{"id":18,"date":"2019-03-11T14:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T14:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/curriculumcommittee\/chapter\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T00:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T00:09:46","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/curriculumcommittee\/chapter\/chapter-1\/","title":{"raw":"Curriculum Policies and Definitions","rendered":"Curriculum Policies and Definitions"},"content":{"raw":" \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Course Fees<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\nCurriculum Change Proposals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Course Scheduling<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\nDeadlines for actions by Curriculum Committee and\/or General Education Committee<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Curricular Definitions<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\nEffective Dates<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Academic\u00a0Certificate<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\nExperimental Course Proposals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Academic Major<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\nGeneral Education Courses<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Academic Minor<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\nNew Course Proposals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 Baccalaureate Degree<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\nProgram Enrollment<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 Blanket Agreement<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\nVoting and single-person programs<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 Double Major<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\nTopics Courses<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 Dual Degree<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 Option<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n<\/a>Course Fees<\/strong>\r\n
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  1. Included in New Course Proposal form.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Use Curriculum Change Proposal form to add or delete course fees.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Course fees are usually reviewed annually in the spring by the Vice President for\r\nFinance and Administration and the Provost\/Associate Vice President for\r\nAcademic Administration and Finance.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    See\u00a0<\/em>Required forms, signatures, consultations, etc. for new or revised curricula<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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    <\/a>Course Scheduling<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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    1. During the initial program review for each department, any course not taught any time in the last four years should be reviewed for possible deletion from the\r\nCatalog.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Thereafter, any course not taught every three years should be reviewed for possible\r\ndeletion from the Catalog.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      back to top<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

      \r\n\r\n<\/a>Curricular Definitions<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/a>Academic\u00a0Certificate<\/u>:\u00a0An academic certificate consists of specific courses with a practical, applied\r\nfocus intended to enhance one\u2019s professional credentials (page 64 of 2016-2017\u00a0undergraduate Academic Catalog).\r\n

      See\u00a0<\/em>Required forms, signatures, consultations, etc. for new or revised curricula<\/a><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/a>Academic Major<\/span>:\u00a0 a designated sequence of courses and\/or field work in a discipline, related discipline, or professional area which represents the principal portion of the curriculum content of a program.\u00a0 Programs of study are \u201cmajors.\u201d\r\n