Editorial Changes in the Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs
Requests for editorial changes for both courses and programs need to be submitted online using the “Editorial Request” form. The form will route through the department chair or school director with their approval noted. The form requires a brief rationale/reason for change and current and exact proposed new catalog copy. Online forms may be found at https://registrar.illinoisstate.edu/curriculumforms.
Removal of prerequisite(s) (there may be exceptions)
Title revisions that do not change the focus of the course
Course description revisions that do not change the focus of the course
Removal or addition of “Major only,” Major/minor only.”
Removal or addition of “Not for credit in major.”
Removal or addition of “Consent of instructor” (or advisor or department chair or school director)
Addition or change of General Education designator if approved at CGE
Removal or addition of a recommended course
Addition of a course prerequisite(s) from the same department/school
Removal of 300-for-graduate credit attribute from a course
Addition of prerequisite(s) from other departments/schools
Course Changes Generally NOT Considered Editorial – Course Proposal Required
Change of hours (unless course is already listed as variable hours)
Course number change
Course description or title revision that seems to change course focus
Course content change including general topics and student performance evaluation methods (including a possible grading scale)
Programs
Editorial Changes Allowed for Programs
Removal or addition of text or punctuation to make requirements clearer
Changes when necessary to make consistent with rest of catalog (Examples: when WS changed to WGS or when Health Sciences changed CLS to MLS)
Change in a concentration(s) and/or title of concentration(s) (if it doesn’t result in a change to the program requirements/hours)
Removal or addition of a course or courses, within the same department/school or program, to specified program electives or recommended elective section(s) (there are exceptions)
Removal of deleted courses from list of elective course options
Changes to the sample plan of study section of the catalog.
Changes to Notes sections
Removal or addition of a course or courses, not within the same department/school or program, to specified program electives (there are exceptions)
Program Changes NOT Considered Editorial – Curriculum Proposal Required
Removal or addition of a course(s) to program requirements
Change of the hours required in the program
Removal of deleted courses from course requirements if doing so would change the number of hours required
GPA and grade requirements for continuance in program (must be approved by EMAS or the Graduate School first)
Note:
This list is not all inclusive. There may be exceptions for both allowed and non-allowed changes.
Keep in mind that course and program changes can relate to each other, and a change in a course could change the total hours of an associated program, which would necessitate a program revision. Example: Adding prerequisites to required courses in a program, but the new prerequisites are not listed as required in the program, which if they were listed, would increase the hours of the program. Prerequisites of a required course must be listed in a program as required.