Course Approval Procedures

1. All courses - whether offered entirely face-to-face, in hybrid modes combining face- to-face and online elements, or entirely online -- are proposed, and after approval maintained by, a particular academic department or program. All new courses and revisions to existing courses are considered using the same approval processes, regardless of the mode or modes of instruction used. It is expected that the substantive content and basic order of presenting the material will be identical and types of weighting for purposes of calculating course grades of assignments will be as similar as differences in entirely face-to-face, hybrid, and entirely online modes of instruction allow. 

2. There are no set deadlines within which each stage of course approval must occur; departments and Colleges each have their own expectations. As a general rule, course proposals need to reach the Faculty Senate level of approval by the beginning of classes of the term one year in advance of when the new course will be offered to be have a reasonable chance of being approved for listing in time for the start of preregistration for the term the course would be offered.

3. New permanent courses and courses being converted from an experimental course to a permanent course require Faculty Senate approval prior to May 15 for the course to be offered in the summer or fall semester, and prior to December 20 for the course to be offered in the winter or spring semester. New experimental courses require approval one week prior to the first day of the semester in which the new course is to be offered. 
4. Thus a proposal for a new permanent course or conversion of an experimental course to a permanent course to be offered in the fall semester or winter term needs to reach the Faculty Senate Office by early September of the previous academic year. Similarly, proposals for courses to be offered in the spring semester or summer need to reach the Faculty Senate Office by mid-January of the previous academic year to maximize the likelihood of timely approval. 
5. Most minor course changes are approved under a simplified procedure that does not take as long. To maximize the likelihood of timely approval they should reach the Faculty Senate Office by early September for a course to be offered in the following spring semester or summer term and by early January for a course to be offered in the following fall semester or winter term. Minor course changes involving a shift from 3 to 4 credits are evaluated under a lengthier process that may require as much time as evaluation of a proposal to establish a new permanent course. 

6. Proposers of new courses or revisions to existing courses can track the progress of their proposal via the CCMS. This will permit identifying whether an extended delay is occurring at the department/program level, the college level, or the Faculty Senate level. Proposers should direct their questions or concerns to the appropriate level. For the Faculty Senate level, this means contacting the Faculty Senate Office.

New permanent courses and courses being converted from an experimental course to a permanent course: 

• May 15 for courses to be offered in the summer term or fall semester
• December 20 for courses to be offered in the winter term or spring semester

New experimental courses require approval one week prior to the first day of the semester or term in which the course is to be offered. 

Proposals should be submitted for department and college level approval early enough that they are likely to reach the Faculty Senate Office as follows: 

• New permanent course or conversion of an experimental course to a permanent course 
  • Early September of the previous academic year for courses to be offered in the summer term or fall semester. 
  • Mid-January of the previous academic year for courses to be offered in the winter term or spring semester. 
• Minor course changes 
  • Early September for courses to be offered in the next winter term or spring semester 
  • Early January for courses to be offered in the next summer or fall semester [Note that minor course changes involving a shift from 3 to 4 credits need longer for evaluation] 

