The faculty have prerogatives over the prescription of the curriculum, the granting of degrees, and other related matters.

The Faculty Senate recommends, in accordance with regulations of the Board of Regents of Higher Education, the general requirements for graduation, including total credits required, credits required in work outside the department or school of specialization, and such other provisions as shall affect the general education of graduates of the institution; and approve recommendations for specific curricular changes submitted by faculty in the various schools or departments through the Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee (ASCRC), Graduate Council, and the General Education and Writing Committees. 

Curriculum changes are submitted to the Faculty Senate Office in the fall of each year for review by ASCRC, Graduate Council, and the General Education and Writing Committees. These committees assure that the proposed changes meet current academic policy and standards. The committee chairs present a seconded motion to the Faculty Senate in November and December to be included in the following year's catalog. After Senate approval, the Provost's Office coordinates Board of Regents' approval of Level I and II program changes. 

Steps for review:

Step one

Department prepares a digital copy of the form.  The Electronic Curriculum Approval System (E-Curr) is used for course forms and CourseDog (NEW PROPOSAL under Action) is used for General Education, Level I and II , Writing, Service Learning Proposals.  See Forms and Instructions for all other curriculum forms. 

Step two

Program Modification forms are signed by the chair, other affected programs and the dean, then  submitted to the Faculty Senate Office as an email attachment to camie.foos@mso.umt.edu. 

Step two

Academic Request Forms (formerly level I program/level II), including additional BOR forms & documentation [see instructions on Provost's web site]) are submitted in CourseDog (NEW PROPOSAL under Action).  

Step three

Course forms reside in the e-Curr system.  General Education, Writing, Service Learning, and Academic Request Forms reside in CourseDog. Program Modifications are logged and posted to Box under the appropriate subcommittee (see procedure 201.3.2 for subcommittee lists), and a summary list is given to the subcommittee chair. 

Step four

The subcommittee reviews the proposals, prepares and presents a consent agenda to ASCRC or Graduate Council, and discusses any questions with the committee.

Step five

The subcommittee chair follows-up on any questions and presents resolutions to ASCRC or Graduate Council. Requesters are invited to a meeting if necessary. Revised forms are submitted if major revisions are required.  Otherwise, changes can be made by the senate administrative associate. 

Step six

The senate administrative associate creates the curriculum consent agenda (seconded motion) for the curriculum committee chairs.  The chairs may attend an ECOS meeting to discuss the approved items prior to the Senate meeting. The curriculum consent agenda is posted to the Faculty Senate agenda for the November and December meetings.

Step seven

After the consent agenda is approved by the Faculty Senate, the senate administrative associate enters the courses change information into the CCN tracking system for OCHE and MUS system approval . Curriculum change approval notices are sent to the requestor, department chair, dean, provost, and the Registrar's Office at the end of each semester.  The Registrar's Office updates the catalog from this notice.  The approved curriculum summaries are maintained on the Faculty Senate web site.

Step eight

After Faculty Senate approval, The Provost's Office coordinates Board of Regents' approval of  Level I and II proposals.