Maythiscourse Be Repeated Forcredit(Yes/No)?

GRADUATECOURSEAPPROVALFORM

Completethisformtoproposea new500 or600-levelcoursetobeaddedtothepermanentofferingsofa specificCASdepartmentor program.Pleaseforward theform and coursesyllabuselectronicallytotheChair of the Board of Graduate Education at .

Department/Program:

CourseNumberTitle:

Have you checked the Banner catalog to ensure that the course number is not in use?

CreditHours:

Maythiscourse be repeated forcredit(Yes/No)?:

Instructor:

Email Address:

Doesthe instructorhaveGraduate Faculty status(Yes/No)?

Ifnot,suchstatusmustbeobtainedthroughCAS.DirectallinquiriestotheCASAssociateDeanforGraduateEducation.

Please provide a concise response to each ofthe following questions.

1)Whatlibraryresourceswillbeneeded tosupportthiscourseoverthenextfiveyears? Has a libraryquerybeeninitiated?Forsuch a query,pleasecontacttheDeanofLibraries,David Cassens(977-3095).

2)Howfrequentlywould thiscoursebetaught?(Note:Offering should beproposed as a SpecialTopics593/693courseifitistobetaughtona trial basis.)

3)Explaintherationalefortheproposedcourse.Howdoestheproposed courserelateto othercoursesin theprogram,degreerequirements, aspecificclientele,or torequirementsofan accrediting agency?To whatextentdoestheproposed coursecontributetoSLU’smission?

4)Howwillyouoryourdepartmentassesswhetherthecourseisachieving itsstated learningobjectives? Thismay bepartofdepartmentalprogramassessmentorspecificto theproposed course.Someexamplesof course and program assessmentsincludeexit interviewswith students,evaluationsbythecourseinstructorsofstrengthsandweaknesses oftheclass,or dataonwhetherstudentsaresuccessfulin getting jobsorpursuing furtherstudy inareasrelevanttothecourse.

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5)Ifapprovalisgiven,should anyexisting course(s)bealteredordiscontinued?

6)HaveotherSLUdepartments/programsbeen consulted regarding thisproposal?Ifso,listthedepartments/programsand theresultsof thoseconsultationspertaining toduplicationoroverlap,andpotentialstudentinterestin thecourse.

7)Ifthecourseistobedual-numbered,pleasenoteinfield below (4XX/5XX),and outlinethedifference(s)in courserequirementsby level.Howdo thedifferentrequirementsadd up toa differentintellectualexperience?TheCurriculumCommittee Course ApprovalFormfortheundergraduatecoursemustbecompletedand submitted forapprovalto theCASUndergraduateCurriculumCommittee.Thisformisavailableonthe CAS FacultyStaffResources page underUndergraduate CurriculumForms.

8)Pleaseprovidea coursecontentsummary(maximum of50 words)forthe Banneronlinecatalog.

ApprovalSignatures

1.Department/ProgramChair:

Date:

2.CAS Boardof GraduateEducation Chair:Date:

3.CAS Assoc.Dean forGraduateEducation:Date:

Copiesto: Department/Program

FacultyCouncil

Registrar

Add a syllabus to thisdocument.Syllabi mustincludethe following information:

COURSENAME

CourseNumber,Section,CreditHoursInstructorInformation

Meeting TimesPrerequisitesCourseDescription

Textbook(s)OtherMaterialsTopicalOutline

Learning Objectives

Grading Scheme(Assignmentsand theweightingof theseassignmentsin thegrade,Grading Scale)Note:Ifthisis a dualnumbered course(4xx/5xx)course,thesyllabusalso needsto explaindifferencesin requirements for graduateand undergraduatestudents

AttendancePolicy (ifapplicable)Disability Statement

Statementon AcademicIntegrity