1. Faculty members developing new courses shall propose courses numbered 001-499 to their department's or program's undergraduate curriculum committee, courses numbered 600-999 to their department's or program's graduate curriculum committee, and courses numbered 500-599 to both. The faculty member should discuss the main features of the proposed course with the relevant department or program curriculum committee(s} before initiating a formal proposal using the Course and Curriculum Management System (CCMS}. Proposers should then provide all the information requested for the particular type of course being proposed in the questions boxes of the relevant CCMS form, and provide a model syllabus in the attachments area. After the proposal has been approved by the department's or program's undergraduate curriculum committee, the graduate curriculum committee, or both as appropriate, the committee chair(s} will indicate approval on the CCMS. The proposal then goes to the department head/chair or program director for review. 
2. The department head/chair can approve the proposal, or return it to the curriculum committee(s} for additional refinement. After the head or chair indicates approval in the CCMS, the proposal is automatically referred to the relevant college curriculum committee. 
3. The college curriculum committee then reviews the proposal. It may approve the proposal, reject it, or seek clarifications or revisions from the department. If the proposal is revised, the college curriculum committee chair should return it to the proposer so that the revised version may be substituted before the proposal is advanced to the dean via the CCMS. When the college curriculum committee approves a proposal, whether in the original or a revised version, the committee chair will indicate that approval on the CCMS together with any comments the college committee wishes to include. The CCMS then routes the proposal to the dean of the school/college. 
4. The dean of the college then reviews the proposal. The dean can either request revisions or approve the proposal. Deans indicate approval of original or revised proposals through the CCMS. The CCMS then routes the proposal to the Faculty Senate Office. 
5. The Secretary of the Faculty Senate or designee will review the proposal to ensure that it conforms to the requirements of committee and council review. The Faculty Senate Office will then allocate proposals for courses numbered 001- 499 to the Academic Matters Council, courses numbered 600-999 to the Graduate Council, and courses numbered 500-599 to both those Councils. 
6. The Senate Council(s) review the course proposal according to their procedures and can approve, disapprove, or request revisions to the proposal. If revisions are requested, the proposal will be returned to the proposer through the CCMS so that the revised version appears on the system before the course proposal is placed on the Faculty Senate agenda. The post-submission materials area is not a substitute for providing a revised proposal after a proposal is returned though may be used temporarily when responding to a particular Senate Council's or Committee's concerns. 
7. When a Council approves a course proposal, the chair indicates that approval in the CCMS. Approved proposals for undergraduate courses then return to the Faculty Senate Office. Approved proposals for Graduate courses (including courses numbered 500-599) are referred to the Dean of the Graduate School for approval/review of graduate faculty status of proposed instructors. The Dean of the Graduate School also indicates approval through the CCMS. When all the necessary approvals have been registered in the CCMS, the Secretary of the Faculty Senate includes the course on the agenda of the next Faculty Senate meeting with an appropriate motion. 
8. The Faculty Senate then votes on the course proposal. If the course is approved, the Secretary of the Faculty Senate shall indicate that approval in the CCMS. The approved courses are then automatically referred to the Provost or designee by the CCMS. 
9. If voting on a course is deferred following debate on the Senate floor, the proposal may be returned to the appropriate Council or the Secretary may promote direct discussion between the proposers of the course and the Senator or Senators raising concerns with a view to reaching agreement. If a proposal is returned to one or more relevant councils, they will consult with the proposer at or before their next scheduled meeting with a view to addressing the objections. 
   The councils will then determine whether to resubmit the course proposal to the Faculty Senate. 
10. The Provost or his/her designee then reviews the proposal, primarily for consistency with the technical requirements of university policy. Upon Provost level approval, the Registrar's Office is notified of the approval through the CCMS and makes arrangements for inclusion of the course in the course catalogue and for scheduling it in whatever semester the originating department or program wishes to offer it. The CCMS is a bit confusing about this stage because the wording suggests that the Registrar must approve the course. That is not correct; the Registrar accepts and implements the decisions of the Faculty Senate and the Provost. 

¹ The term "college" denotes the major academic units comprised of departments and programs offering courses headed by a dean, regardless of whether their formal name uses the word "College" or "School." The term "college" does not cover the various Schools within Colleges that have been created since 2012 under the policy regarding Schools within Colleges established in Sen. Doc. No. 12-021A. 

1. Each department or program may offer courses on an experimental basis following an abbreviated approval process. Faculty working on new permanent courses are encouraged to offer the courses on an experimental basis prior to and/or during the review process for permanent approval. An experimental course is given an X90-alpha number (that is, a number 190, 290, 390, etc., with an alphabetic extension), a numbering that indicates its experimental status. 
2. Following approval, an experimental course may be taught no more than three times. Departments or programs wishing to maintain the course beyond a third offering should file a proposal to convert that experimental course to a permanent course in time that the permanent course can be approved before a fourth offering would occur. Exceptions to the cap of three offerings of the experimental course can be requested by emailing the Secretary of the Faculty Senate.
3. A proposal to create an experimental course must be placed on the CCMS using the relevant form. The proposal must be approved by the department curriculum committee, the department head/chair and the dean of the college. The Dean of the Graduate School also reviews experimental courses numbered 500 and above. 
4. After approval at the dean's level, the course proposal is sent to the Faculty Senate Office through the CCMS. The Secretary of the Faculty Senate is authorized to act on behalf of the Senate to approve or request revisions to the proposal. After approval by the Secretary, the proposal shall be forwarded to the Provost's Office for approval, followed by referral to the Registrar for scheduling. 

1. Departments and Programs desiring to keep an experimental course beyond the semester in which it is taught the third time must file a proposal to convert that experimental course into a permanent course. 
2. The proposal form is very similar to that used for creating a new permanent course, and the conversion proposal is treated under the same procedure as approval of a new course.

