While the Registrar’s Office continues implementing the CourseLeaf curriculum management system, the following interim proposal forms are available:

Course Proposal and Revision Form

Course Proposal and Revision Form

The Course Proposal and Revision Form is for Bates College faculty members to submit a new course proposal or make edits to an existing course.

New Course Approval Process

1. Following the form submission, the proposal is delivered to the Registrar’s Office for initial review and course number assignment.
2. The proposal is sent to the relevant department/program chair (or chairs if the course is proposed with cross-lists) for approval.
3. If the course is proposed with a [W1] or [W2] designation, it is then sent to the Writing Committee for review.
4. The proposal is then sent to the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) for review.
5. Following CRC approval, the Registrar’s Office will build and publish the course, and the faculty proposer will receive a confirmation email.
6. If the course is proposed with an RPPC designation, the proposal is then sent to the RPPC Committee for review.

Existing Course Edit Approval Process

1. Following the form submission, the proposal is delivered to the Registrar’s Office for initial review and distribution.
2. The proposal is sent to the relevant department/program chair (or chairs if the course is currently cross-listed and/or a new cross-list is being proposed) for approval.
3. If the course edits include a request for a [W1] or [W2] designation, it is sent to the Writing Committee for review.
4. If the course edits include any of the following edits, it is sent to the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) for review:
   • Change to enrollment limit
   • Adding instructor permission required
   • Adding an additional fee
   • Adding a Mode of Inquiry (MOI) designation
   • Course renumbering
5. If the course edits a request for RPPC designation, it is sent to the RPPC Committee for review.
6. For all other edits, the Registrar’s Office will implement.
7. The faculty proposer will receive a confirmation email.

Faculty should use the Bates Catalog as a reference for the most up-to-date information about a course.

If at any point an edit to the submitted proposal is needed, the faculty proposer should contact Allison Kisel at akisel@bates.edu for a link to edit the submission. This may include edits following feedback from a chair or relevant committee.

Click here to preview the Course Proposal and Revision form questions.

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