SUMMARY OF POLICIES/REGULATIONS ON COURSES

SPECIAL TOPICS REQUEST -93:

*Normally offered one time only

*Submit to Registrar's Office on Special Topics Request (FORMAT lA) after approval by dean. Most Special Topics Courses are exempt from the curriculum review process beyond the level of the College/School. However, offerings above the level of approved programs must be approved in advance by the Provost.

*All requests from departments without graduate programs for new 600-level courses, including special topics courses, must be approved by the Graduate School. Special topics courses will be reviewed by the Graduate Dean.

*DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE:

-For semester length courses, fully approved requests must be submitted to the Registrar's Office. See submission deadlines under Schedule for Formats & Deadlines in this manual.

-For courses of less than one semester duration, fully approved requests shall be received by the Registrar's Office NO LATER THAN 2 WEEKS before the course is scheduled to begin. Courses should not be advertised or students registered until fully approved course material is on file in the Registrar's Office.

TRIAL COURSE -94:

*Submit request to Governance Office on Trial or New Course Request (FORMAT 1 of this package).

*DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION TO GOVERNANCE OFFICE: See Schedule for Formats & Deadlines in this manual.

*Listed only in class schedule; not in catalog.

SUMMER SESSIONS SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES -95:

*Submit to the Summer Sessions Office on Summer Sessions Special Topics Request (FORMAT lB) after approval by dean. Offerings above the level of approved programs must be approved in advance by the Provost. (See Special Topics request for other required approvals.)

*DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
Check with Summer Session Office for catalog publication deadline. Exceptions may be granted.

NICSA COURSE OFFERINGS -96:

HONOR COURSES - "H" SUFFIX:

All honors courses are designated with an "H" suffix. *Must be approved by Honors Council, then by the Curriculum Review Committee under normal procedures for new course. *DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Same as regular or special topics course.

April 29, 1987
Academic Council Meeting 123A

COURSE DESIGNATION/CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA

1. Courses designated Natural Sciences must meet the following criteria:

1. Content is directly defined by major models or theories of the Natural Science disciplines of Biology, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Geography and Physical Anthropology.
2. Includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of Natural Science processes.
3. Excludes courses whose primary emphasis is in technical or vocational skill development.

2. Courses are designated Social Science according to the following criteria:

a. Courses may be classified appropriately as Social Science if they exclusively address one or more of the following areas of study:

--Models or theories of social phenomena.

--Social processes and institutions.

--The social framework of human existence.

--The activities of the individual as a member of a group.

b. Excludes courses whose primary focus is on research skills or techniques, practicum experience, or professional or vocational skill development.

3. Courses are designated Humanities according to the following criteria:

a. Course content in the traditional Humanities disciplines of Art, Drama, Languages, Linguistics, Literature, Humanities, Music and Philosophy.

b. Outside the Humanities disciplines, courses may be classified as Humanities which exclusively address one or more of the following areas of study:

--Philosophic and/or religious thought.

--Intellectual and value assumptions of discipline.

--Literary traditions (written and oral) of a culture area or historical period.

--Aesthetic traditions or a culture area or historical period.

--Formation and nature of values.

c. Excludes courses whose primary emphasis is on research skills or techniques, practicum experience, or professional or vocational skill development.

Effective: May 19, 1987

**Note: Social Science classification amended May 2, 2005.

The course designation for Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities (shall) be approved by the Curriculum Councils of these Colleges in the following way:

l) Natural Sciences shall be approved by the Curriculum Council of the College of Natural Sciences.

2) Social Sciences shall be approved collectively by the Curriculum Councils of the College of Rural Alaska (formerly the College of Human and Rural Development), the College of Liberal Arts, and the School of Management. [superseded by action 3/9/92, see below]

3) Humanities shall be approved by the Curriculum Council of the College of Liberal Arts.

Effective: March 9, 1988

Courses that may be used in satisfying generally stated degree requirements (e.g., Social Science, Humanities, Natural Science) are classified on an individual course basis.

Effective: Fall 1988

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to require new course proposals to contain a copy of the course syllabus.

Effective: Fall 1990

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to establish a core review subcommittee of Curricular Affairs which will review core courses after the courses have been reviewed by the appropriate curriculum councils. This subcommittee will replace the CLA and CNS curriculum councils in reviewing courses for oral, written, and natural science core classification.

Effective: October 22, 1990

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the following policy on cross-listing 400 and 600 level courses.

