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The University's course inventory consists of all courses listed in the current
undergraduate/graduate catalog. Part of the Faculty Senate's yearly course
approval process, the online course approval application is for proposing a
new course or revising or deactivating a course. This application is also used
to apply for multicultural status and FYE and DLE requirement designations. Course proposals are routed electronically
through the approval process and culminate in the Challenge List, also available
through this application during the Challenge Period.
The course approval cycle begins in June and course proposals are required
to be approved through the college level by December. Courses not approved
by the college dean by the December deadline will not appear on the Challenge
List. The Challenge List is the list of all course proposals in the current
cycle that have received the required approvals. The Challenge Period, which
usually falls during the first week of spring classes, is a 5 day period in
which all university faculty can review the Challenge List and submit electronically
any concern or challenge they might have in reference to a particular course.
Challenges are routed electronically to the chairperson of the Undergraduate
Studies Committee for courses numbered 001-499, and to the Graduate Studies
Committee chairperson for courses numbered 500 and above. The respective committees
are responsible for determining the validity of the challenge and overseeing
it's resolution. All courses approved by the Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Committees become part of the permanent course inventory, effective the following
fall. The specific dates and deadlines
for the current cycle are available in the current online application.
Instructions on how to:
How to Propose a New Course
1) Go to the course approval application.
2) Scroll down until you see the STATUS heading. Under that heading click "Propose
a new course for Academic Year XXXX-XX."
3) Authenticate with your UDelNetID and password and click SUBMIT.
4) Enter the required information and click NEXT STEP. Definitions of the
terms on the left side of the form are availalble by clicking on the term in
question. If you want to save your work and return later, click SAVE WITHOUT
SUBMITTING at the bottom of the page.
5) Continue completing the required information and clicking NEXT STEP until
you are presented with the following: Propose a New Course: Confirm Before
Submitting. If the listed information is correct, click FINISH AND SUBMIT at
the bottom of the page. If you'd like to save the information and submit it
later, click SAVE WITHOUT SUBMITTING. If you need to correct previously typed
information, click PREVIOUS PAGE to back up to the place where the mistake
can be corrected. Make your correction and click NEXT STEP until you can click
FINISH AND SUBMIT.
6) Once you have clicked FINISH AND SUBMIT, you should receive confirmation
that your proposal was successfully received.
How to Propose a Course Revision
1) Go to the course approval application (http://www.udel.edu/courseinv).
2) Browse by department or subject area to find the course you want to revise.
3) You will be asked to authenticate with your UdelNetID and password. Enter them and
click SUBMIT.
4) If you entered part of the course id in the search box or browsed by department
or subject area, you should see a resulting list of courses. Click the REVISE
button to the right of the course id.
5) You are presented with the existing course detail on the left side of the
page, and you can make your changes on the right side.
6) Continue making your changes and completing the required course justification
information and clicking NEXT STEP until you are presented with the current
course details on the left and your proposed changes on the right. If the information
is correct, scroll to the bottom of the page and click FINISH AND SUBMIT. If
you need to make corrections, click PREVIOUS PAGE to return to the page where
the incorrect information was entered. After corrections are completed, click
NEXT PAGE until you can click FINISH AND SUBMIT. At any time you can click
SAVE WITHOUT SUBMITTING and return to the proposal at another time.
7) Once you have clicked FINISH AND SUBMIT, you should receive confirmation
that your proposal was successfully received.
How to Propose a Course for Deactivation
1) Go to the course approval application (http://www.udel.edu/courseinv).
2) Browse by department or subject area to find the course you want to deactivate.
Click the DEACTIVATE button to the right of the course id.
3) You will be asked to authenticate with your UDelNetID and password. Enter them and
click SUBMIT.
4) Scroll to the end of the course detail and click SUBMIT FORM.
5) You should receive confirmation that your proposal was successfully received.
Definitions of course detail terms:
Course ID
Course Title
Credit
Maximum repeatable credits
Grade type
Multicultural course
First Year Experience
Discovery Learning Experience
Replaces
Instructional format
Cross listed courses
Course catalog title
Narrative
Prerequisite
Corequisite
Restrictions
Approvals and reviews
Instructor reference
COURSE ID
Enter a course number as the subject area code and the three-digit number for
the course; example ARTH402.
