{"id":1240,"date":"2020-02-02T01:52:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T01:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/dean-of-faculty\/?page_id=1240"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:42:33","slug":"proposing-new-courses-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/dean-of-faculty\/academic-programs-and-centers\/curriculum\/curriculum-committee\/proposing-new-courses-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposing New Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Proposing New Courses for Fall, Spring, and Intersessions (Summer and J-Term)<\/h2>\n<p>Proposals for new courses should be submitted to the Curriculum Committee\u00a0at least one semester before they are offered, preferably\u00a0<strong>two to three weeks before advance registration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Instructors should submit proposals for new courses through our <a href=\"https:\/\/app.coursedog.com\/#\/cm\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">curriculum management software<\/a>.\u00a0 The request will be routed first to department chairs\/program directors and then to the Curriculum Committee for approval.\u00a0 Once approved by the Curriculum Committee, the form will be routed to the Registrar\u2019s Office. When the course has been scheduled, it will appear in the Course Management Console (CMC) and the online schedule (once that semester is accessible to the public). (Instructions for the form can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2024\/12\/Proposing-a-new-course-in-Coursedog.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registrar&#8217;s Office website<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Course proposals<\/b>\u00a0require the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Title<\/i>: Short title of 30 characters maximum and, if relevant, long title of 100 characters maximum.<\/li>\n<li><i>Level<\/i>:\u00a0 100, 200, 300, 400<\/li>\n<li><i>Credits<\/i>: generally 1.0 or .5<\/li>\n<li><i>Description<\/i>:\u00a0 125 words maximum.<\/li>\n<li><i>Component:<\/i>\u00a0lecture, seminar, lab or studio (Note that seminars should generally enroll 19 or fewer students.)<\/li>\n<li><i>Enrollment Limit<\/i><\/li>\n<li><em>Distribution requirements<\/em><\/li>\n<li><i>Prerequisites<\/i>, as relevant<\/li>\n<li><i>Cross-reference or cross-list<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Curriculum Committee also asks faculty members to specify on the course proposal form whether a proposed course overlaps substantially with an existing course. In all cases of overlap, the Committee calls on faculty to communicate and coordinate offerings across departments\/programs so that curricular redundancies are avoided and the needs of students are best met.<\/p>\n<h2>Proposing New Study Away Courses<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/studyaway\/faculty\/\">Click here<\/a> for information regarding Study Away course opportunities for faculty and consult with <a href=\"mailto:rebecca.hovey@trincoll.edu\">Rebecca Hovey<\/a>, Senior Director of Global Engagement.<\/p>\n<h2>Proposing New Graduate Studies Courses<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.trincoll.edu\/gradstudies\/graduate-studies-course-proposal-form\/\">Click here\u200b<\/a> to propose a new Graduate Studies course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proposing New Courses for Fall, Spring, and Intersessions (Summer and J-Term) Proposals for new courses should be submitted to the Curriculum Committee\u00a0at least one semester before they are offered, preferably\u00a0two to three weeks before advance registration. 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