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DEADLINE FOR SPRING 2014Course changes: August 2014 EPCDEADLINES FOR FALL 2014
Course changes: January 2014 EPC
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COURSES
Approval flowchart for courses
Establish, revise or inactivate a course
Complete the following:- Course Catalog Update (CCU) workflow (log onto FlashLine - My Actions Items tab - "Workflow & Utilities")
- For help, consult Course Catalog Update User Manual and frequently asked questions
Make the same revision to a large amount of courses
Complete the following:Designate a course or course section for the experiential learning requirement
- To submit a whole course, complete an experiential learning course proposal
- To submit a specific section of a course, complete an experiential learning course section proposal
- Please read the experiential learning requirement policy statement and guidelines
Designate a course for the Kent Core
Only lab or interdisciplinary courses may be submitted at this time for new Kent Core designation.Complete the following:
Designate a course for the diversity course requirement
Complete the following:Designate a course for the writing-intensive course requirement
Complete the following:Establish, revise or eliminate a special course fee
Complete the following: All fees are approved by the Kent State University Board of Trustees in the spring of the next academic year (e.g., approved in spring 2013 to begin fall 2013.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND POLICIES
Approval flowchart for programs and policies
Establish a new associate or bachelor's degree or a major
Please contact Therese Tillett, at 2-8558 or by e-mail, to discuss all that is involved and to develop a timeline for implementation.Complete the following:
Establish a new master's or doctoral degree or major
Please contact Mary Ann Stephens, dean of graduate studies, at 2-4712 or by e-mail, to discuss all that is involved and to develop a timeline for implementation.Complete the following:
Establish a new certificate
Effective 1 July 2011, certificate programs that are eligible for federal financial aid for students are considered under the "gainful employment" regulations. Therefore, institutions are required on annual basis to disclose in a public manner (e.g., university catalog), data on on-time graduation rate; job placement rate; tuition, fees and costs of books and supplies; median loan debt incurred by the students; and occupations for which the certificate will prepare/has prepared the student. Academic units will be responsible for submitting the job placement rates. More information on the gainful employment regulation can be found at ifap.ed.gov/GainfulEmploymentInfo. For more information on policies for a certificate program at Kent State, consult the curriculum guidelines for programs.Complete the following:
Establish a new minor or a new concentration within a major
If you are doing other revisions to a degree program in addition to creating new or inactivating existing concentration(s), please complete just one proposal rather than multiple proposals for the same major. For more information on policies for minors and concentrations at Kent State, consult the curriculum guidelines for programs.Complete the following:
Revise or inactivate a major, concentration, minor or certificate
Please complete the following if you are inactivating a program or changing a program's admission, course or graduation requirements (one proposal per major even if changes are happening to several concentrations within the major):Revise course sequencing or information notes in an existing roadmap
Complete the roadmap revision form and submit it to Curriculum Services with a marked-up copy of the current roadmap(s). Please note, you cannot change curriculum requirements with this form.Revise the name of a major or degree
Please contact Therese Tillett, at 2-8558 or by e-mail, to fully discuss your intentions so she can send you the appropriate Ohio Board of Regents documents.Establish additional degree for an existing major
Contact Therese Tillett, at 2-8558 or by e-mail, to discuss your intentions so she can send you the appropriate Ohio Board of Regents documents.Establish, revise or inactivate a policy for a department, college or university-wide
Academic policies pertain to regulations or procedures developed to maintain standards while assuring fair and consistent treatment of students. Some examples of policies include those relating to admission to the university, selective admission requirements for one or more programs or retention criteria. Academic policies are found, typically, in the University Catalog. The term policy also includes university policies, administrative policies and operational procedures and regulations, which are found in the University Policy Register.Academic policies are exclusive of program requirements. If you want to revise a policy within an academic program, use the paperwork above for "revise or inactivate a major, concentration, minor or certificate."
Complete the following:
Temporarily suspend admissions into a program
Complete the following:Offer an existing degree program fully online
Complete the following:Offer an existing Kent Campus degree program at a regional campus
Complete the following:Offer an existing degree or certificate program at a location not a campus
Complete the following:Establish, revise or inactivate a consortial or articulation agreement with another institution
Contact Kelly Anthony, at 440-964-4267 or by e-mail, to discuss the process and paperwork involved.
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES
Approval flowchart for academic administrative structures
Establish, revise or inactivate an academic administrative unit, center or institute
Please review the University Policy Regarding the Establishment or Revision of Academic Administrative Structures (3342-2-03) and Administrative Policy and Procedures Regarding Academic Administrative Structures (3342-2-03-1) before submitting paperwork.Complete the following: