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Concentrations have evolved over time and in practice are technically the same as a major. To simplify the É«É«À² curriculum, no new concentrations will be created.

Two proposals are needed to change a concentration to a major/program. A delete program proposal is necessary to delete the concentration and a new program proposal is necessary to create the new major/program.

Yes, however the track name will not appear on the student's transcript or diploma. For it to appear on transcripts and diplomas it must be a major, not a track within a major.

The É«É«À²x Market Research team provides services that support faculty with their program curriculum proposal research needs. Services available include:

• Market analysis reports that include student demand, employer demand, and competitive analysis.
• Primary research using quantitative or qualitative methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)

These services are provided for free, and faculty are encouraged to use them if assistance is needed. Fill out a to get started.

There are two types of appeals:

• Academic Officer appeal - include the department chairs decision to the college dean and the college dean's decision to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
• University Council/Committee appeal - process violations only.

Appeals must be in writing to the college dean or the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and acted upon within 30-calendar days of receipt of the appeal.

If good faith discussions for interdisciplinary proposals do not yield a compromise, the proposal can be appealed, in writing, to the college dean for intra-college issues and to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for inter-college issues. The decision of the dean or Provost is final and cannot be appeals once the decision is made.

Only process violations can be appealed.

• Failure of a council/committee to allow discussion or debate
• Failure of a council/committee to permit presentation of relevant information
• Exclusion of interested parties in council/committee discussion
• Demonstration of bias among the council/committee
• Allegations of conflict of interest
• Failure to provide feedback/guidance on how to remedy deficiencies in the proposal

• Not attending a meeting
• Not sending a representative to a meeting
• Disagreeing on a content decision

Anyone in attendance at the council/committee meeting who believes a process violation has occurred can submit an appeal.

Anyone at the meeting of the council/committee can make a motion during the meeting or ask that a motion be consider. After the meeting, anyone who attended the meeting can submit an appeal, in writing, to the Faculty Senate Executive Board Ex Officio member of that council/committee within five-business days of the alleged violation that includes the reason for the appeal and any supporting information. The written appeal will be presented at the next available Faculty Senate Executive Board meeting. The Faculty Senate Executive Board can seek clarification from the appellant or others, in writing if needed, giving ten-business days for a response. A written response to the appellant will be done in writing within ten-business days of the decision, and documentation will move forward with the proposal.

This is not considered an appeal of the decision. Outcomes are either process violation was found warranting reconsideration of the proposal by the original council/committee, or there was no process violation. Decision is final and cannot be appealed.

Please note that the process for É«É«À² Essential Studies Course appeal is a little different.

An appeal can be made by the proposal originator, in writing, within five-business days of notification through the electronic course approval system, clearly stating why the course should be included and address any feedback (or lack of feedback) to the É«É«À² Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee chair. The É«É«À² Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee will evaluate the appeal at the next available meeting and respond, in writing, withing ten-business days of the decision. The decision is final and cannot be appealed.

É«É«À² Essential Studies Course

• Approval by dean by October 31
• Approval by the É«É«À² Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee by December 31

Use the proposal entitled New É«É«À² Course (new to catalog and É«É«À² Essential Studies) for the appropriate É«É«À² Essential Studies level.

If you are adding an existing course to É«É«À² Essential Studies that does not need any changes use the proposal entitled Adding Existing Course to É«É«À² Essential Studies (without course changes) for the appropriate É«É«À² Essential Studies level.

If the course you want to add to É«É«À² Essential Studies does need changes (e.g., title, description, restrictions) use the proposal entitled Adding Existing Course to É«É«À² Essential Studies (with course changes) for the appropriate É«É«À² Essential Studies level.

The catalog description of the course that includes a statement of É«É«À² Essential Studies inclusion, the course syllabus, and the É«É«À² Essential Studies assessment plan need to be attached to the proposal as files for a new É«É«À² Essential course, at minimum. There may be other pertinent information that needs to also be attached.

The É«É«À² Essential Studies language that needs to be included in the course syllabus is the course catalog description with the É«É«À² Essential Studies language included and the appropriate student learning outcomes identified as É«É«À² Essential Studies student learning outcomes.

Please use the following verbiage for É«É«À² Essential Studies catalog copy:

"This course satisfies É«É«À² Essential Studies Level #: Title - Cattegory."

Example: This course satisfies É«É«À² Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery - Scientific Literacy with Lab Category.

If the course also meets the Diversity and Inclusion or Planetary Sustainability SLOs the following statement must also be included:

"This course also meets the [choose either Diversity and Inclusion OR Planetary Sustainability] student learning outcomes."

Any course instructor or chair.

An appeal can be made by the proposal originator, in writing, within five-business days of notification through the electronic course approval system, clearly stating why the course should be included and address any feedback (or lack of feedback) to the É«É«À² Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee chair. The É«É«À² Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee will evaluate the appeal at the next available meeting and respond, in writing, withing ten-business days of the decision. The decision is final and cannot be appealed.