For the AY22-23, there are three types of Special Topics courses: 

• Existing Special Topics courses, which have not previously been approved by the Faculty Senate; 
• Temporary Special Topics courses (X90X); and
• Permanent Special Topics courses (X97). 

The policies listed below are in reference to the Special Topics policy revision from Sen. Doc. No. 22-079 

1. For existing Special Topics (X97) courses: 
   1. During AY22-23, departments and programs can submit proposals to convert existing Special Topics courses to permanent or experimental courses. This request must be submitted through the UMass CCMS portal during AY22-23. Proposals for converting existing Special Topics courses will receive an expedited review by an ad-hoc committee appointed by the Secretary of the Faculty Senate and the Vice Provost’s office. 
   2. If a department or program does not submit a proposal to convert an existing Special Topics course by the end of AY22-23, the course will be removed from the course catalog. 
2. For temporary Special Topics courses (X90X), proposals can be submitted through the CCMS portal if one of the following circumstances is applicable: 
   1. The process of hiring of a new faculty member is finished too close to the start of a particular semester to allow the formal approval process to be completed in time to add their new course(s) by the start of term; 
   2. A visiting instructor will be offering a specialized seminar on a topic that the department does not cover in its current regular course offerings and does not anticipate adding to those offerings in the foreseeable future; or 
   3. A faculty member is asked to teach a pressing topic not currently covered or potentially covered and the semester is about to start. 
      ​​​In above cases, faculty and departments can submit a proposal for a temporary Special Topics courses (X90X), which includes an expedited review process in CCMS. Proposals from departments and programs will be directly routed the Faculty Senate Office. This process will only be available for a limited time near the beginning of each semester. 
3. For Permanent Special Topics courses (X97): 
   1. Special Topics courses (X97) can be offered as permanent courses. A proposal must be submitted via CCMS. 

1. Major changes to courses involve significant alterations of substantive content going beyond the changes of title, number, credit load, and description that constitute minor changes. Proposals to change the number of a course will be regarded as minor changes only if it involves a number at the same level or at the immediately lower or immediately higher level (e.g., a 200-level course to either 100-level or 300-level). If the change would involve moving an advanced undergraduate course into the 500 level, it will be treated as a major course change to be reviewed by the Graduate Council. 
2. Major course changes are referred to the relevant Faculty Senate Council(s) for approval: to the Academic Matters Council for courses numbered 001-499, the Graduate Council for courses numbered 600-999, and both for courses numbered 500-599. These are approved by the Secretary of the Senate once all the councils involved recommend them; they do not need to be submitted to a vote of the full Faculty Senate. 
3. Changes that involve adding or eliminating General Education, Junior Year Writing, Integrative Experience, or Honors designations are approved through the policies for adding or revising those designations.

1. The minor course change procedure exists to allow flexibility in and development of the curriculum as disciplines, methodologies, and knowledge evolve; it is not intended to allow circumvention of the normal processes for proposing new courses. It is initiated by using the Minor Course Change form on the CCMS. 
2. Departments or programs sometimes need to change the number, title, or catalogue description of a course, or the number of credits it carries. 
   1. Number changes are appropriate when a revision of the major makes it logical to group a number of courses in a certain series or to ensure that the numeric order of the courses reflects the order in which students are expected to complete them; they are also appropriate when incremental changes in methodology and content make the level for which it was originally proposed inappropriate; or when several departments undertake a coordinated effort to use a common set of numbers for cross-listed or otherwise related courses.
   2. Name changes are appropriate in circumstances such as changes in the terminology of a discipline shifts in ways making the current name obsolete, or when evolution of the course content over time makes the original title inappropriate. 
   3. Changes in the number and title of a course are sometimes sought at the same time, and will be approved together if they meet the guidelines noted for both types of change. 
   4. Course description changes are appropriate when developments in the discipline or changes in instructional method render the current course description obsolete or uninformative for students. 
   5. Similarly, changes to course title and description are sometimes sought simultaneously, and will be approved together if they meet the guidelines for both types of change. 
   6. Changes in the number of credits are considered minor course changes only when the change involves a decrease or increase by 1 credit. A proposal to increase the number of credits from 3 to 4 will also be reviewed by the Academic Matters Council's course committee before the Secretary approves them. 
3. Less common types of minor course change include: 
   1. Change of the grading basis of the course (e.g., from letter grade to mandatory pass-fail or vice-versa). 
   2. Change of the type of course (e.g., from lecture to seminar). 
   3. Change in the rubric (abbreviation identifying the college, department or program offering the course that precedes the course number). These are rare, typically occurring when there is approval of a new degree program that will be using existing courses created under a different rubric. 
4. Proposals to split an existing course into two distinct courses (for example, separating an associated clinical or lab hour from the lecture portion of a course; creating two courses from the material formerly taught in one) are also submitted on the minor course change form. The Secretary of the Faculty Senate in conjunction with the Rules Committee will decide whether the split constitutes a minor or a major course change, and consideration will proceed accordingly. 
5. Requests for approval to change the title or number of a course or to designate a course as pass/fail require the approval of the department head, the dean of the school or college, the Dean of the Graduate School (for courses numbered 500- 999), the Secretary of the Faculty Senate, and the Provost or designee. If any of the signatories whose approval is required believes that the requested change would be a departure from the original course so significant as to warrant review by a curriculum committee and/or council, he or she may stipulate that the course be reviewed by one or more of the Curriculum Committees or Councils that would be involved in the full review process or may disapprove the requested change and require the proposer to submit a proposal for a new course. 

