The course approval process governs both proposals for new courses and proposals for
significant changes in existing courses. The rationale for revisions to the course
number, title, or content of any course should be forwarded to the Office of the Provost
for review on a case-by-case basis to determine if the course should be posted for
thirty day review.
- A course proposal is prepared, typically by a faculty member, and brought before the department.
- The department evaluates the proposal, requests the required resource review from
Kent Library, and if approved, the proposal is submitted to the appropriate college
council.
- The college council and dean review the proposal.
- If the proposal is approved by the council and the dean and does not require review
by an additional review body, it may be posted for thirty day review on the Provost's
Office web site at https://www.semo.edu/provost/curriculum/30day/. For a course to be posted for thirty day review:
- The college must notify the Office of the Provost that the course has been approved
by the college council; and
- The college or department must forward an electronic copy of the syllabus to the Office
of the Provost as an attachment via e-mail.
- If the proposal requires approval by an additional review body, it must be submitted
to that body for approval before being posted for thirty day review. Teacher education
courses are submitted to the College of Education, Health, and Human Studies Council,
graduate courses to the Graduate Council, and General Education courses to the General
Education Council. Once a proposal has been approved by the additional review body,
it may be posted for thirty day review on the Provost's Office web site at https://www.semo.edu/provost/curriculum/30day/. For a course to be posted for thirty day review:
- The appropriate review body must notify the Office of the Provost that the course
has been approved by the review body; and
- The college or department must forward an electronic copy of the syllabus to the Office
of the Provost as an attachment via e-mail.
- A proposal that has been posted for thirty days without objection is considered approved.
- Otherwise, any objection to the proposal should be shared with the dean of the college
from which it originates and the Office of the Provost.
- Objections are resolved by consensus among the interested parties. Objections that
cannot be resolved by consensus are submitted to Academic Council for resolution.
- The Office of the Provost will notify the college and department when a course has
received final approval.
- The college or department will notify the Registrar when a course has received final
approval and provide course approval/change document with all required signatures
and course syllabus as attachments via e-mail.