Purpose of Committee Review

The primary purpose of the SSE Curriculum Committee is to review (assess, evaluate, provide feedback) all new, and all changes to existing, program requirements and curricula of the School's academic programs. The Committee is charged with the following responsibilities on behalf of the Dean:

Proposal Guidelines

  1. Minor revisions that require no course changes, no resources, and have no curricular implications need NOT go through approval by the entire SSE Curriculum Committee but require only the approval of the Department Chair and the SSE Curriculum Committee Chair before being forwarded electronically to the Dean's office. These minor revisions will be noted in the minutes of the SSE Curriculum Committee as an information item from the Curriculum Committee Chair.
  2. New course or program proposals, as well as proposals for course or program changes, should be submitted to the SSE Curriculum Committee Chair, normally one week prior to Committee review, using the following instructions and guidelines on the SSE website specific to the proposal submitted. In addition, a formal memorandum to the SSE Curriculum Committee signed by the Department Chair(s) affected should accompany the applicable form(s) to signify approval of the departmental faculty regarding the proposal.

    1. Course Change (Revisions or Cancellations)

      In addition to filing the SSE form, "Request for Course Revisions or Cancellations," the University form, Request for Approval of Course Change, can be found at http://www.csub.edu/undergradstudies/AcadSched/ under COURSE CHANGES.

    2. New Course

      In addition to filing the SSE form, "Request for New Course," the University form, Request for Approval of New Course can be found at http://www.csub.edu/undergradstudies/AcadSched/ under NEW COURSES.

    3. Program Change (Revisions or Cancellations)

      There is no specific University form for requesting approval of program revisions or cancellation, but the SSE form, "Request for Revisions or Cancellation of Degree, Minor, Concentration, Emphasis, Track, or Option," must be filed.

    4. New Program

      1. Proposal for a New Minor, Concentration, Emphasis, Track, or Option
        In addition to filing the SSE form, "Request for New Degree, Minor, Concentration, Emphasis, Track, or Option," the University Routing Form can be found at: http://www.csub.edu/academicprograms/PDF/Subplan_routing_sheet.pdf
      2. Proposal for New Degree, including Pilot Degree Program
        1. In addition to filing the SSE form, "Request for New Degree, Minor, Concentration, Emphasis, Track, or Option," the University Routing Form can be found at: http://www.csub.edu/academicprograms/PDF/New_Degree_routing_sheet.pdf
        2. CSU guidelines for new degrees or pilot programs can be found at: http://www.calstate.edu/AcadAff/codedmemos/AA-2008-53.pdf
        3. CSUB guidelines for new degrees or pilot degree programs can be found at: http://www.csub.edu/academicprograms/PDF/New_Degree_proposal.pdf.
  3. A complete and final version of the catalog copy as approved by the SSE Curriculum Committee should be submitted electronically to the Dean's office immediately following the Committee's approval.
  4. All curricular changes that require approval by the Committee for Academic Requirements and Standards (CARS), the Associate VP for Academic Programs, the Academic Senate, and/or the Provost must also meet guidelines and submission standards set forth in external requirements and documents.
  5. The "general" flow for review and approval of new course or program proposals, as well as proposals for course or program changes, is illustrated below:

Program > Department > SSE Curriculum Committee > SSE Dean

AVP for Academic Programs > Academic Senate/AAC/CARS > Provost