The Department of Human Sciences curriculum approval process, follows the rules and guidelines approved by the College of Education and Human Ecology and the University. There are three types of requests that need to go through the approval process:
- New course proposal
- Program Change
- Course mode of instruction change
The approval process consists of three phases: program, department, and college/university.
Program Phase
- Discussion of changes with Program Faculty
- Development of syllabus (view syllabus template)
- Course Quality Assurance for courses newly offered in Distance Learning format
- Program Faculty vote to approve the proposal
Department Phase
- Undergraduate Studies Coordinator or Graduate Studies Chair uploads proposal materials to curriculum.osu.edu including:
- Cover letter, including rationale for change and indicating program level approval (view cover letter template)
- Syllabus (including Quality Assurance report if applicable) or Revised Program Sheet
- Undergraduate: General Education foundations/theme documents and supportive materials
- Department Committee review and approval in Undergraduate/Graduate Studies meeting
- Contact your Coordinator/Chair for deadlines to submit materials for review
College Phase
- Proposals are reviewed and voted upon at the EHE Curriculum Committee meetings (monthly)
- Proposals approved at the college level are then routed to the appropriate offices for final approval