1. CCPI Curriculum Workshop
Council for Curricular Programs and Instruction (CCPI)
April 5, 2016 – 3:30 p.m.
Horrabin Hall 1
Contact: Lora Wolff, CCPI Chair
Office Phone:
Home Phone:
Office: Horrabin Hall 115

2. What is CCPI?
Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction
Faculty Senate subcommittee
Members serve for 3 years
Makes curriculum recommendations to Faculty Senate
Deals only with UNDERGRADUATE curriculum
Who is CCPI?
Members, :
Rebekah Buchanan, English and Journalism
Minsun Doh, RPTA
Janice Gates, Management/Marketing
Denise Gravitt, Engineering Technology
Anita Hardeman, Music; Vice-Chair
Virginia Jelatis, History
Jessica Lin, Economics and Decision Sciences
Patrick McGinty, Sociology & Anthropology
Kat Myers, Art; Secretary
Lora Wolff, Educational Studies; Chair
Shavez Rosenthal, SGA Representative
Others:
Annette Hamm, Faculty Senate Office Manager
Nancy Parsons, Provost's Office (ex-officio)
Linda Prosise, Administrative Assistant to the Provost
Donna Williams, Registrar's Office (ex-officio)

3. Curricular Process Departmental Committee College Committee(s)
CCPI (CGE, CIE, WID, NOT GRADUATE)
Faculty Senate
Provost (IBHE)

4. What does CCPI see? Request for change forms
Letters of approval from other departments
Do not need syllabus
If you refer to it in the form, it will be asked about
Provost  Curriculum Approval: has more information on this process

5. Those Pesky Terms Certificate of Undergraduate Studies (T/F) Minor (T)
Degree (T/F)
Comprehensive Major (T/F): No Minor needed
Non-comprehensive Major (T/F): Minor
Minor (T)
Concentration (T/F)
Interdisciplinary Studies
Emphasis
Option (T/F)
Track (no approval needed)
T = Transcripted
F = Feasibility Study

6. CCPI’s Website

7. Tips for All Forms Put reason for request in the gray box
Remove directions in italics
Remove sections that are not relevant to your proposal
Count words and letters! (We will)
Check with ALL other departments
Make sure your old information matches the current catalog
No Gs!
Tips for All Forms

8. Request for New Course Prerequisites Course objectives (action verbs)
Letters of support
Moratorium on number reuse
Request for New Course

9. Request for Change of Major
Your major (and minor) is a living thing. Keep track of how it changes!
Keep organization consistent with the current catalog as much as possible.
Line up changes
Use SAME
Bold changes
If you need help, ask!
Request for Change of Major

10. Request for Change Course Title Credit Hour Division Change
Course Description
Prerequisite
Repeatability
Request for Change

11. What Doesn’t CCPI Need to Approve?
Changes in course numbers  (no change in division)
Changes in course titles
Minor changes in specified course content and objectives
Nomenclature
Changes that do not increase course content or expand objectives
Minor changes in course requirements for a major, minor, option, concentration, emphasis, or certificate of undergraduate studies which do not result in a net increase in the number of required hours in the program
Changing courses included in directed electives  (including adding)
Changes in course prerequisites  (not new or increased)
Deletion of a prerequisite
Permission statements  (e.g., permission of instructor required)
Change in prerequisite that stays within the same department/school/unit, upper or lower division and semester hour range
Dropping of courses no longer needed
Changes in course prefixes
Send all of these to Provost’s Office.

12. Dates should be somewhat comparable for 2016-2017.
Important Dates ( )
Meeting: September 3
Deadline: August 29
Meeting: September 17
Deadline: September 9
Meeting: October 1
Deadline: September 23
Meeting: October 15
Deadline: October 7
Meeting: October 29
Deadline: October 21
Meeting: November 12
Deadline: October 4
Meeting: December 3
Deadline: November 18
Dates should be somewhat comparable for
All CCPI meetings are at 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays in the University Union Algonquin Room.

13. Dates should be somewhat comparable for 2016-2017.
Important Dates
Meeting: January 28
Deadline: January 20
Meeting: February 11
Deadline: February 3
Meeting: February 25
Deadline: February 17
Meeting: March 10
Deadline: March 2
Meeting: March 31
Deadline: March 23
Meeting: April 14
Deadline: April 6
Meeting: April 28
Deadline: April 20
Dates should be somewhat comparable for
All CCPI meetings are at 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays in the University Union Algonquin Room.

14. Contact Information
Lora Wolff
Linda Prosise
Annette Hamm
Nancy Parsons
Remember, the majority of this process is here to help you develop curriculum, not stand in your way!
Get Help Early