Educational Policies Committee

EPC PROPOSAL COVER PAGE

Submission Deadlines: Nov. 1 for Fall/January; April 1 for Spring/Summer

Originating Academic Unit. . . . . (Type in box to right)…………

 

Date Proposal Submitted (denote if proposal is revised) ……..

 

Academic Term Proposed Change(s) Take Effect ……….……..

 

Course # or Program Title  

 

 

Procedure: Acquire all signatures before copying. Send one hard copy to EPC care of The Secretary

of the Faculty Committees, Provost’s Office. Send electronic version to bautisca@plu.edu)

TYPE(S) OF PROPOSAL  (Check appropriate type)

[  ] #1 – NON-SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES:

Changes Covered: (1) Change a course number, title or catalog description on an UNALTERED pre-existing course; and (2) Delete a course from the curriculum that does NOT contribute to a GUR or major/minor requirement (GUR or Major/Minor course deletions are Type 4). Process: Fill out Proposal Cover Page only and submit with official letter with Chair’s and Dean’s signatures to EPC and describe the specific changes including the course information: title, course number, credit hours, catalog description, and effective date.

[  ] Change Course Number or Title      [  ] Change Catalog Description                  [  ]  Delete Course

[  ] #2– NON-GUR EXPERIMENTAL COURSE

Process: Fill out Proposal Cover Page and submit with office letter with Chair’s and Dean’s signatures to EPC describing rationale for course, faculty/staff consequences and the course information: title, course number, credit hours, catalog description, and effective date.

 [  ] #3 – GUR EXPERIMENTAL COURSE

Note: EPC APPROVAL required for Notice of Curriculum Changes and faculty response. Experimental courses may only be offered twice before they MUST be resubmitted as a permanent course. Process: Fill out Proposal Cover Page and complete only Sections I, II, III(b) and III(c) of Proposal Form. Obtain Chair’s, Dean’s and Provost’s signatures.

[  ] Type of GUR: _______ 

 [  ] #4 –SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES

Note: EPC APPROVAL required for Notice of Curriculum Changes and faculty response.  Any substantive changes in pre-existing courses require a change in course number.  For previously offered experimental course, provide term(s) offered and enrollment data. Process: Complete proposal cover sheet and Sections I, II, III of proposal form. Obtain Chair’s, Dean’s and Provost’s signature.

                [  ] Modify existing course     [  ] Credit Hours Change               [  ] Attribute Request/Change

[  ] GUR Requirement Change          [  ] Revise Curriculum       [  ] Degree Change

[  ] Add a permanent course                   [  ] Prerequisite Change            [  ] Delete a GUR or required course   [  ] Major/Minor Requirement Change                                                         [  ] Other

                                               

 [  ] #5 –NEW DEGREES, MAJORS, and PROGRAMS

Note: EPC APPROVAL required for Notice of Curriculum Changes.  Requires approval of Faculty Assembly and Board of Regents. Process: Complete proposal cover sheet and Sections I, II, III of proposal form and, if required, the Institutional Impact Evaluation Form. Obtain Chair’s, Dean’s and Provost’s signature.


PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

Educational Policies Committee

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EPC PROPOSAL EVALUATION FORM

SECTION I:                                                                                                                                                                                           SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL

Make sure to include title, course number, credit hours, and a FULL description of new course(s) proposed

 

                        STATEMENT OF RATIONALE

A statement of rationale or other clarifications may prove useful to the committee.  Please provide such material here.  This section normally will not appear in the committee's monthly publication to the faculty. 

 

                        SUPPLEMENTARY DETAILS

Include here other information that might prove useful to the committee, such as the anticipated term(s) in which the course will be offered (e.g., “only in summer”), anticipated enrollment, course designer/instructor, etc.

 

                        CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF NEW OR REVISED COURSE(S)

Provide a polished version of how you propose the new or revised course(s) be listed and described in the catalog.  If the course is a revision of an existing course, also provide the current catalog description. Upon approval by EPC, this section will appear in the committee's monthly publication to the faculty.  (Course description should be limited to under 50 words.  Titles should be limited to under six words.)  Remember to include GUR designations and credit hours.

 

SECTION II:      GENERAL QUESTIONS  (NOTE:  Section II should be DELETED for Proposal Type #1)

1.     Has this proposal been formally approved by at least 2/3 of the current full-time teaching faculty in your academic unit?  [  ] yes  [  ] no [If no, please indicate why the proposal is, nevertheless, being forwarded to EPC]

 

2.     Does this proposal impact any other academic unit?      [  ] yes    [  ] no  

( a )   If “yes” to #2 above, which units are affected?