[Sen Doc, No. 95-015, which superseded Sen. Doc. Nos. 81-049, 82-001 and 82-063, is the most recent general revision of course approval procedures. Sen Doc. No. 15-009 modified the approval process relating to Experimental Courses, and Sen. Doc. No. 15-01 revised the procedure relating to approval of increases in the number of credits attached to a course.] 

1. Cross-listing refers to offering the same course under two distinct department or program rubrics simultaneously, and is appropriate for courses at the same level that have content relevant to both degree programs and can be taught by instructors in either of the departments or programs offering them. 
2. The term "cross-listing" does not apply to simultaneous offering of undergraduate-level and graduate-level versions of the same course. This practice has several names, including dual listing or co-listing. 
3. Proposals to cross-list courses are submitted on the minor course change form. They should specify cross-list a course as the change being proposed and include in the attachments area of the proposal form, the syllabus of the existing course to which the cross-listing is sought, together with a memo from the cross- listing program or department requesting the cross-listing and a memo from the department or program that owns the course agreeing to the cross-listing. 

[The policy governing cross-listing of courses is specified in Sen Doc. No. 19-045.] 

All course numbers have three digits. The first digit of indicates the level of the course: 

0 = college preparatory courses
1 = first year undergraduate courses
2 = other lower division undergraduate courses 
3 = junior year or other upper division undergraduate courses
4 = advanced upper division undergraduate courses
5 = courses open to advanced undergraduates and graduate students 
6 = graduate courses
7 = advanced graduate courses
8 = advanced graduate courses
9 = post terminal degree in the discipline 

The second and third digits of some course numbers are reserved for specific types of courses: 

90 - with an alphabetical extension - Experimental Courses 

note: the letter H is reserved for Honors courses and the letter Y for year-long courses 

91-95 Seminars (except 394 and 494 as noted below)
96 Independent Study
97 SpecialTopics Seminars
98 Practicum (internships; other experience-based endeavor) 

99 Honors Thesis, Master's Thesis, or Doctoral Dissertation 

The numbers 394 and 494- with alpha extensions when necessary- are now used most often for Integrative Experience Courses. Note, however, that previously-created courses that were made into IE courses when the IE requirement was adopted in 2011 kept their existing number, and some previously-existing courses numbered 394 were not converted to IE courses. 

The following definitions were adopted as of April 28^th 2022: 

Experimental: A course where full information may not be determined until the course has been taught on a trial basis. Quantity of offerings should be limited, generally three at most. Experimental courses represent opportunities for faculty to try out innovative and imaginative ideas and to test potential new courses. 

Field experience/practicum/internships: Activities outside the classroom, which correlate to and supplement other course material. Generally used for research or other practical experience, as an introduction to a range of professional experiences. 

Honors: Enriched courses designed to support students in an environment conducive to significant in-class interaction. Generally, a small course with limited student enrollment. 

Independent research/study: A course designed between faculty and student on a topic of mutual interest. Largely self-directed and limited to a one-to-one teacher-student ratio. 

Lab: First-hand experiential learning, practical application of course concepts/theories. Students are directly engaged in the learning through hands-on experimentation and exploration. 

Lecture: Especially good for sharing large quantities of information and summarizing key points. Lectures may include material presented by the instructor, may include discussions, class participation, and/or interactive activities. 

Seminar: Small classes, driven by discussion and active learning. Students take on greater responsibility for the process of learning. 

