Curriculum Changes

• Program Type (A separate program change must be submitted for each proposed program type.)

• • Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
  • Master of Arts (MA)
  • Master of Science (MS)
  • Master of Education (MEd)
  • Education Specialist (EdS)
  • Doctor of Education (EdD)
  • Certificate
  • License/Endorsement
• Program Title

• What is the primary purpose or motivation for adding this program?
• What data have you used to support the development of this program?
• What is the intended outcome of this program?
• Describe the conceptual framework or scholarly literature that underlies the design of the proposed program.
• How will the proposed program contribute to the graduate school’s social justice mission?

• Who are the intended students for this program? What evidence exists to determine sustainable demand for this program?
• How many students do you expect to enroll annually in the first five years?
• Does this change require any of the following:
  • Additional library support
  • Special technology
  • Special facilities
  • Equipment
  • Materials and/or supplies
  • Other
  • None
• What effect will this new program have on existing work plans and teaching loads in the department and/or graduate school?

• Describe methods of assessing student learning outcomes. Include a plan for incorporating this data in the current accreditation process, as appropriate.

• Admissions requirements and prerequisites
• Program overview text for the catalog (2-3 paragraphs of text summarizing the proposed program)
• Summarize any new courses being proposed

A course sequence sheet should clearly outline a term-by-term plan for completing the program. If there are multiple ways in which a student can progress through the program, please provide additional course sequence(s). Example: full-time and part-time tracks, or different start terms.

Programs with rolling admissions should provide at least one standard course sequence.

This should be a list of all courses and their associated credits required for the program. (These were historically referred to as planning sheets.) This course list will be published in the catalog. Please format the list in numerical order.

Any additional information that is relevant to your proposal and that you would like reviewed by the curriculum committee.

1. Program Type (A separate program change must be submitted for each proposed program type.)

• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
• Master of Arts (MA)
• Master of Science (MS)
• Master of Education (MEd)
• Education Specialist (EdS)
• Doctor of Education (EdD)
• Certificate
• License/Endorsement

2. Program Title

1. What types of changes are proposed? Select all that apply.

• Change in total credits required
• Change in program requirements (includes adding and removing courses)
• Change in program title
• Add/delete a program content option (for example, a concentration or track)
• Other

2. Please describe in detail the change you are proposing and how the proposed program will differ from the current one.

1. What is the primary purpose or motivation for this change?

2. What is the intended outcome of this change?

3. Describe the conceptual framework or scholarly literature that underlies the design of the proposed change.

4. What data have you used to support this change?

5. How will the proposed change contribute to the graduate school’s social justice mission?

1. Does this change require any of the following?

• Additional library support
• Special technology
• Special facilities
• Equipment
• Materials and/or supplies
• Other
• None

2. What effect will this change have on existing work plans and teaching loads in the department and/or graduate school?

Revised program overview text for the catalog. (If no changes are needed, please indicate with N/A below.)

Please provide current course sequence sheet(s) and proposed course sequence sheet(s).

A course sequence sheet should clearly outline a term-by-term plan for completing the program. If there are multiple ways in which a student can progress through the program, current and proposed course sequence(s) should be submitted for each. Example: full-time and part-time tracks, different start terms, etc.

This should be a list of all courses and their associated credits required for the program (historically referred to as planning sheets). This will be published in the catalog. Please format your list in numerical order. 

Please provide the teach-out plan developed in consultation with the registrar’s office.

Please provide any additional information you would like to be reviewed by the curriculum committee.