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Curriculum Committees

New Major/associated sequence(s), Minor and Certificate Proposals

Overview

  • Each major is associated with a degree type and they are built as individual majors in Campus Solutions therefore each requires a separate proposal submitted in Coursedog.
    • Example, if you want to propose a new major or make revisions to a major that offers both a B.A. degree and a B.S. degree, two separate proposals are required. 

  • When you start a program proposal you must select Summer for the Starting Effective Term and the year for the catalog year. All program proposals are approved for the start of a new catalog year. The ISU Catalog Year begins in May on the first day of Summer Session. No changes may be made to the Catalog once it is live. 

  • Undergraduate majors and sequences require a Sample Plan of Study as part of the proposal. 
    • New course proposals must be fully approved before the course may be added to the sample plan of study section of an undergraduate major/sequence program proposal. 
    • Revise course proposals that change the credit hours should be fully approved before adding the course to a Sample Plan of Study since the credit hours are auto-calculated. 

  • After a major (sequence), minor, certificate proposal is approved, the catalog year it is approved for is updated with copy from the proposal. 
  • Review general proposal instructions and proposal deadlines
  • After a proposal is submitted - Reviewing proposals, approving, rejecting, routing back to author

Coursedog Training Video: New Major (including any associated sequences), Minor, or Certificate 

  1. Log in to Coursedog's Curriculum Management System using your ISU email and password. 

  2. From the home page click on +NEW PROPOSAL on the right side navigation under the Actions heading. 
  3. You will be prompted with questions to route you to the correct proposal form. 
    Form routing new program

    Do not use the Propose new major proposal type to propose a new sequence for an existing major     use the Revise major/sequences/minor/certificate proposal form.  

  4. Click on Propose new major, minor or certificate
  5. All proposals auto save. If you leave a proposal before submitting it, when you log back in you will find it in Drafts on the left navigation. 

  6. The top section of the proposal form pertains to the Major/Minor/Certificate - depending on which you are proposing and additional administrative data. 
    major, minor, certificate
  7. The Sequences (Subplans) section of the form is where you can add data for associated new sequences if you are proposing a new major. Minors and Certificates cannot have sequences.
  8. Complete the fields on the proposal. Some fields are required. 
    Some fields will have notes next to them, this is important information, please read it carefully before completing the field. Some fields will be only visible and not editable.
    If you are not sure how to complete a field, please stop and email Curriculum@ilstu.edu, completing a form incorrectly will ultimately take more time. 
  9. Some questions, such as "Does this major (or associated sequences), minor or certificate lead to teacher certification/licensure?" impact the proposal workflow. If you answer incorrectly, the proposal may have to be routed back to you and the workflow reset which will take additional time. 

  10. The Coursedog Only Catalog Fields section includes a Catalog Display Name and Brief Description for the Major, Minor or Certificate, depending on what type you are proposing. Refer to the notes next to the fields for guidance on the required formatting. 

  11. Refer to Requirements and the Sample Plans of Study for information about making revisions to these proposal sections.

  12. When you are finished completing all the proposal fields, click Submit Proposal.

After a proposal is submitted