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Assessment Information and Assistance

Contact the Assessment Specialist, Melissa Simnitt, for support in aligning course and program Student Learning Outcomes.

Curriculog Resources, Guides, and Training
Curriculog is the program through which all Curriculum approval processes are submitted and reviewed. This fully web-based system allows for course and program origination, curriculum and program changes, as well as review and approval process by committee.

Curriculum Forms

Resources for Developing Your Curriculum

For Programs

For Course Development

Impact to Departments

For Departments

Course and Topics Forms

All forms are available in Curriculog (Must be logged in to view.)

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  • C Form - Creating a New Course

    The approval of a C-form means that a new course may be offered for credit and its description will appear in the course catalog. However, the course will not automatically be listed as a new elective in a major or program. In order to assure that this new course appears in the catalog as an elective for a program/major, either:

      1. Complete a P-2 form describing the change, or
      2. Submit edited catalog copy via Word Doc using Track Changes, and add the new course (showing exactly where you want it to appear). The edited copy should be attached to the C form for the new course. 

    Please reference the Guide to Writing Course Descriptions

  • C-2 Form - Changing an Existing Course

    The approval of a C-2 form means that a course revision may be offered for credit and its description will appear in the course catalog. However, the course will not automatically be listed as a new elective in a major or program. In order to assure that this new course appears in the catalog as an elective for a program/major, either:

      1. Complete a P-2 form describing the change, or
      2. Submit edited program catalog copy via Word Doc using Track Changes, and add the new course(showing exactly where you want it to appear). The edited copy should be attached to the C-2 form for the new course.
  • C-2 Form BULK CHANGES - Requesting Changes to Multiple Courses

    CRITERIA for submitting one C-2 form for a quantity of courses:

      1. The change has to be identical to all of the courses. No variation can be allowed from course to course.
      2. Only two types of changes allowed for bulk change format:
         
        • Prefix change (e.g., changing EDUC to EDRL).
        • Adding or removing a prerequisite/co-requisite/enrollment restriction/enrollment requirement.
        • Course Classification Number
      3. If there is opposition to the change in one of the courses in the Bulk change, you can remove that course from the bulk change (you can strike it out of the list) and the remainder of the bulk change can go forth. The course that was opposed would need to be resubmitted as a regular C2 form and the college committee can follow the standard opposition flow chart to address the opposition. This will prevent the remaining courses from being held up by a single course.

    Please reference the C-2 BULK CHANGES Guide before you begin.

  • D Form - Deleting an Existing Course
    Deletion eliminates a course permanently OR refer to "Inactivating," below, if you intend to offer the course again in the future.
  • Inactivating an Existing Course
    Please refer to the Inactive Course Policy and contact Academic Programs to inactivate a course.
  • Reactivating an Inactivated Course
    No form - send an email or memo to Gayle Feallock (Catalog Specialist), Criselda Yee (Curriculum Specialist), and Regina Eisenbach (Dean of Academic Programs)
  • T Form - Proposing a Special Topics Course

    A Special Topics proposal does not route through UCC and is approved at the Dean of Academic Programs.

    • Topics courses are allowed two offerings and must be converted to permanent course to continue.
    • To be offered a second time, email the Academic Programs Curriculum Specialist requesting the second offering. The email should also confirm that the course content has not changed.

    After the course has been offered two times, a third offering is only permitted as an exception as long as a C form is in process (submitted via Curriculog), in addition to the points above. The Department Chair needs to email Dean Eisenbach requesting this exception.

    List of Special Topics Containers and Courses

    Guide for Proposing Special Topic Courses

    Tips for Completing a Course Outline


Extended Learning Course Forms

Type of Proposal / Form Resources & Information
X-T Form New Topic Course - Extended Learning: Offering a special topics degree-credit (i.e., "regular") course through Extended Learning
X Form Extended Learning - Non-Degree Credit Course: Offering a non-degree Extension Credit course* through Extended Learning

*A course, carrying University credit approved/established by the academic department but not listed in the General Catalog, which is designed primarily to address the needs of a specified client group or audience. These are professional-level courses which do not typically apply to credentials or degrees offered by the University.

Reference:  Extended Learning Definitions 

For information about Extended Learning curriculum planning, please contact:

Aaron Guy, Associate Dean of Programming
Extended Learning
aguy@csusm.edu
760-750-8784

Program Forms

All forms are available in Curriculog. (Must be logged in to view.)

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General Education Certification Forms

All forms are available in Curriculog. (Must be logged in to view.)

Note that GE Forms supplement but do not replace ordinary course forms. So,

  • If this is a new course, a C Form needs to be submitted together with the appropriate GE form;
  • If this is an existing course that is not being changed, only the appropriate GE form needs to be submitted (no other forms are needed);
  • If this is an existing course that is being changed, a C-2 Form needs to be submitted together with the appropriate GE form;
  • If this is the first offering of a special topic course for which GE credit is being sought, a T Form needs to be submitted together with the appropriate GE form. 

If a topic course that has GE certification is converting to a permanent course with GE, BOTH a C-form and a GE form must be submitted together. GE credits do not carry over from the topic course to the permanent course

The Definition of Upper Division GE Courses:

Upper Division General Education provides an opportunity for students to learn about areas of study outside their academic major. Upper Division General Education courses assume satisfaction of Lower Division General Education Requirements and develop upper division skills. Courses should not require discipline­-specific prerequisites. Designed for non­-majors, these courses make explicit the basic assumptions, principles and methods of the disciplinary or interdisciplinary area of study. This conceptual framework and the applicability of these principles and methods should be emphasized throughout the course.

Upper Division General Education courses should help students see how disciplines, ideas, issues and knowledge are often interrelated, intersecting and interconnected. Upper Division General Education courses should present knowledge which can enhance students’ lives outside the classroom or their studies in other subjects. These courses should also provide students with a classroom environment that fosters independent, active,engaged learning and a genuine curiosity about the subject matter.

Upper Division General Education courses shall be three-­unit courses so that three such courses will exactly correspond with the 9­-unit Upper Division General Education requirement of the CSU.

All forms are located in Curriculog under the "Courses" tab. (Must be logged in to view.)

GE or Graduation Requirement Form to Be Completed
  • A1 Oral Communication
  • A2 Written Communication
  • A3 Critical Thinking
  • B1 Physical Science
  • B2 Life Science
  • B4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
  • BB Upper-Division Science and/or Mathematics
  • C1 Arts
  • C2 Humanities
  • CC Upper-Division Arts and Humanities
  • D_ Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
  • DD Upper-Division Social Sciences
  • E Lifelong Learning and Information Literacy
  • F Ethnic Studies
  • GE Decertification Form
  • IDSS - Interdisciplinary Social Sciences / CHABSS lower-division

Diversity & Equity Certification Forms

See the D & E Resources page for help and information

  • Diversity and Equity Form in Curriculog 

  • If this is a new course, a C Form needs to be submitted together with the appropriate DE form;
  • If this is an existing course that is not being changed, only the appropriate DE form needs to be submitted (no other forms are needed);
  • If this is an existing course that is being changed, a C-2 Form needs to be submitted together with the appropriate DE form;
  • If this is the first offering of a special topic course for which DE credit is being sought, a T Form needs to be submitted together with the appropriate DE form.