eCourses Request Form

eCourses Request Form

UC San Diego, Department of Sociology
For undergraduate courses, please consider applying the course for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requirement.
Name*

First NameLast Name
E-mail*
example@ucsd.edu
This request is for:*

a new coursean update to an existing coursea reinstated course
Course Title*
Official Course Title for the course
Transcript Title*
30 Character Limit (including spaces & punctuation) - Transcript Title is listed on a Student's Transcript. Shorthand version of course title.
Projected quarter the course is expected to first be offered. Please input quarter and year.*
(Please note that course requests generally take 2 quarters to process (summers excluded), so it is recommended to submit requests minimally 2 quarters or more in advance of the projected quarter the course is going to be first offered).
Course Description*
A brief description of the course. This is what students will see in the course catalog and is the official description of the course. - 500 Character Limit (including spaces & punctuation). - Do NOT include information about prerequisites, recommended preparation, duplicate credit, etc. If description is over 500 characters you will be requested to send an updated version.
Course Justification*
The reason the course is initially being proposed. This field should be filled out when a new course is being proposed. (For example, Why does the Department need this specific course?)
Request Justification*
Explain why this particular request is being made. This field should be filled out every time a course approval request is initiated. (For example, Why does the Department need a new course in general?)
New Credit Hour Policy effective as of Sept. 1, 2017

The Credit Hour Policy was developed by the Academic Senate’s Educational Policy Committee (EPC) in response to a requirement from the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) that each institution it accredits provide a reasonable and transparent formula describing how course credits are awarded and is consistent with WSCUC’s Credit Hour Policy.

For classroom‐based courses, 1 unit is equivalent to 1 hour of classroom time and 2 hours of outside preparation per week during the 10‐week quarter.
- Classroom time is the number of class contact hours required each week and may include an instructor‐led lecture, discussion, or seminar.
- As an example, a 4‐unit course should have a minimum of 4 hours of classroom or direct faculty instruction or instructor‐led discussion (e.g. 3 hours of lecture and a 1 hour discussion section) and 8 hours of outside preparation each week.
- Most courses at UCSD are set up for 3 Hours of lecture or Seminar.
- A Justification of alternate distribution of classroom hours is required to to request for new courses to be set up with 3 hour lecture or seminar.
- Justifications are required even if the request is to modify a pre-existing course.
- If adequate Justification is not provided, then the course will be required to have a mandatory 1 hour instructor led section along side the 3 hour lecture, but if justification is provided then the course can be approved with 3 hour lecture/ seminar.
- Examples of previously used justifications for alternate Distribution of Hours can be seen below (you're welcome to use these as well):
  1)      The course does not require a fourth hour component due to the nature of the course. Rather than a fourth hour of lecture, students will need to spend additional time reading not just sociological works, but additional non/fictional literature in order to be prepared/participate in the three hour lecture
  
  2)      The course does not require a fourth hour component due to the nature of the course. Rather than a fourth hour of lecture, students will need to spend additional time each week for their assigned readings and relevant news reports.
  
  3)      The course includes three hours of seminar instruction per week and one hour of required on-line engagement of the readings with the instructor and classmates prior to the weekly seminar.
Please visit Academic Senate for more information.
Justification for Alternate Distribution of Hours (MUST BE FILLED OUT. Please select one of the above examples and adjust as needed. )*
A 1-2 sentence description explaining how students will have to commit their time in the course to justify 3hr instruction for a 4 unit course. Not needed for Global Seminar courses, if creating a Global Seminar course, you can input "N/A."
Final Evaluation*

In class final exam (if not selected, no final exam will be scheduled by the Registrar's)Final paperFinal presentationFinal ProjectNo finalOther
Academic Level Restrictions*

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSeniorGraduate
UPPER DIVISION UNDERGRADUATE COURSES ONLY. If proposing an Upper Division Undergraduate Course, please inform of which of our 7 concentrations the course would be applicable to? Choose all that apply. The course can be applicable to any amount of Concentrations, however keep in mind that the class should have enough relevance to the concentration to allow the class to provide specialized knowledge in the topic. Concentrations will need to be reviewed for approval prior to formally being listed for a Concentration.*

Science & MedicineInternational StudiesAmerican StudiesCulture & CommunicationSocial InequalitiesLaw & SocietyEconomy & SocietyNot Applicable- Graduate Course Request, or Lower Division Course request
Additional Notes for the Sociology Department
Please include any additional information need (e.g. prerequisites, cross-list course, unit variable)
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