board of Regents meeting for approval of New Programs

Deadline: Edit Programs (and any New Courses for program edits)
Monthly Academic Council meeting*

March

Deadline:  Academic Policy Changes for the catalogs
Deadline:  March 1- All THECB certifications and approval paperwork 

Strategic Planning Liaison sends notifications to SACSCOC
Monthly Academic Council meeting*

April Deadline: New Courses and Edit Courses (not impacting program structure)
Monthly Academic Council meeting*
May

Deadline: May 1 - University Catalogs published
Monthly Academic Council meeting* - end of AY curricular cycle

Deadline: May 15 - Declaration of Intent to Request a New Program for curricular review next acadmic year  ** (January 1 deadline if a doctoral program.)

June

Summer preparation for next AY curricular cycle

Deadline: early June for Department of Education requests for financial aid eligibility

July External Deadline: SACSCOC Approval Letters due
Summer preparation fo next AY curricular cycle

Request to Develop and Deliver an Online Course

Guideline: Courses that will be taught in an online or hybrid format need at least three months for development with Distance Learning and Instructional Technology and appropriate platform training.


Other Resources:

THECB – New Program Requests 

THECB - Standards for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs  

IPEDS - CIP Codes 

THECB – 50-mile Rule for New Program Notification 

THECB - Academic Course Guide Manual (alignment for TCCN system)

THECB - General Education Core Curriculum WebCenter – select UNT Dallas and a component area to see what courses have been approved.

THECB - Distance Education Modifications & Requests

TAC - Definitions of Foundational Component Areas (FCA) of State Core Curriculum requirements

SACSCOC – Substantive Change Policy 

SACSCOC – 2018 Edition of the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement 

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