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CREDIT COURSE ADDITION/DELETION/MODIFICATION
The modification of
an existing course shall be defined as changing the course description, course
number, course title, or lecture-lab distribution. The following process shall be followed to
add a credit course, delete a credit course, or modify a credit course:
I.
The faculty member initiating the change develops or revises the
syllabus and, where applicable, the four-semester program plan. The documents are attached to Curriculum
Change form(s) signed by the faculty member.
Proposed curriculum changes should be evaluated by appropriate
departmental faculty prior to submission to the academic department dean.
II.
The department dean completes the Curriculum Change form(s). Where new or revised courses are part of the
proposed change, the department dean reviews the syllabus and ensures that all
needed revisions have been made prior to submitting the documents to the
Coordinator of Curriculum.
III.
The Director of Curriculum and New Program Development distributes the
proposed changes to the Curriculum Development Committee (CDC) for review and
approval. If problems are identified by
the CDC, the paperwork is returned to the department dean for further revision
and subsequent reevaluation by the CDC.
Proposals not approved by the CDC are returned to the Academic
Department Dean; approved proposals are forwarded to the Director of Returning
Student Advising and Advisor Training
IV.
Curriculum changes approved by the Director of Returning Student
Advising and Advisor Training are submitted to the Vice President of Learning.
V.
Curriculum changes approved by the Vice President of Learning that do
not require TBR approval (Pellissippi State Policies 03:04:01 and 03:04:02) are
distributed to appropriate college offices for administrative processing. (Original forms routed to the Registrar and
subsequently to the Curriculum office.
VI.
Official copies of approved new and revised courses are placed on the
Advising and Curriculum website.
Approved:
Executive Council, March 4, 1991
Executive
Council, November 2, 1992
Executive
Council, June 20, 1994
President's
Council, August 28, 1995
Approved:
President Allen G. Edwards, August 8, 1997
Approved:
President Allen G. Edwards, August 27, 2001
Approved:
President’s Staff, May 15, 2006
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, May 15, 2006
Editorial Changes, July 2008