Template for New Course Proposals

Template for New Course Proposals

(For DE courses, use DE Course Proposal Form)

[NAME OF PROPOSED COURSE]

[PROFESSOR NAME]

1.Course Description:(Please describe both the overall objective(s) of the course and the specific topics you intend to cover. Please follow the form of the course descriptions in our catalog, available online.)

2. Learning Outcomes: (Please describe 3-5 specific learning outcomes for the course. They should be simple, and written with action verbs. Focus on the several key things that students should Know from the course, and what they should be able to do after completing the course. For resources on writing learning outcomes in syllabi, see UC Hastings’ website:

3.Prerequisites:

4.Number of Credits:

___1
___2
___3
___4

___5

5.Required text(s):

6.Method of grading:

7.Frequency of Offering

___ Every semester

___ Once a year

___ Every third semester

___ Every other year
___ Intersession
___ Summer only

8.Should this course be designated as a “Skills” course? (If so, please specify how the course meets the criteria for a Skills course. The criteria appear at the end of this form.)

9.May students use this course to meet their Advanced Legal Writing Requirement?(If so, please state how the students’ course work will meet the ALWR criteria contained in the Student Handbook.)

10.Does this course call for the use of library resources (include databases such as Lexis)? (If so, please specify.)

11.Is this course part of an approved FCSL Certificate Program? (Before answering yes, please contact the program administrator and obtain their approval, which approval should be signified by their initialing this item).

12.Please describe how the course fits within FCSL’s overall curriculum. (Does it build from other courses? Is there any overlap with other courses? What will this course provide that is not already covered within the FCSL curriculum? Will the course provide our students with knowledge they will use in their practice?)

Skills Criteria

To qualify as a skills course, the course should:

(a) provide students with significant opportunities to actively practice one or more skills important to practicing attorneys, and to reflect on the experiences;

(b) provide students with meaningful feedback on each exercise/assignment; and

(c) have at least 50% of the student’s course grade determined by their performances on skills exercises and skills assignments.