The course numbering scheme used at the University of Delaware is as follows:
- 001-099 Below baccalaureate degree.
- 100-199 Introductory-level courses.
- 200-299 Introductory and intermediate courses, usually requiring some previous
knowledge or experience in the discipline.
- 300-399 Courses with a more concentrated focus on the subject matter in a
particular discipline.
- 400-499 Advanced courses for majors and other qualified students. See Note
3 below.
- 500-599 Graduate-level courses for the nonspecialist. See Note 1 below.
- 600-699 Graduate-level courses, also open to advanced undergraduates. See
Notes 2 , 3 and 4 below.
- 800-899 Graduate-level courses.
- 900-999 Ph.D.-level courses.
- X66 Special problems and independent study.
- X67 Experimental course (may be offered twice).
Note 1: Courses numbered 500 to 599 may not be taken for graduate credit
in a student's major. With the approval of the graduate student's major department,
500-level courses taken outside the student's major may be counted toward graduate
degree requirements.
Note 2: Courses numbered 600 to 699 are graduate-level courses also
open to qualified advanced undergraduates with the consent of the instructor.
There should be a single standard of expectation and grading for all students
registered at this level.
Note 3: In those few cases where the number of either undergraduate
students or graduate students does not permit adequate offerings of both a
400-level and a 600-level course, a graduate 600-level course may be combined
with a separately numbered 400-level undergraduate course in the same section.
The graduate component must then be offered with a graduate standard of expectation
and grading.
Note 4: The appropriateness of 600-numbered courses for undergraduate
credit is subject to review by the Committee on Undergraduate Studies.
COURSE TITLE
Enter the short title (limited to 28 characters), as it will appear in the registration
booklet and on students' transcripts. Every effort should be made to make this
title meaningful by avoiding long titles with many abbreviations.
CREDIT
The Maximum (Max) and Minimum (Min) information must be completed for each
course. When determining the number of credit hours for a fixed credit
course, you must teach at least 50 minutes class time of lecture for each 1
credit hour and at least 2 hours of laboratory for 1 credit hour for a regular
semester.
Fixed
Courses offered for a certain fixed number of credits every time it is offered.
All fixed credit courses must have the Max and Min completed.
Max has the same meaning for all courses, whether it is fixed credit
or variable credit. Maximum credits means the maximum credits a student can
take in this course (not a section) in a given semester. For most fixed credit
courses, students take only one credit bearing section in a semester, in
which case the Max equals the Min. In a few cases students may take more
than one credit bearing section of some courses, varying topics courses for
example, where the Max is greater than the Min.
Min is the minimum number of credit hours for a section of a course.
Variable
All variable credit courses must have Max and Min completed.
Max has the same meaning for all courses, whether it is fixed credit
or variable credit. Maximum credits means the maximum credits a student can
take in this course (not a section) in a given semester. For most courses
students register for and take only one section in a semester, but sometimes
students take more than one section of some courses, for example, our experimental
courses, x67, and special problem or independent study courses, x66.
Min is the least number of credit hours that a student may register
for in a variable credit hour course.
Courses with variable credit hours can be offered in a semester in one
of two ways. When scheduling a course in a term you may choose to have a
range of credit hours between the maximum and minimum. The student then registers
for credits within this range. The second way is to schedule it as a fixed
credit hour course, in which case a student can only register for the minimum
credit in a section.
MAXIMUM REPEATABLE CREDITS
Enter the maximum number of credits for this course that will be allowed to count towards graduation.
GRADE TYPE
Indicate whether the course is to be graded as a letter grade (standard) or pass/fail
only.
MULTICULTURAL COURSE
If
this course is a NEW course and you would like it to be evaluated for multicultural status, or if the course is currently approved as multicultural and course changes are being proposed, select "Yes." You will be prompted
to complete the required Multicultural Course Approval Supplement form. Click Here for
a copy of the form.
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE
If this is a NEW course or a REVISED current course and you would like it to be evaluated for the First Year Expereince requirement designation, then click the YES radio button. As you progress through the course proposal form, you will be prompted to complete the FYE justification form prior to the submission of your course.
