1. The Course Request Approval System (CRAS) provides a quick and efficient means to electronically submit, approve, and process course requests.
Departments will use CRAS to:
Add new courses
Make revisions to existing courses
Inactivate existing courses
Provide the first level of approval for a course request.

2. There are two basic roles in the new system:
Course Request Submitter
Course Request Approver

3. Approval 2: Course Sponsor
Workflow chart: course approval process
Submit Transaction
Approval 1: Unit
Approval 3: Career
Approval 4: University
Course Catalog
Populate ConnectCarolina course catalog
Department, curricula, unit
Department, curricula, unit
Office of Undergraduate Education: all courses <= 699 (excluding LAW, MED, DENT, PHCY).
Graduate School: all courses >= 700 (excluding LAW, DENT, MED, PHCY).
Professional Schools: Courses with career = LAW, DENT, MED, PHCY.
Office of the University Registrar
Approval 2: Course Sponsor
Department, curricula, unit
Submit Transaction: Course submission access is tied to user security and their academic organization.
Approval 1 (Unit): Department chair or other curricula authority for unit.
Approval 2 (Course Sponsor): If a request is made from a non-sponsor in a cross-list, an additional level of approval will be required. The non-sponsor unit (academic organization) approves the request and then the sponsor unit receives the transaction for approval. Edit, approve, or reject change actions available.
Approval 3 (Career): Course requests are routed at this stage based on the academic career selected in the original course request. Edit, approve, or reject change actions available.
Approval 4 (University): The Curriculum Specialist in the Office of the University Registrar will provide final approval for all courses. Edit, approve, or reject change actions available. notification to submitter when approved.
Course Catalog: The last step in the course approval process involves posting all approved course requests to the course catalog.