Minor Modification Proposal: New Graduate Courses or Changes to Existing Graduate Courses
Introduction
This template should be used to: create a new graduate course; reactivate a closed/deactivated course; rename an existing course; renumber an existing course; etc.
If you have questions while you are filling out this document, please contact your Dean’s Office.
Graduate Department /Unit/Centre/Institute. For courses offered by collaborative specializations, list supporting unit.
Faculty academic division:
Dean’s Office contact:
Part 1: ROSI
Please complete this section. The data will be used to complete the ROSI record.
New Course — fill out all fields
Course designator and number (e.g., HIS 5XXXH):
Full-course equivalent (FCE) weight (e.g., 0.5, 1.0):
Full course title for transcript (maximum 60 characters):
Abbreviated title (maximum 30 characters):
Available via Student Web Services (yes or no):
Course type (regular, modular, continuous or extended):
Evaluate* function in ROSI used by unit (yes or no):
*university’s online course evaluation system
Online course (yes or no):
Required course (yes or no):
Grading scale (letter grades or credit/no credit):
Course prerequisites; if yes, please list (e.g., HIS5XXXH):
Course credit exclusions; if yes, please list (e.g., HIS 5XXXH):
Or Changes to an Existing Course — fill out all fields
Current course designator and number (required) (e.g., HIS 5XXXH):
Deactivated course designator, number and weight (e.g., HIS 5XXXH):
Splitting or amalgamating courses (list course designators, numbers and weights):
New/renamed full course title for transcript (maximum 60 characters):
New/renamed abbreviated title (maximum 30 characters):
New FCE weight of an elective course (e.g., 0.5, 1.0):
Change to grading scale (from letter grades to credit/no credit or vice versa):
Change to course type (from regular to continuous, modular, extended, etc.):
Effective Date
Required field — effective date must be September 1, January 1 or May 1 and not retroactive.
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Part 2: Other Changes to Existing Courses
Optional field — this section may be used to describe other types of changes to existing courses your Faculty/Division tracks.
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Part 3: New Course Documentation
For Faculty/Divisional approval of new courses, please append the approved course documentation, or complete the template below.
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Course Description
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Academic Rationale
Briefly indicate the reason for creating the course, and its place in the unit.
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Learning Outcomes (if applicable)
This section may be required by your Dean’s Office.
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Similarity/Overlap With Other Courses & Consultation
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Resource Requirements (if required)
Indicate what, if any, additional resources are required for the course.
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Governance Approval
Unit signoff (committee name and meeting date):
Faculty/Division Council (or delegated body) approval, if applicable (name and date):