Additional information is available at http://www.ugs.udel.edu/fye/.
DISCOVERY LEARNING EXPERIENCE
If this is a NEW course or a REVISED current course and you would like it to be evaluated for the Discovery Learning Experience requirement designation, then click the YES, all sections or YES, some sections radio button. As you progress through the course proposal form, you will be prompted to complete the DLE justification form prior to the submission of your course. Additional information is available at http://www.ugs.udel.edu/dle/.
REPLACES
If this course is proposed as a course that is replacing another course, enter
the Course ID of the course being deactivated.
INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT
Instructional format information is required for all courses. If
you have two instructional formats for a course, then indicate the combination
of activities that includes more than one activity. For example, if some of
your sections meet as three one-hour lectures per week, and others meet with
two one-hour lectures and one recitation period, use the latter by entering
2 for Lecture, and 1 for Discussion. A 50-minute period is counted as one hour
for this purpose.
For courses that meet only in Winter or Summer sessions, the contact hours
should be calculated as if they meet in a fall or spring semester.
For variable credit courses you must choose at least one instructional format,but you can indicate "0" for the contact hours.
Actual contact hours will vary depending on how many credits for which a student enrolls.
A variety of activities are grouped under each of these activity types. The
list includes:
| Lecture |
Laboratory |
Discussion |
Independent study |
| Lecture |
Laboratory |
Discussion |
Independent study |
| Seminar |
Studio |
Problem session |
Special problem |
| Colloquium |
Seminar |
Private Study |
Reading |
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Field study |
Recitation |
Research |
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Practicum |
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Master's Thesis |
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Clinical |
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Dissertation |
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Co-op |
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Internship |
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Student teaching |
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CROSS-LISTED COURSES
For cross-listed courses, only one form should be sent forward from the primary
department with all the appropriate approvals on the one form. The secondary
subject area codes and numbers should be entered in the boxes provided. While
the number of the secondary need not be the same as the primary, the course level
must be the same as the primary. There can be no more than three secondary courses.
See the Approvals and Review section below.
COURSE CATALOG TITLE
The title that will appear in the Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog is frequently
the same as the short title, but should contain no abbreviations.
NARRATIVE
This is the body of the course description that appears in the catalog. The
narrative should be brief and concise, using phrases or short sentences,
and not exceed 45 words. Don't begin with "This course is..."
PREREQUISITES
Courses that should be taken prior to this course.
COREQUISITES
Courses that are taken along with this course.
RESTRICTIONS
Requirements other than specific courses. Included here are such statements
as: "Not open to freshmen" or "Required of all senior majors."
APPROVALS AND REVIEWS
The Department Committee, Department Chair, College Committee and College Dean's
approvals are required on all forms before they are forwarded to the Registrar's
Office.
If the course is cross-listed, then all department chairs involved must approve
the form. Again, only one form should be forwarded for cross-listed courses,
initiated in the primary department.
INSTRUCTOR REFERENCE
This is generally the name of the faculty member who is proposing the new course
or revision. This field is optional.
How to Finish or Delete a Course Change You've Started
and Saved, But Not Submitted
1) Go to the course approval application.
2) Scroll down until you see the STATUS heading. Under that heading click "Manage
course submissions for Academic Year XXXX-XX."
3) Authenticate with your UDelNetID and password and click SUBMIT.
4) Under the "Submit A Course" heading, click "Resume a course
change that I started but did not yet submit."
5) You will see a list of course changes that were saved but not submitted.
Next to the course id, either click RESUME to finish the proposal and submit
it, or click DELETE to remove the course. If you've already submitted a version
of the course, you should delete any incomplete versions in here.
How to Access Courses Awaiting Your Approval
1) Go to the online application,
(https://chico.nss.udel.edu/CourseInventory/)
2) Scroll down and click on " Manage
Course Submissions for 2009-2010 Academic Year."
3) Authenticate with your UDelNetID and password and click SUBMIT.
4) You are now at the Main Menu. Under the first sub-title (Query course changes),
at the first drop down menu (Submitted as:), highlight "Any of the above."
5) At the second drop down menu (Include only:), highlight "Course changes
requiring my approval."
