• Mid Michigan College

    Curriculum & Academic Standards Proposal Form

  • Date*
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  • What type of Curriculum Change are you proposing? (Only choose ONE option for each request). PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE MAKING YOUR SELECTION.

  • New Courses

    • Proposal for a new course

    If you need to reference existing course information, you can search Self-Service to view details without logging in.

    Course Changes

    • Complete a separate course change form for each course you are changing. If you are making several changes to the same course, all of those changes can go on one form. 
    • Examples of Course Changes
      • Course title change (name of the course)
      • Prerequisite/corequisite changes that do not change the course/ program objectives
      • Revising a catalog course description
      • Reactivation of a course without changes to objectives
      • Credit or contact hour changes
      • Change of Student Learning Outcomes

    Program Changes

    • You can list more than one change to the SAME program on ONE program change form. Summarize all changes in the description box in the form.
    • Examples of Program Changes
      • Program title change
      • Adding/Removing a course from a program
      • Changing program elective options
      • Changing graduation requirements
      • Change to the General Education requirements
      • Changes to the program guide that reflect articulation agreement changes
      • Program being deactivated
      • NOTE: Pathways are SEPARATE from Programs.

    New/Additional Program Proposal

    • New program
    • Additional program
      • The actual program may already exist, but you are changing/adding new requirements that require an additional degree designator (AAS.XXX or AA.XXX) to be created in addition to the existing degree.
    • Reactivation of a program 

    Information Form

    • Changes to a Pathway that DO NOT change the program itself
    • Typos or grammar edits in title or course description, program guide, etc.
    • Program guide changes in appearance/formatting updates
    • Changes to DQP (Degree Qualifications Profile) Proficiencies
    • Course Fee Change
    • Informational updates that do not change existing course or program objectives, course name, or course prerequisites or corequisites.
    • Any other general informational items to share with the committee.

    Course Deactivation

    • Use to deactivate any courses that will no longer be scheduled.

    If you are unsure, contact your Curriculum Committee Chair. If you submit and realize an error, this can be corrected without redoing the form.

  • Information Only

  • If this is a change in course fee, include the current and new course fee. If this is for multiple courses, please include the current and new course fee for each in the first box above.
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  • New Course

  • Will this be a MTA (Michigan Transfer Agreement) Course?*
  • If this is a MTA Course. Which group should it be added to?*
  • Which Course Distribution Group will this course be added to?*
  • Is this course a General Education Requirement?*
  • Will this course change impact any Guided Pathways?*
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  • Degree Qualification Profile Proficiencies (DQP) - Select all of the proficiencies that will be assessed in this course. Unsure which proficiencies to select? Follow this link for more information: https://www.learningoutcomesassessment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/DQP-grid_AS_FINAL.pdf*
  • Student Learning Outcomes - What knowledge, attitudes, skills, etc., are students expected to acquire for successful completion of the course? How will the student learning outcomes be assessed? Ex. Test, Quiz, Assignment, etc. Lastly, which proficiency is tied to this outcome. Add as many as needed.*

  • Course Changes

  • If you are not proposing a change to any of the areas below, just put No Changes in the Proposed boxes.

  • Course Subject (Ex. Accounting)*
  • Course Designator (Ex. ACC.201)*
  • Course Title (Ex. Basic Machine Shop Practices)*
  • Course Short Title (Ex. Ba Mach Shop Pract) This can only be 25 characters (including spaces)*
  • Credit Hours - (Credit hours represent the time invested in a course. For each credit hour awarded, Mid requires 800 minutes of instruction, or its equivalent, to be delivered to the student.)*
  • Lecture Hours
  • Lab Hours (If Applicable)
  • Other Hours (Combined Lecture/Lab, Clinical Hours, CO-OP, etc.)
  • Contact Hours
  • Prerequisites (Courses that must be completed BEFORE the listed course can be taken)*
  • Corequisites (Courses that can be taken BEFORE OR AT THE SAME TIME as the listed course.*
  • Does this course have an associated A&B or X&Y course with it? If no, just put no. If yes, please list the A&B or X&Y courses associated with this course.*
  • Course Capacity*
  • Course Fee *
  • Department Number (Please get from your Dean)

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  • Is this a MTA Course?*
  • Are you changing which Course Distribution Group this course will be in?*
  • Is this course a General Education Requirement?*
  • Will this course change, impact any Guided Pathways?*
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  • Will any of the Degree Qualification Profile Proficiencies (DQP) be changing with the course change?*
  • Is the information included in this course change request complete?*

  • Program Changes

  • Program Name*
  • Total Number of Credit Hours*
  • CIP Code (Use to help: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/default.aspx?y=55)
  • What type of degree is this program?*
  • Will this program change, impact any Guided Pathways?
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  • New Program Proposal

  • What type of degree is this program?*
  • Have you met with the Provost to receive prior HLC approval for this new program?*
  • Is this a MiTransfer Pathway?
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  • Please select the area of interest best suited for this new program.
  • Is the information included in this new program request complete?*

  • Course Deactivation

  • Is the information included in this course deactivation request complete?*

  • Academic Dean Information

  • Requestor Information

    • For Deans Use Only. Click to respond to request. 
    • Dean Response to Curriculum Proposal
    • For Registrar Use Only. Click to respond to request. 
    • Registrar Response to Curriculum Proposal

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