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1.  Print out a copy of the Curriculum Committee Curriculum Proposal Cover Sheet - Course. Follow the steps and write the data that each one is completed.

2.  Fill out a Curriculum Action Request (CAR) Form - Course. For instructions, go to CAR Form Modification Course Instructions. Be sure to sign the CAR Signature Page.

3.   Revise the Course Outline . For instructions, go to Course Outline Instructions. If necessary, revise the Student Learning Outcomes. Link all the Student Learning Outcomes to Recommended Course Content and (THIS IS NEW) to the Recommended Course Requirements and Evaluation.

4. If assessment standards have changed, attach a new copy of the grid.  If there are several different courses on the grid, highlight the column for the course being revised.

5. If this course is articulated to the UH Manoa General Education Core, you need to consult the UH System Articulation web site concerning any changes that need to be made. If there are major changes (such as number of credits or title) complete an Articulation Form, and prepare both a hard copy and disk with the Course Outline to be forwarded to the UH System Committee by the MCC Articulation Coordinator.

6. If this is a course that is appropriate for inclusion in the new MCC Liberal Arts AA Degree and has NOT been included, download the current version of the degree -- which will take effect in Fall 2008. Read the requirements for each category and determine which category this course would fulfill. Download and fill out a form for the appropriate category: Numeracy, Written Communication, Symbolic Reasoning, Info Process Retrieval, Oral Communication, Human Expression, The Individual, The Community, Environmental Awareness, Global Multicultural Perspective, Asia/Pacific Perspective, Hawai`i Emphasis. E-mail this form to Dorothy Pyle for review by the Liberal Arts faculty.

7. Consult with your Academic Subject Area Representative listed on the Curriculum Committee Home Page. Have her/him review your documents and sign the the CAR Signature Page.

8. Notify your Department Chair to schedule the proposal for discussion at the next department meeting. When the proposal is approved by the department, have the Chair sign the CAR Signature Page.

9. Submit a complete, signed, hardcopy set of the proposal documents to the Curriculum Committee Chair and email attachments of the CAR form, course outline, and assessment grid to the Chair.

 

Last modified: 11/5/07