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<td align="left" style="text-decoration:underline;"> | <td align="left" style="text-decoration:underline;">Initial Proposal to GFO</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"> | <td align="left">March 1</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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Revision as of 20:32, March 25, 2026
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| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING |
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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.