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<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 /> | <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 />Approving Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">General Faculty Organization</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Policy 1402-PR - [[CON New Undergraduate Course Process|New Undergraduate Course Process]]</div></td> | ||
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<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 | <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 ([[Special:Diff/18081/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td> | ||
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==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;"> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Provides faculty and the Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC) consistent guidelines in course development.</p> | ||
==Scope== | ==Scope== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Applies to all courses at the undergraduate level.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Applies to all courses at the undergraduate program level.</p> | ||
==Policy== | ==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 undergraduate program.</li> | <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 | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses may be planned and offered for students in any semester; prerequisites and 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 | <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 to 4 and may be distributed as didactic or didactic/clinical.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The UAC must approve all new courses. </li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;"> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">New courses must be approved by UAC first and then by the General Faculty Organization (GFO) according to the following timeline: | ||
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<td align="left" style="text-decoration:underline;">Course Implementation</td> | <td align="left" style="text-decoration:underline;">Course Implementation</td> | ||
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<td align="left" style="text-decoration:underline;">Approval Deadline</td> | <td align="left" style="text-decoration:underline;">Initial Proposal to GFO</td> | ||
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<td align="left" style="text-decoration:underline;">Final Approval by GFO Deadline</td> | |||
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<td align="left">Fall</td> | <td align="left">Fall</td> | ||
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<td align="left"> | <td align="left">January</td> | ||
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<td align="left">March 1</td> | |||
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<td>Spring</td> | <td>Spring</td> | ||
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<td> | <td>April</td> | ||
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<td>Summer</td> | <td>Summer</td> | ||
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<td> | <td>November</td> | ||
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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>If this is a prelicensure course or elective course, it must go through the Nebraska Board of Nursing for approval.</li> | ||
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<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: | <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;">Course proposals are to be prepared using the form provided in 1402-Form - New Undergraduate Course Proposal.</li> | <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 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;">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 | --> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">After each new course has been taught, an evaluation must be submitted through the course evaluation software.</li> | |||
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| Proposal of New Undergraduate Courses | Policy: 1402 (4.3.2) | |
| Faculty Policies | Originating Date: November 1992 | |
| Responsible Reviewing Agency: Undergraduate Affairs Committee Executive Council Approving Agency: General Faculty Organization Related Documents: Policy 1402-PR - New Undergraduate Course Process |
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Purpose
Provides faculty and the Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC) consistent guidelines in course development.
Scope
Applies to all courses at the undergraduate program level.
Policy
- Nursing courses, including electives, must be consistent with the philosophy, organizing framework, and BSN outcomes of the undergraduate program.
- Nursing courses may be planned and offered for students in any semester; prerequisites and co-requisites must be specified.
- 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 to 4 and may be distributed as didactic or didactic/clinical.
- The UAC must approve all new courses.
- New courses must be approved by UAC first and then by the General Faculty Organization (GFO) according to the following timeline:
Course Implementation Initial Proposal to GFO Final Approval by GFO Deadline Fall January March 1 Spring April September 1 Summer November January 1 - If this is a prelicensure course or elective course, it must go through the Nebraska Board of Nursing for approval.
- After each new course has been taught, an evaluation must be submitted through the course evaluation software.