Course Revision - Process Overview

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“Nothing endures but change.”                 ~Heraclitus (540 BC-480 BC)

Existing credit courses undergo curriculum revision under the oversight of the program's SAC. In general, the process follows these steps:

  1. Complete forms - although some changes to a course may be made at SAC's discretion (see below), most require completed forms.
  2. Signatures gathered from appropriate staff.
  3. Review and recommendation by the Curriculum Committee - most changes require committee review. Those that do not are listed below.

The curricular revision process can vary greatly and depends on the desired change.  Some revisions require committee review, others do not. Some revisions require a form to be submitted, others do not.  For details about the submission and review process, review the guidelines below.

Curricular Revisions Requiring Committee Approval:

  • course title change
  • course number
  • contact and credit hour change
  • description
  • requisites
  • student learning outcomes
  • general education or cultural literacy designation
  • cultural literacy designation
  • related instruction for CTE embedded courses
  • distance learning modality

Revisions that Require a Revision to the Degree or Certificate:

Submit the degree/certificate revision form the same month as the course revision.

  • change in credit hours
  • course title change
  • course number change

Revisions Requiring a Form, but Committee Approval is Not Needed:

  • inactivation
  • grade option

Revisions which Do Not Require a Form or Committee Approval:

SAC may make changes via in the CCOG Management tool.

  • assessment strategies
  • description addendum
  • course activities and design