To: All Faculty

From: ASCRC Chair Jean Luckowski

Date: May 5, 2006

Re: Deadline for curriculum proposals

Curriculum proposals must be submitted to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221 by Friday September 29, 2006 for the next catalog (2007-2008). The forms and additional instructions are available at: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/main/forms_instructions.htm.

Remember editorial catalog changes (defined on the website above) are not submitted to the Faculty Senate, but are made on catalog copy sent to the department from the Registrar’s Office in January and February of each year.

• Course Form, General Education Form, and Program Modification Form require TWO paper copies (THREE if the course is UG), a departmental summary if more than one proposal is submitted, and an electronic file, either a disc or an attachment via email to camie.foos@mso.umt.edu . The forms must be complete and have the department chair’s signature, as well as signature(s) of the chair(s) of other affected programs. New general education courses require a course form and a general education form.
  
  
• Level I program forms and level II Regential forms, which include additional BOR forms and documentation, must be reviewed and signed by the Provost’s Office before they are submitted to the Faculty Senate (see instructions on Provost’s web site: http://www.umt.edu/provost/curriculum.htm). The forms must be signed by the chair of the initiating department, chair(s) of other affected programs, and the dean, then submitted to the Provost’s Office for preliminary approval. Make sure the proposals are complete. Level I proposals require a BOR Level I Program Change Request Form. Level II proposals require a Level II Program Change Request Form, Cover/signature page, budget form, and New Academic Program Proposal summary, if applicable. After approval by the Associate Provost two paper copies and an electronic copy are submitted to the Senate Office. The Provost’s Office maintains the original.
  
  Plan ahead for Level II proposals and have the Provost’s Office review them in the summer or spring in preparation for the fall deadline.

Late proposals will not be accepted. Exceptions are granted only for extenuating circumstances. Please contact the Faculty Senate Administrative Associate Camie Foos, x5553 if you have any questions.