That 400 level (senior) courses may be double listed ("stacked") as 400/600. The 600 level version of the course must require additional student effort, such as a seminar or a term paper, to reflect the greater acuity that we expect from graduate students.

That the decision of which 400 level courses become double listed ("stacked") as 400/600 is a departmental one, based on a vote of the faculty. Following this, the changes should follow normal procedures established for other graduate course changes.

That graduate students may not take any 600 level courses for credit if they have already received 400 level credit for that course in their undergraduate work. Individual exceptions to this rule include those courses where there has been a major shift in focus, and should be judged by the Instructor and the department.

Effective: Fall 1992

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to change the approval route for course designations for Social Sciences, the "s" designator, to the following:

Social Sciences shall be approved individually by the Curriculum Councils of the College of Rural Alaska, the College of Liberal Arts, and the School of Management, such that each college approves courses taught within its own college.

Effective: Fall 1992

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the Graduate Council recommendation that the following policy be approved for inclusion in the undergraduate and graduate catalogs and in the UAF Faculty Senate Course and Degree Procedures Manual.

Students enrolling for 600-level credit in ("stacked") double- listed (400/600) courses must have graduate standing (be accepted in a graduate program). Course descriptions for 400/600 courses will include the following statement: "graduate standing or permission of instructor required for 600-level enrollment."

Effective: February 25, 1994

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the Graduate Council recommendation that the following policy be approved for inclusion in the undergraduate and graduate catalogs and in the UAF Faculty Senate Course and Degree Procedures Manual.

All requests from departments without graduate programs for new 600-level courses, including special topics courses, must be approved by the Graduate School. Special topics courses will be reviewed by the Graduate Dean, and all other courses will be reviewed by the Graduate Council.

Effective: February 25, 1994

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the policy on evaluating minor and major course changes and dropping courses to include a requirement of notification of all departments for which the subject course is cross-listed. This policy shall be implemented by appending the Change Course and Drop Course Format forms.

Effective: Fall 1995

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the policy on course compression and course approval by adding the following:

Any course compressed to less than six weeks must be approved by the college or schoolÕs curriculum council. Furthermore, any core course compressed to less than 6 weeks must be approved by the Core Review Committee.

Any new course proposal must indicate those course compression formats in which the course will be taught. Only those formats approved will be allowed for scheduling.

Effective: Fall 1996

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the following policy on Stacked and Cross-listed courses....:

Stacked and Cross-listed Courses

The same course is sometimes offered by more than one discipline. Such offerings are referred to as "cross-listed" courses and are designated in the class listings by "cross- listed with _______".

Courses are also sometimes offered simultaneously at different levels (100/200 or 400/600, for example) with higher level credit requiring additional effort and possibly higher order prerequisites from the student. Such courses are referred to as "Stacked" courses and are designated in the class listings by "Stacked with _____". In the case of 400/600 level stacked courses, graduate standing or permission of the instructor is required for graduate enrollment and a higher level of effort and performance is required on the part of students earning graduate credit.

Courses simultaneously stacked and cross-listed will be designated in the class listing as "stacked with ______ and cross-listed with ________".

In all cases, the course syllabus (not the catalog) must stipulate the course content and requirements for each level and/or discipline. The catalog should indicate if there is a difference in content.

Note: this proposal extends, modifies and partially rescinds Senate policy concerning double listing of 400/600 courses enacted on Feb. 14, 1994 during Meeting # 47.

Effective: Immediately

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the New Degree Program Request (Format 3) and Major Program Change (Format 5) in the Academic Course and Degree Procedures Manual to include a full description of the student learning outcomes assessment process for new programs and revision for major program changes.

Effective: Immediately

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the New Degree Program Request (Format 3) in the Academic Course and Degree Procedures Manual to require the completion of a Resource Commitment Form, to be signed by the program proponents and the respective Dean.

Effective: Fall 2002

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the New Course Request (Format 1) and the Change Course Request (Format 2) in the Academic Course and Degree Procedures Manual to include a question on the impact of proposed action as follows:

PLEASE SPECIFY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON OTHER COURSES, PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS RESULTING FROM THE PROPOSED ACTION.

Effective: Fall 2002

May 3, 2004:
UAF Faculty Senate Meeting #123

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the policy on Stacked and Cross-listed Courses.

