New Course and Certificate Proposal Form: 

Proposal for the Introduction of a New Course: Word Doc (116KB) PDF (52.4KB)

Proposal For a New Certificate Program:  Word Doc (27.5KB)  PDF (52.2KB)

New course and certificate proposals may be submitted to the Dean of the College twice a year - by October 1 and by February 1.  Four copies of each proposal should be submitted by these dates.  Proposals submitted in October will be considered at the November Curriculum Committee meeting.  Proposals submitted in February will be considered at the April Curriculum Committee meeting.

Courses will be considered for initial offering no earlier than the next academic year.  Thus, courses proposed in February could be offered no sooner than the next spring semester.

The Dean will send proposals to a sub-committee for review.  The sub-committee will submit a report to the Dean.  The Curriculum committee will vote on final proposals.

Because the sample syllabus and narrative are primary documents that will be used to evaluate course proposals, they should be composed with great care.  Please note that while the issue of audience is significant, courses will not be judged solely on their potential to attract large numbers of students.  An educationally valuable course may need time to develop an audience, and it may never attract a large number of students.  Nevertheless, it may be an essential part of the educational experience of those students who do enroll in it.

Please include the following with the proposal form:

1. A sample course syllabus.
   The syllabus will a) describe the format of the course (lecture, seminar, tutorial, internship, field study); b) identify the major topics/issues to be covered in the course; c) present the writing requirements of the course; d) identify required readings.
   
2. A narrative which justifies the course educationally and addresses the issues of resources and audience.

The following specific questions should be answered:

• Educational Justification
  How does the course contribute to the mission of the cllege?
  
  If the course is intended primarily for majors, how does it contribute to the major?
  
  If the course is intended primarily as an elective open to general students, how does it contribute to the general education program of the college?
  
• Resources
  What material resources will be needed for this course - library, audio-visual, laboratory, computer-related equipment?
  
  What course is this proposed course replacing, or where will the quarter-time needed to teach the course come from?
  
• Audience
  How many currently enrolled students are likely to enroll in this course?
  
  Is this course likely to contribute short-term or long-term to the efforts of the Admissions Office to attract qualified students to Saint Anselm College?