User Guides
How to use the Course Leaf Course Form (C-Form) [PDF]
CourseLeaf User Guide [PDF} -NOTE: User guide will be updated to align with July 2026 program development and approval guidelines and may be unavailable.听
Curriculum Review Processes & Workflows
Process Guides
Process Guides
- New Degree Programs Approval Process [PDF]听
- Program Modification Approval Process [PDF]
- New & Modified Courses [PDF]
- Though GE courses follow the same university curriculum review process as non-GE courses, specific information related to GE in the pilot process can be found in #6 of the New & Modified Courses document above and in the "Curriculum Review Forms & Templates" section under General Education.听
- Process for Objections to Curriculum Proposals [PDF]
- Process to Request to Create a New Course Prefix [PDF]
- Information about WASC Substantive Change Screening [PDF] -听currently under revision
Flattened Version of Course Leaf Course & Program form for Planning Purposes
Forms cannot be submitted outside of Course Leaf. All proposal information must be input in the online or via Course Leaf.听
Flattened Program Form - currently being updated to reflect July 2026 CO program development and approval guidelines.听
Curriculum Review Workflows
Workflows for Program Proposals - currently being updated to reflect July 2026 CO program development and approval guidelines.听
- New Program
- New Concentrations/Options/Emphasis
- New Minor
- Program Modification
- Program Discontinuation
- Request to Reinstate a Program
Workflows for Course Proposals
Resources, Financial Sustainability, and Impact Statements
- Consultation with USLOAC
- Proposer/department has consulted with USLOAC to confirm they have provided an accurate and appropriate assessment plan.听
- Proposer/department has consulted with USLOAC to confirm they have provided an accurate and appropriate curriculum map.听
- Resources & Financial Sustainability - Department Chair and College Dean have collaborated to confirm and address resource and financial sustainability implications for course/program proposal.听
- Consultation with Information/Academic Technology - Department Chair & College Dean has consulted with IT/Academic Technology to confirm that the available academic technology, equipment, and other specialized materials are appropriate to support the program needed for implementation.听
- Consultation with Library - Department Chair & College Dean has consulted with the University Library:
- to confirm that the institution offers adequate access to both electronic and learning resources
- to confirm that the institution will need to purchase adequate access to additional electronic and/or learning resources.
- to confirm that the university is committed to purchasing these additional resources.听
- Self-Support (as appropriate) - Department Chair/Program Coordinator/Graduate Program Director and College Dean have collaborated with the CCPE Dean to confirm and address resource and financial sustainability implications for program proposal.听
- Graduate Programs and Courses - Graduate Council Chair confirms on behalf of the Graduate Council (in accordance with听the GC curriculum review matrix) that the program and courses align with the standards for graduate curricula and听identifies听any other graduate programs听impacted听by the proposed program or modification.
Criteria for Special Designations, General Education & Graduate Council
- University Community Engaged Learning Committee (UCELC)
- University Ethnic Studies Committee (UESC)
- University Writing Committee (UWC)
- University Online/Hybrid Learning Committee
- General Education Committee (GE-C)
- Graduate Council - contact the Graduate Council Chair, Dr. Kitty Fortner (kfortner@csudh.edu)