Submitting Major (and associated sequences), Minor and Certificate Proposals

Overview

• Before starting a program proposal review the Procedures and Definitions information and Form Instructions for items that may need to be completed prior to starting the proposal in the Coursedog system.
• 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. 
• Review proposal deadlines
• Undergraduate majors and sequences must have a Sample Plan of Study as part of the proposal. The Sample Plans show the flow of the curriculum. These are just sample plans, students will work with their advisor to create individualized plans based on their remaining requirements. 
• 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. 
• If you need assistance anytime before starting or while you are working on a proposal, email Curriculum@ilstu.edu to ask questions or schedule a Zoom training session. Provide 3-4 dates and time-frames that will work for you. 

Links to step-by-step instructions and videos

• Propose New Major (and associated sequences), Minor, or Certificate - Do not use this proposal form to propose a NEW Sequence to an existing major, use the Revise Major proposal form. 
  
  
• Revise Major (and/or associated sequences and to add a NEW Sequence), Minor or Certificate 
  There are two types of proposal forms that can be used: Minor Edits or Revise 
  
  
• Requirements section
  
  
• Sample Plans of Study section - for undergraduate majors and sequences only
  
  
• Inactivating a major (and/or associated sequences), minor or certificates
  
  
• After a proposal is submitted 

 

Inactivating a major (and/or associated sequences), minor or certificates

1. Log in to Coursedog's Curriculum Management System using your ISU email and password. 
   
   
2. Select INACTIVATE (delete) major, and/or sequence(s), minor or certificate
   Use this proposal to inactivate a major (and/or associated sequences), minor or certificate. 
   
3. Select the Effective Start Term. All program proposals must start in the summer, since ISU's catalog year begins on the first day of summer session. Refer to the proposal deadlines for the upcoming catalog. Do not enter an Effective End Term.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. Complete the fields on the proposal. Some fields will have notes next to them, this is important information, please read it carefully before completing the field.
   
   
6. If you want to inactivate a sequence DO NOT click on Delete Specialization, just change the status of the Sequence to Inactive. 
7. 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.educompleting a form incorrectly will ultimately take more time.
8. When you are finished completing all the proposal fields, click Submit.