Special topics course: An opportunity to teach a course that might address a timely current-events issue. Subject matter or content may vary from semester to semester. 

According to the Faculty Senate bylaws, the International Studies Council will have authority on reviewing and approving all credit-bearing study abroad courses and activities. 

"g. Exercise faculty primary responsibility for the curriculum by reviewing and approving all credit-bearing international activities designed and taught by UMass faculty. Such approvals must be recorded in the minutes and the annual reports of the Council. Formal exchange agreements between the University of Massachusetts Amherst and foreign institutions, however, remain subject to full governance review and a vote by the full Senate."

TBD

1. The General Education program meets accreditation requirements that undergraduate students receive opportunities to engage with topics and forms of scholarship in literature and the arts, historical study, social and behavioral sciences, biological science, physical science, mathematics, and writing. Since 1985 the General Education program has also included courses addressing the existence, social dynamics, and implications of human diversity. 
2. Departments and Programs propose courses for inclusion in the list of courses students may take to fulfill a particular General Education requirement. 
3. The General Education requirements also encompass the First Year and Junior Year Writing Courses, and the Integrative Experience Courses. The University Writing Committee evaluates courses for Junior Year Writing designation. The General Education Council evaluates courses for IE designation.

1. A course may be proposed for General Education designation concurrently with the proposals to create it as either an experimental or new (permanent) course. Proposals for experimental or new courses also seeking General Education designation can be filed by individual instructors because they will be routed through the department and college levels for approval. Proposals to add General Education designations later should be filed by the department or program offering the course. Proposers seeking General Education designations should use the General Education designation forms provided on the CCMS. 
2. A course may be proposed for General Education designation at any time after its approval as an experimental or new course, or its conversion from an experimental to a permanent course. 
3. All proposals for General Education designation require the submission through the CCMS of the Learning Outcomes form together with the form(s) for the specific designation(s) being requested. After approval by the Department Curriculum Committee and Head/Chair, they are routed as indicated by the timing of the proposal seeking a General Education designation. Proposals for General Education designation submitted concurrently with proposals to create the course are first sent to the College level for approval, and if approved at that level are then sent on to the Faculty Senate. They are then handled concurrently by the General Education Council and whatever body reviews the overall course proposal, and will not be approved by the Faculty Senate until both bodies involved have recommended approval. Proposals to add, change, or remove a General Education designation to an already-existing course flow from the department directly to the General Education Council. 
4. If an experimental course holding approved Gen Ed designations is converted into a permanent course, the Gen Ed designations transfer automatically to the newly- approved permanent course. 
5. The General Education Council reviews proposals for each designation using the reviewer team procedure it has established. Council members serving as designated reviewers make recommendations to the Council on approval or disapproval of each designation proposed. If the General Education Council approves the course for designation, the chair shall indicate that approval on the CCMS. 
6. If, as a result of debate on the Senate floor, concerns about the proposed General Education designation(s) are raised, the course is referred back to the General Education Council. The Council must consider the specific objection(s) raised at its next scheduled meeting and determine the proper course of action (e.g., consultation with the proposer or re-submission to the Faculty Senate). 
7. When the Faculty Senate has approved a proposed course with the requested General Education designation(s) the Secretary of the Faculty Senate indicates that approval on the CCMS, which then automatically routes the proposal to the Provost. 
8. The Provost or Provost's designee shall review the designation proposal and, if he/she approves it, shall so indicate on the CCMS, which automatically sends the approved proposal to the Scheduling Office so that the course may be offered for General Education credit. 

(The General Education Program website (www.umass.edu/gened)- particularly its sections "objectives and designations" and 'for faculty" - provides detailed information on the requirements and procedures approved by the Faculty Senate.) 

[The definitions and main features of the General Education Program were clarified in Sen. Doc. No. 09-060, and certain details elaborated in Sen. Doc. No. 10-002A. The current Diversity Course policies are laid out in Sen. Doc. No. 17-070.] 

The University Writing Program is an element of the General Education Program advised and reviewed by the University Writing Committee. It has two course components, the First Year Writing Requirement and the Junior Year Writing Requirement, and also maintains the University Writing Center. 

1. All entering first year students take a Writing Placement Exam and those with sufficient competence enroll in a section of the main First Year Writing Course, COLLEGE WRITING 112. 
2. Those whose placement test indicates a need for additional skill-building before beginning COLLEGE WRITING enroll in a section of ENGLISH WRITING 111. 