CAPS  - Additions     
 [[   ]]   - Deletions

Stacked and Cross-listed Courses

[[The same course is sometimes offered by more than one discipline.  Such offerings are referred to as "cross-listed" courses]] SOME COURSES ARE OFFERED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM (SUCH AS "WOMEN'S STUDIES) WITH A SPECIFIC DISCIPLINARY CONTENT (E.G., HISTORY).  SOME COURSES CONTAINING INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTENT ARE SPONSORED BY SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS (E.G. THEATER/ART/MUSIC 200X).  BOTH TYPES OF COURSES ARE 'CROSS-LISTED' and are designated in the class listings by "cross-listed with _____".

Courses are [[also]] sometimes offered simultaneously at different levels (100/200 or 400/600, for example) with higher level credit requiring additional effort and possibly higher order prerequisites from the student.  Such courses are referred to as "Stacked" courses and are designated in the class listings by "Stacked with ____".  In the case of 400/600 level stacked courses, graduate standing or permission of the instructor is required for graduate enrollment and a higher level of effort and performance is required on the part of students earning graduate credit.

Courses simultaneously stacked and cross-listed [[will be]] ARE designated in the class listing as "stacked with ___ and cross-listed with ___."

FOR ALL STACKED COURSES, [[In all cases,]] the course syllabus (not the catalog) must stipulate the course content and requirements for each level [[and/or discipline]].  The catalog should indicate [[if there is a difference in content.]] THE DIFFERENCE IN PREREQUISITES FOR EACH LEVEL.

Effective:              Fall 2004

December 13, 2004
UAF Faculty Senate Meeting #126

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the policy on Special or Reserved Numbers as follows: 

Special or Reserved Numbers

Courses identified with numbers ending in -92 are seminars; ending in -93 are special topics courses; -94 trial courses; -95 special topics summer session courses, offered only during the summer; -97 indicates individual study; -98 NON-THESIS research/PROJECT; and -99, thesis/DISSERTATION. 

Effective:              Fall 2005

May 2, 2005
UAF Faculty Senate Meeting #130

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Course Designation/Classification Criteria policy as follows: 

COURSE DESIGNATION/ CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA

2.Courses are designated Social Science according to the following criteria: 

a. Content is directly defined by major models or theories of the social science disciplines of anthropology, communication, economics, geography, history, justice, political science, psychology, social work, sociology or interdisciplinary social science disciplines. 

b. Excludes courses for which a majority of focus is on research skills or techniques, practicum experience, or professional or vocational skill development. 

c. Courses approved for "s" designators prior to May 2005 will retain their "s" designator.

Effective:         Immediately

February 5, 2007
UAF Faculty Senate Meeting #141

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to define academic credit for practicum, internship, or scholarly activity as follows: 

COURSE CREDITS

One credit represents satisfactory completion of 800 minutes of lecture or 1600 or 2400 minutes of laboratory (or studio or other similar activity), whichever is appropriate. (It is understood that an average student will be expected to spend 1600 minutes of study and preparation outside of class in order to meet the learning objectives for the unit of credit in lecture.) 

The following standards establish the minimum requirements for an academic unit of credit: 

1. 800 minutes of lecture (plus 1600 minutes of study)
2. 1600 or 2400 minutes of laboratory (or studio or Other similar activity)
3. 2400 - 4800 minutes of supervised practicum
4. 2400 - 8000 minutes of internship (or externship, Clinical)
5. 2400 - 4800 minutes of supervised scholarly activity

Credit hours may not be divided, except one-half credit hours may be granted at the appropriate rate.  For short courses and classes of less than one semester in duration, course hours may not be compressed into fewer than three days per credit.  Any course compressed into fewer than six weeks must be approved by the college or school's curriculum council.  Furthermore, any core course compressed to less than six weeks must be approved by the core review committee. 

Following the title of each course, the number of credits is listed for each semester.  Thus "3 credits" means three credits may be earned.  Credit may not be given more than once for a course unless a course has been designated as repeatable for credit.  Figures in parentheses at the end of course descriptions indicate the number of lecture; laboratory; and practicum, internship, or scholarly activity  hours the class meets each week for one semester.  The first, lecture hours; the second, laboratory, and the third practicum, internship or scholarly activity.  For example (2+3) indicates that a class has two hours of lecture and three of laboratory work each week.  A designation (1 + 0 + 6) indicates that the course meets for one hour each week of lecture and 6 hours each week of practicum, internship or other scholarly activity.

Effective:              Fall 2007

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