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<td width="60%"><big>'''Proposal of New Undergraduate Courses'''</big></td> | <td width="60%"><big>'''Proposal of New Undergraduate Courses'''</big></td> | ||
<td valign="top" width="40%"><big> | <td valign="top" width="40%"><big>'''Policy:''' '''1402 (4.3.2)'''</big></td> | ||
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<td width="60%"> | <td width="60%">Faculty Policies</td> | ||
<td width="40%">Originating Date: November 1992</td> | <td width="40%">Originating Date: November 1992</td> | ||
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<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate | <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Affairs Committee<br />Executive Council</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Policy 2105 - Student Ratings of Instruction<br />[[Media:1402-Form_New_Undergraduate_Course_Proposal_Form.docx|1402-Form - New Undergraduate Course Proposal]]</div></td> | ||
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<td>Revised: March 2007<br />Revised: February 2008<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9226|November 2012]]<br />Revised: August 2017 ([[Special:Diff/9226/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td> | <td>Revised: March 2007<br />Revised: February 2008<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9226|November 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/14099|August 2017]] ([[Special:Diff/9226/14099|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/18081|October 2022]] ([[Special:Diff/14099/18081|changes]])<br />Revised: February 2026 (administrative) ([[Special:Diff/18081/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td> | ||
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==Purpose== | |||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The purpose of this policy is to provide faculty and the Undergraduate | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The purpose of this policy is to provide faculty and the Undergraduate Affairs Committee consistent guidelines in course development.</p> | ||
===Policy | ==Scope== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Applies to all courses at the undergraduate level.</p> | |||
==Policy== | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses, including electives, must be consistent with the philosophy, organizing framework, and BSN outcomes of the | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses, including electives, must be consistent with the philosophy, organizing framework, and BSN outcomes of the undergraduate program.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses may be planned/offered for students in any semester; prerequisites must be specified.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses may be planned/offered for students in any semester; prerequisites and/or co-requisites must be specified.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Credit hours may be distributed as didactic only, lab only, clinical only, or any combination of the above. Credit hour allocation for electives may range from 1-4 and may be distributed as didactic or didactic/clinical.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Credit hours may be distributed as didactic only, lab only, clinical only, or any combination of the above. Credit hour allocation for electives may range from 1-4 and may be distributed as didactic or didactic/clinical.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Undergraduate | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Undergraduate Affairs Committee must approve all new courses. </li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Courses must be approved by the Faculty Organization according to the following | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Courses must be approved by the General Faculty Organization (GFO) according to the following timeline: | ||
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< | <li>If this is a prelicensure course or elective course, it must go through the Nebraska Board of Nursing for approval.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members wishing to develop courses should consult first with their assistant dean regarding appropriateness and workload considerations. The following factors are considered in planning/offering nursing electives: | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members wishing to develop courses should consult first with their | |||
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<li>student interest</li> | <li>student interest</li> | ||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members then meet with the Undergraduate Affairs Committee to present ideas for course development. If needed, a member of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee will be appointed to assist the faculty in course development.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Course proposals are to be prepared using the form provided in | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Course proposals are to be prepared using the form provided in 1402-Form - New Undergraduate Course Proposal.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The course proposal should be submitted to the Undergraduate | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The course proposal should be submitted to the Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC) for approval. A member of the course proposal group should be present at the Undergraduate Affairs Committee meeting when the course is approved. Chair of the UAC and a member of the course proposal group will present the new course at the General Faculty Organization meeting for approval.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">After each new course has been taught, an evaluation must be submitted following the guidelines in [[CON Evaluation of the Courses|Policy | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">After each new course has been taught, an evaluation must be submitted following the guidelines in [[CON Evaluation of the Courses|Policy 2105]] - Student Ratings of Instruction.</li> | ||
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