Submitting Curriculum Requests to APSC
All APSC related matters should be submitted electronically to apsc@dickinson.edu or by using the appropriate form link below. The Associate Provost (Deb Bolen) will act as the liaison between APSC and the department submitting the request.
To give all proposals and information full attention, the committee members need at least one (1) week to review. After review, the committee will often raise questions and invite appropriate individuals to meet with the committee to discuss. This means that any given item may take several weeks of consideration on the agenda before a final resolution is reached. Please plan accordingly.
Example:
Submit proposal for curricular or policy change - Monday, week one
On agenda for consideration; questions formulated - week 2 (at the earliest, depending on the length of the agenda)
Representative of the department meets with committee - week following discussion
Drafts of all requests can be sent as email attachments to Deb Bolen for feedback. Requests in final form should be sent to APSC for consideration. Please do not send as PDF!
- All new course proposals must be submitted electronically on the new course proposal form. All new course proposals require advance approval by the participating departments and programs and must be submitted to APSC by the department chair on behalf of the department. Proposals for Spring are due Sept. 1. Proposals for Fall are due Feb. 1.
- When making changes to current courses, (titles, descriptions and/or prerequisites, course numbers or requesting a one-time only to become a permanent offering), please email apsc@dickinson.edu following these guidelines.
- Proposals for new majors/minors or certificate programs should be submitted using the proper form. When considering a minor or certificate program, please review the faculty approved criteria.
- When making changes to current majors/minors or certificate programs please submit the proper form to apsc@dickinson.edu.
COURSE TITLE AND DESCRIPTION CHANGES – new process
Starting Fall 2024, departments chairs can approve course title and description changes for their department’s courses listed in the College Bulletin and submit those approved changes directly to the Registrar's Office using .
Please note:
* As always, changes in specific topics course titles and/or descriptions offered in a specific term, do not require this form, and can just be emailed to reg@dickinson.edu.
* You may only submit one course per form.
* If a permanent cross-listing is indicated in the Bulletin for the course being changed, the chairs from both departments must submit their approval - each using a separate form.
* Changes in prerequisites, course capacity, credit awarded, and course offering frequency or hours per week still require APSC approval. You may send these requests along with the rationale to apsc@dickinson.edu.
* New course proposals require the submission of the New Course Proposal form, see information in section above.
* Changes submitted by the 15th of each month will be updated in Banner by the end of the month.
Proposals for courses to satisfy the Global Diversity requirement should be submitted to Ed Webb.
Proposals for courses to satisfy the U.S. Diversity requirement should be submitted to the Jorge Sagastume.
Proposals for courses to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) requirement should be submitted to Lorelei Koss.
Proposals for courses to satisfy the Writing in the Discipline requirement (WID) should be submitted to John Katunich, Director of the Writing Program. See the Writing Program website for additional information.
Proposals for courses to satisfy the Sustainability requirement should be submitted using the . Questions should be directed to Neil Leary in the Center for Sustainability Education.