The Curriculum Subcommittee oversees the approval and review process for graduate courses. This includes evaluating proposals for new permanent courses, permanent topics courses, and deactivating courses no longer offered. One-time-only courses are approved directly by the Graduate School without full subcommittee review. Significant curriculum changes within existing programs are reviewed by the subcommittee to ensure alignment with institutional policies.
Updates to Fields of Study
Fields of Study are updated annually during the summer. Permanent courses listed are synchronized with the internal curriculum management system, while one-time-only courses are excluded from these updates.
New Graduate Course Proposals
Departments must submit proposals for new permanent graduate courses through the Course Approval Process (CAP). These proposals must include a syllabus, relevant approvals for cross-listed courses, and the New Permanent Graduate Course Proposal Form. Courses may first be offered as one-time-only before being proposed as permanent. Final approval is granted by the full faculty after Curriculum Subcommittee review.
Course Updates and Modifications
Departments can update existing courses or submit new topics for permanent topics courses through the Course Update Process (CUP). These modifications are reviewed by the Office of Graduate Academic Affairs.
Course Decommissions
Each year, departments are asked to review courses that have not been offered in the past five to nine years to maintain an accurate course inventory. Courses not taught for ten or more years may be deactivated and their course numbers reassigned.