6) Click GO.
7) Click on the course id for the course you want to review.
8) Scroll to the end of the course detail and click the radio button for either
Approve or Not Approve. Courses that are not approved should have an explanation
entered in the comments box.
9) Click SUBMIT and you should immediately receive a screen message
that your submission was successfully received. "Approved" courses
move on to the next approver in the system. "Not approved" courses
return to the individual who initiated the course proposal.
How to Access Courses Returned to You for Changes to
be Made
1) Go to the online application,
(https://chico.nss.udel.edu/CourseInventory/)
2) Scroll down and click on " Manage
Course Submissions for 2008-2009 Academic Year."
3) Authenticate with yourUDelNetID and password and click SUBMIT.
4) You are now at the Main Menu. Under the first sub-title (Query course changes),
at the first drop down menu (Submitted as:), highlight "Any of the above."
5) At the second drop down menu (Include only:), highlight "Course changes
requiring my approval."
6) Click GO.
7) Click on the course id for the course you want to edit.
8) Scroll to the end of the course detail and click the radio button for "Edit
and Resubmit." Then click the "Submit" button directly below that.
9) Now you may edit any infortmation you entered on the course. Keep going through
the course detail and clicking on "next step" until you get to the end and can
click "submit form."
10) You should immediately receive a message that your submission was successfully
received.
How to Change Departmental Approvers
If your departmental approvers have changed, please complete the form at courseinv/subj-approvers.html
for each course rubric for which there are changes. Only department chairs
or their assistants should submit requests for approver changes. Once the form
is submitted, it is automatically routed to the Registrar's Office and the
changes will be entered in the online application. Course proposals that have
already been submitted and are waiting for an approver who is no longer responsible
for approving courses will be automatically routed to the new approver when
the new information is entered:
How to Submit a Course Not Yet Certified as Multicultural
for Multicultural Certification
1) Go to the online application,
(https://chico.nss.udel.edu/CourseInventory/), and in the box under Current Course Inventory,
type the course ID and click the SEARCH button.
2) Scroll to end of the course detail and click the REVISE button.
3) Authenticate with your UDelNetID and password and click SUBMIT.
4) On the right side of the course detail, across from the Multicultural label,
click the radio button next to Yes.
5) Proceed with any other course revisions you are proposing for this course
(if you have any) and click NEXT STEP at the bottom of the page.
6) Continue filling out the requested information and clicking NEXT STEP until
you get to the end and can click SUBMIT. You should receive a confirmation
that your proposal was successfully submitted.
How to Submit a Course for the First Year Experience Designation
1) Go to the online application, (https://chico.nss.udel.edu/CourseInventory/), and in the box under Current Course Inventory, type the course ID and click the SEARCH button.
2) Scroll to end of the course detail and click the REVISE button.
3) Authenticate with your UDelNetID and password and click SUBMIT.
4) On the right side of the course detail, across from the First Year Experience field, click the radio button next to Yes.
5) Proceed with any other course revisions you are proposing for this course (if you have any) and click NEXT STEP at the bottom of the page.
6) Continue filling out the requested information and clicking NEXT STEP until you get to the end and can click SUBMIT. You should receive a confirmation that your proposal was successfully submitted.
How to Submit a Course for the Discovery Learning Experience Designation
1) Go to the online application, (https://chico.nss.udel.edu/CourseInventory/), and in the box under Current Course Inventory, type the course ID and click the SEARCH button.
2) Scroll to end of the course detail and click the REVISE button.
3) Authenticate with your UDelNetID and password and click SUBMIT.
4) On the right side of the course detail, across from the Discovery Learning Experience field, click either the radio button next to Yes, all sections or Yes, some sections. Courses for which all sections offered will always be DLE should highlight Yes, all sections. Courses for which some sections may meet DLE requirements but others may not, should highlight Yes, some sections. On the subsequent DLE justification form you will be able to explain the set up for the course in more detail.
5) Proceed with any other course revisions you are proposing for this course (if you have any) and click NEXT STEP at the bottom of the page.
6) Continue filling out the requested information and clicking NEXT STEP until you get to the end and can click SUBMIT. You should receive a confirmation that your proposal was successfully submitted.
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