Graduate Curriculum Process
Course Processing
Click on the action you want for procedures:
- Graduate New Course Form Instructions
Use to create a new graduate Course (levels 5000-8999) - Graduate Course Change Form Instructions
Use to make changes to an existing course. If you are updating a selected topics course to be a permanent course, use the new course form to propose the course. - Graduate Course Change Grading Mode Instructions
Use to change the grading mode of an existing course (e.g., add S/U) - Graduate Course Discontinue Form Instructions
Use to discontinue a course that will no longer be taught. - Legacy Systems
Resources:
- Guidelines for Selecting a Course Number
- Course Concurrency Form
- Example Course Objectives
- Example Learning Outcomes
- Example Major Topics
- Online Instructional Method Categories
- USF Syllabus Guidelines
- College Approval Requirements
- Instructions for Grad Council Members
- USF Course Inventory
- State Course Numbering System
- USF Graduate Catalog
Note! If the course action impacts a major or certificate, submitting an updated catalog copy is required. Examples of impact: a change in credit hours might affect the minimum hours required or other requirements changed (i.e., adding, changing, and/or terminating a course may impact the curriculum).
Routing for New, Changed, and Discontinued Courses
- Proposer/Originator
- Grad Studies Proposal Review
- Library Resources Review
- College Review
- Grad Council Agenda
- Grad Council Approves
- SCNS submission
- SCNS approved
- Registrar's Office
Final Steps:
The USF SCNS Graduate Liaison notifies the Office of the Registrar regarding the approval via Curriculog. The Office of the Registrar will then update Banner accordingly and marked the course as approved in Curriculog for that step. Faculty may then proceed with scheduling the course. Until the course has been fully entered or changed in Banner, faculty should schedule the course using a selected/special topics number.
To find a proposal submitted prior to the implementation of Curriculog, check the following:
- APOR Legacy System - Box Archive Folder
- old site: https://academicplanning.usf.edu/proposals/tracking/courses
- OGS Course Submission - http://www.grad.usf.edu/programs/grad_course_archive.php
If you cannot locate the proposal, contact cdh@usf.edu or tron@usf.edu for assistance.