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Curriculum Committees

Coursedog Curriculum Training

Coursedog Overview

Coursedog's Curriculum Management System processes course and program proposals and is integrated with Campus Solutions, ISU's student information system, and the Coursedog Catalog. After proposals are approved, integrated fields are merged with Campus Solutions and catalog copy fields are merged with the catalog. 

Request to be added to the Curriculum and Catalog announcements listserv by emailing Curriculum@ilstu.edu

ISU specific training resources

Login to the Coursedog Curriculum and Catalog System
Log in using your Illinois State University Central Login email and password.

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ISU Specific Coursedog Curriculum Management Training Resources

  1. Coursedog glossary
  2. Proposal/form instructions - some steps must be done prior to starting the proposal/form in Coursedog. This page also shows workflow steps by proposal type
  3. Proposal deadlines
  4. Course proposals (new, revisions (minor edits or significant revisions), inactivate, new temporary course)
  5. Major (associated sequences), minor, and certificate proposals (new, revisions, minor edits, inactivate)
    1. Adding/Revising Requirements 
    2. Adding/Revising Sample Plans of Study
  6. Proposal dashboard overview
  7. Making proposal decisions (approving, routing a proposal back to author, rejecting) - Information for chairs of curriculum committees, department chairs, deans, associate deans, and others who are responsible for reviewing and approving/rejecting or routing proposals back in Coursedog.
  8. Add/remove members of a curriculum committee and give committee chair permissions. Only Department Chairs/School Directors, Associate Deans, AVP for Undergraduate/Graduate Education have access to update committee membership.
  9. Financial Implications Form, Request to Add Hours to Existing Major/Sequence/Minor/Certificate, or Request Subject Code:
    1. Login to Coursedog's Curriculum Management System (link is above)
    2. On the right-hand side under the Actions header, click on +NEW PROPOSAL.
    3. From the drop-down menu select the appropriate form title.
    4. Complete the fields on the form and click on Submit Form at the end of the form.
    5. Direct questions about the Financial Implications Form (FIF) and the Request to Add Hours to Existing Major/Sequence/Minor/Certificate to the Provost's Office. 

Request a Zoom Training Session
Email Curriculum@ilstu.eduwith 3-4 dates and time blocks to request a Zoom training session with a member of the Registrar's curriculum staff.

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