 

 

( b )   If “yes” to #2 above, does this proposal have the support of at least 2/3 of the full-time teaching faculty in each of the impacted academic units?     [  ] yes     [  ] no     
[If “no,” please indicate why the proposal is, nevertheless, being forwarded to EPC]

 

 

3.       Does this proposal require the commitment of new or substantially different support services (ie. Library acquisitions, information and technology support, Wang Center support etc.)?   [  ] yes     [  ] no                If “yes” to above, please explain and indicate if support services have been consulted. 

 

 

SECTION III:     NATURE OF THE PROPOSAL

For parts A, B, and C which follow, place an "X" in either the “YES” or the “NO” column preceding each listed “consequence.”  For each “YES” box marked, provide a detailed description of the consequence in the box provided.  In the case of former experimental courses being proposed as new permanent courses, curricular and staffing consequences should be discussed as if the course had not been offered previously.

A.    CURRICULAR CONSEQUENCES:  (NOTE:  Part A should be DELETED for Proposal Types #1 and #2)

         YES    NO

  1.   [   ]   [   ]    Creates new degrees and/or majors and minors

 

 

         YES    NO

  2.   [   ]   [   ]    Adds new courses and/or deletes existing courses

 

 

         YES    NO

  3.   [   ]   [   ]    Changes the number of credit hours offered under the auspices of your academic unit

 

 

         YES    NO

  4.   [   ]   [   ]    Affects the way in which students may satisfy general university requirements.  Please indicate which GUR the course is intended to meet and why.  If requesting Diversity in the Core approval, provide a rationale below based on the Perspectives on Diversity Guidelines and Checklist (available on the Provost web site) and submit a course syllabus or other supporting materials with this form.

 

 

 

               YES     NO

  5.   [   ]   [   ]    Changes requirements for majors, minors, areas of concentration, certification, etc. or the way existing requirements can be satisfied

 

 

         YES    NO

  6.   [   ]   [   ]    Alters frequency with which existing courses will be offered.  Please explain changes to the course rotation cycle for the affected unit.

 

 

         YES    NO

  7.   [   ]   [   ]    Alters credit-hour status of one or more existing course(s)

 

 

         YES    NO

  8.   [   ]   [   ]    Affects, in any way, your academic unit's ability to comply with all relevant accreditation standards

 

 

B.    FACULTY/STAFF CONSEQUENCES:

1.                     Explain how you will staff these changes, including teaching loads, overloads, etc.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:       IF YOU MARK “YES” IN BOX NUMBERS 2, 3, OR 4 BELOW, COMPLETE THE “INSTITUTIONAL IMPACT EVALUATION FORM” WHICH FOLLOWS AND INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR PROPOSAL.  (If you mark “No” in boxes 2, 3, and 4, DELETE the “Institutional Impact Evaluation Form” at the end of this proposal form).

         YES    NO

2.     [   ]   [   ]    Requires now, or in the future, the addition, retraining, or deletion of full-time faculty, or a change in the use of part-time faculty

 

 

         YES    NO

3.     [   ]   [   ]    Requires now, or in the future, the addition of administrative, or other "support" personnel

 

 

         YES    NO

4.     [   ]   [   ]    Might be expected to require, either now or in the future, expenditures in excess of $25,000 for personnel or non-personnel purposes

 

 

C.    BUDGETARY CONSEQUENCES:

       Special budgetary arrangements required?       [  ] no    [  ] yes

       If “no” to above, explain why the proposed curriculum changes will not add personnel or expand the budgetary requirements of the affected departments.

 

 

          If “yes” to above, explain what types of support will be used to meet the budgetary requirements of the proposed changes.  Include in your explanation the source(s) of funding, percentage of costs covered, and time frame covered by funding source.  Possible categories of support to include in your explanation include:

•   Outside grant(s).

•   PLU grant(s).

•   Cost-sharing with other unit(s).

•   Expansion of departmental and/or university academic budget (include information on why approval of expanded budgetary requirements is anticipated).

 

 

* * * * REQUIRED SIGNATURES

NOTE:  Provost’s signature NOT required for proposal Types I and II.

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         Department Chair                                      (Date)

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                Dean                                                (Date)

___________________________________________________ ..... [   ] forwarded with endorsement

                Provost                                             (Date)               [   ] forwarded with reservations

                                                                                                      [   ]  see enclosure

                                                                                                      [   ]  comment will follow

                                                                                                [   ]  forwarded without endorsement