Approval Authority for Course Proposals

For both new course and course change proposals, the following table presents authority for departments, colleges, and UOCC. 

  • Course proposal elements designated at "informational" are submitted only for informational purposes and cannot be grounds for voting decisions. 
  • Items in italics are constant every time the class is offered.

Course Proposal

Department

College

UOCC

Type of proposal

Approval

Final Approval

Informational

Summary of proposed changes

Approval

Final Approval

Informational

Rationale for proposed changes

Approval

Final Approval

Informational

Description of department review process and
assessment of University policy fulfillment

Approval

Final Approval

Confirmation

Context for proposal (background information)

Approval

Final Approval

Informational

Description of academic benefits for students

Approval

Final Approval

Informational

Description of budget impacts and resource 
availability/needs

Approval

Final Approval

Informational

Timeline for implementation and advising

Approval

Final Approval

Informational

Description of partnership and collaboration across
units (if applicable); areas of content duplication

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

Catalog copy

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

Course title and number

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

Number of credits

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

Prerequisites and corequisites

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

Repeatability

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

CORE Ed/Cultural Literacy designations and
statements (if applicable)

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

Course description

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

Learning objectives

Approval

Approval

Final Approval

 

Source: New Process and Changes to Course-Related Policies, UO Senate, May 24, 2023 | US22/23-20