SCRIPPS COLLEGE STANDARD FORM FOR COURSE PROPOSALS

							                          SCRIPPS COLLEGE
                STANDARD FORM FOR COURSE PROPOSALS

Area: ________________________________                Course Number: _____________________

Title: _______________________________________________________________________

Faculty Member: ______________________________________________________________

Date of First Offering: ____________________          Proposed Frequency: __________________

       [ ] New Course         [ ] Change in Title           [ ] Change in Description


Course Description for Catalogue (50 words maximum):




For new courses or those revised substantially:

1)     Intellectual rationale for the course




2)     a. Place in the College’s general curriculum
       b. Place in department/program major




3)     Are there similar or substantially overlapping courses already offered in Claremont?
       If so, describe need for proposed course and relationship to other CC offerings?
4)     Existing courses which will alternate with or be replaced by new course?



5)     Do you think this course should fulfill one or more of the following
       requirements:

       [   ] Gender/Women’s Studies               [      ] Race and Ethnic Studies
       [   ] Breadth requirement in _____________


       If you wish to have this course considered to fulfill the Race and Ethnic Studies
       requirement, please include a statement that includes answers to the following two
       questions:
           • Does this course fulfill the Race and Ethnic Studies requirement?
           • How does this course meet the requirement?


       Please include a syllabus with this request.


6)     Attach (partial) bibliography, syllabus, and any other information you think
       will be useful in consideration of this course proposal.

The library has adequate resources to support this new course/program _____ yes _____ no

If no, then:
I have spoken with __________________ of the library staff who has assessed the holdings in
the library on this topic, and who will be making additional purchases to provide adequate
materials for this course.


_______________________________________               ______________________________________
Chair’s signature indicating approval                 Dean of the Faculty



_______________________________________               ______________________________________
Humanities Convener signature                         Coordinator of Intercollegiate Women’s Studies
(for Humanities courses only)                         (for courses fulfilling Women’s Studies requirement)



____________________________________________
Chair of Scripps Gender & Women’s Studies signature
(for courses fulfilling Gender & Women’s Studies requirement)
                           SCRIPPS COLLEGE
      Course Schedule Addendum to Standard Form for Course Proposals

Department: _______________________ Course number (if known): ___________________

Full title for 5-College schedule (no more than 35 letters and spaces):

______________________________________________________________________________

Abbreviated title for transcript (no more than 20 letters and spaces):

______________________________________________________________________________

Faculty name: ______________________ First semester offered: _______________________


Course credit (check one):    [ ] 1.0 course          [ ] .5 course

Grading option (check one): [ ] letter                [ ] pass/fail

Related activities:                                   [ ] required lab

Special course fee (e.g., Studio Art courses): _________________________________________

Prerequisite courses: ____________________________________________________________

Corequisite courses: ____________________________________________________________

Special permission required to register:
       [ ]    none
       [ ]    by audition
       [ ]    department permission slip
       [ ]    first-year students need instructor permission
       [ ]    all students need instructor permission

Repeatable for credit (e.g., music performance courses):
       [ ]     yes
       [ ]     no

Cross-Listings: Indicate other departments under which this course is/should be listed (e.g., Engl
184/ Lit 184)

________________________ Cross-listed Department Chair’s initials ________________
Cross Registration:
       [ ] open to cross registration
       [ ] cross registration provisional
       [ ] open to Scripps students only


Audio-Visual equipment:
      [ ] VCR
      [ ] Slide projector
      [ ] Other (please explain) _______________________________________________


Room arrangements:
      [ ] Lecture
      [ ] Seminar
      [ ] Other (please explain) _______________________________________________


Enrollment Maximum: __________________________________________________________



Instructional times:   Days          Beginning      Ending         [   ] Arranged

first choice           __________    __________     __________
second choice          __________    __________     __________
Lab - 1st choice       __________    __________     __________
Lab - 2nd choice       __________    __________     __________

If you wish to have this course considered to fulfill the Scripps College Race and Ethnic Studies
Requirement please include a statement that includes answers to the following two questions:
           • Does this course fulfill the Scripps College Race and Ethnic Studies requirement?
           • How does this course meet the requirement?




Please put additional information for course schedule below:



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