Approval Authority for the UOCC

For both new course and course change proposals, the following table presents the UOCC's authority for the course proposal and the sample syllabus.

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

Course Proposal	UOCC
Type of proposal	Informational
Summary of proposed changes	Informational
Rationale for proposed changes	Informational
Description of department review process and assessment of University policy fulfillment	Confirmation
Context for proposal (background information)	Informational
Description of academic benefits for students	Informational
Description of budget impacts and resource availability/needs	Informational
Timeline for implementation and advising	Informational
Description of partnership and collaboration across units (if applicable); areas of content duplication	Final Approval
Catalog copy	Final Approval
Course title and number	Final Approval
Number of credits	Final Approval
Prerequisites and corequisites	Final Approval
Repeatability	Final Approval
CORE Ed/Cultural Literacy designations and statements (if applicable)	Final Approval
Course description	Final Approval
Learning objectives	Final Approval

Sample Syllabus

The Sample Syllabus is submitted as supportive documentation for the Course Proposal for both new course proposals and course change proposals.
Sample syllabus elements designated as "informational" are submitted only for dicussion purposes and cannot be grounds for voting decisions.
Future instructors of the same course might meet the purpose and learning objectives through different formats, assignments, and modalities.
Items in italics are constant every time the class is offered.

Sample Syllabus	UOCC
Title and course number	Final Approval
Number of credits	Final Approval
Prerequisites and corequisites	Final Approval
Repeatability	Final Approval
Instructor information	Informational
Course information	Informational
Modality	Informational
CORE Ed/Cultural Literacy designations and Statements (if applicable)	Final Approval
Course description	Final Approval
Learning objectives	Final Approval
Course policies	Informational
Course materials	Informational
Readings	Informational
Course requirements and assignments (with evaluation criteria)	Informational
Basis for grading and grading scale	Informational
Schedule of readings and assignments	Informational

Tables showing authorities at all levels are available at the bottom of the Course Approval Process page.