Approval Workflow

Step 1: Department initiates idea for course or program proposal

Step 2: Contact Curriculum Team to discuss goals, process, submission date, and required proposal forms

Step 3: Collaborate with internal stakeholders (advisors, Career Pathways, degree evaluators, registrar, Assessment Coordinator, High School Connections, Cooperative Education, etc.) to draft proposal 

Step 4: Documents submitted for Curriculum Committee review via online submission form

Step 5: Curriculum Team reviews for initial issues or questions

Step 6: Reviewed by Curriculum Committee: Curriculum Committee will discuss proposal and recommend to move forward or ask for revisions. Proposal developer attends meeting. Committee will either: recommend to move forward with no changes, recommend to move forward with changes to the proposal, or may recommend holding the proposal until the next meeting (if greater revisions are needed)

Step 7: Reviewed by Academic Affairs Office (AA): Vice President of AA reviews and determines whether to approve the proposal

Then either:

• Approved - VP's office presents to Lane Board of Education for approval; upon approval, Curriculum Team submits to the state for review

• Not approved - VP works with the department faculty and dean on the next steps and/or revisions

Step 8: Course(s) or program(s) submitted to state for approval

Step 8a (new program): Submitted to NWCCU for accreditation

Step 8b (new program): Submitted to Department of Education for financial aid eligibility (for programs of 45 credits or more)

Step 9: Added to Systems and Catalog