1. Students typically fulfill the 3-credit junior year writing courses offered by their primary major. Departments or Programs with small numbers of majors may opt to share a writing course, subject to University Writing Committee approval. 
2. Proposals to create or revise courses designated as Junior Year Writing courses are reviewed as to course content by the Academic Matters Council and as to whether they meet Writing Program requirements by the University Writing Committee. 
3. Students may request that a non—UMass course substitute for the JYW through the proper approval procedures for extenuating circumstances.

1. The Junior Year Writing courses offered in each undergraduate major will be reviewed by the University Writing Committee every five years as scheduled. 
2. The University Writing Committee periodically reviews the First Year Writing Program, the Junior Year Writing Program as a whole, and the Writing Center to assess their performance and identify needs. 

[The First Year and Junior Year Writing Requirements and approval processes are defined in Sen. Doc. No. 82-057.] 

The Integrative Experience is an element of the General Education Program supervised by the General Education Council. 

Integrative Experience courses are upper level courses offered in students' majors designed to encourage students to bring learning from their various courses together and reflect on interrelations among the individual topics they have studied. "Reflection" is defined as encouraging students to think about both the interrelations of what has been learned in courses and about their own thought processes as they learn so they can become effective life-long learners. 

Proposals to create or revise Integrative Experience courses are reviewed as to course content by the Academic Matters Council and as to whether they meet Integrative Experience Learning Goals by the General Education Council. 

The General Education Council reviews the Integrative Experience offerings in each undergraduate major every fifth year. 

[The Integrative Experience Requirement and approval processes are defined in Sen. Doc. No. 11-039A.]

1. An Honors Course is a course specifically established to provide instruction to students in the honors program. 
2. An Honors Section of a course is a smaller section of a large lecture course enrollment in which is limited to students in the honors program. 
3. An Honors Colloquium is a one-credit addition to a regular course providing students in the honors program with a course experience enhanced through additional readings, assignments, and class sessions.

1. Proposals to create a new Honors Course require simultaneous submission of a proposal to create an experimental or a new course and a proposal to create an Honors Course through the CCMS. The proposal to create an experimental or a new course is reviewed according to the regular procedures described in Part 1, section A for new courses or Part I, section B for experimental courses, as appropriate. The proposal to establish it as an Honors Course is considered by the Commonwealth Honors College Council. 
2. Proposals to create a separate Honors section of an already-existing course are reviewed and approved by the Dean of Commonwealth Honors College. 
3. Proposals to create an optional Honors colloquium linked to an already- existing course are reviewed and approved by the Dean of Commonwealth Honors College. 

The Honors College, through the Commonwealth Honors College Council reviews the honors designation of separate honors courses, honors sections of regular courses, and honors colloquia attached to regular courses every five years. 

An Honors Independent Study Course is an independent study course open to students in the honors program and organized through the Commonwealth Honors College process for establishing such independent study courses. 

[Establishment of Commonwealth Honors College in 1999 gave the re-existing Honors Program a firmer institutional foundation. The Academic Matters Council reviewed proposals for honors course components until establishment of the Commonwealth Honors College Council in 2010. Honors designation procedures are laid out in Sen. Doc. No. 09-016A.] 

Honors Colloquia (Added to Existing Courses) 

Step 1. Faculty member submits via CCMS
Step 2. Reviewed and approved by Department Honors Committee (or department/program curriculum committee with Honors Program Director input)
Step 3. Reviewed and approved by Department Chair or Program Director
Step 4. Reviewed and approved by Dean of CHC
Step 5. Registrar creates course in SPIRE 

Honors Section (Added to Existing Courses) 

Step 1. Faculty member submits via CCMS
Step 2. Reviewed and approved by Department Honors Committee (or department/program curriculum committee with Honors Program Director input)
Step 3. Reviewed and approved by Department Chair or Program Director
Step 4. Reviewed and approved by Dean of CHC
Step 5. Registrar creates course in SPIRE 

Whole Honors Course (New Courses) 

Step 1. Faculty member submits via CCMS
Step 2. Reviewed and approved by Department Honors Committee (or department/program curriculum committee with Honors Program Director input)
Step 3. Reviewed and approved by Department Chair or Program Director
Step 4. Reviewed and Approved by relevant College Committee and Dean
Step 5. Reviewed and approved by CHC Council (Kim Tremblay/Dean)
Step 6. Course reviewed and approved using normal Faculty Senate approval process
Step 7. Registrar creates course in SPIRE