CSULB Curriculum Forms New Course

Before You Begin… Previous Catalog Information can be found online at: Make sure to use the correct form. There is an Upper and Lower Division version of the New Course form. New Honors Courses require a different form and different signatures. New Topic Courses have their own form. Forms are to be completed in Word, and saved as Word documents (.doc or.docx). The version of Word or operating system does not matter when completing these forms. Make frequent saves. Be sure to change file names after completing a form. Since this is a word document, commands such as “Undo” and “Redo” are available. The online CSULB Curriculum Handbook can be found at: The most up-to-date version of the Curriculum Forms can always be found at:

New Course - Lower Division Each New Course form requires 7 lines of catalog description. 1.Catalog Title Line 2.Short Title Line 3.Prerequisite - Corequisite Line 4.Course Description Line 5.Supplemental Information Line 6.Classification Line 7.Articulation Line

New Course - Catalog Title Line 1 - Catalog Title Line The course prefix (ART, KIN, BIOL, etc.) followed by the new course number and a period. The new course number cannot be currently in use and depending on the form should be lower division or upper division In this example “KIN 299.” has been typed in the gray form field. The course title and the number of units (in parentheses) follows this. For this example, the first line is complete: KIN 299. Techniques of Tetherball (3) Hitting return at the end of this line will generate space for the second line of course information.

New Course - Short Title Line 2 - Short Title Line Short Titles are use by Enrollment Services and are limited to thirty characters (including spaces). If the course title in line 1 is shorter than thirty characters, it can be used as the short title. If the Short Title Line is left blank, the course short title will be determined by Enrollment Services.

New Course - Prerequisite(s) and Corequisite(s) Line 3 - Prerequisite(s) and Corequisite(s) Prerequisites are courses or permission previously granted to the student that allows them the opportunity to take the course. Corequisites are courses or activities to be taken simultaneously with the course. In the third line of the text field, preface the appropriate course stipulations with “Prerequisite:” and/or “Corequisite:” followed by the appropriate information. For this example: Prerequisite: KIN 143 or consent of instructor. Corequisite: Community CPR/First Aid/Safety or current certification. If the new course has no prereqs or coreqs, this line can be left blank.

New Course - Course Description Line 4 - Course Description The course description line is limited to forty words maximum. Submission of courses with the description over this limit will be returned to be revised. This information is not to include such things as the inclusion of course fees, grading options or other supplemental information. Those will be addressed later. For this example: “Instruction, techniques and analysis in the concepts of teaching, coaching and playing tetherball.”

New Course - Supplemental Info Line 5 - Supplemental Information Line The information for the remaining three lines of the form will be derived from the multiple choice questions towards the bottom of the form. The Supplemental Information line is composed of the following statements (in this order) if they are applicable to the class: Grading, Repetition, Fees, Multiple Offering, Contact Hours Statement.

New Course - Replacement? The first question in the second half of the form asks if the new course being created replaces an existing course in the degree requirements. By clicking on the “Select an option:” box, two choices pop up. Select the appropriate response for this new course. If “Yes, new course is replacing an existing course.” Is selected, enter the prefix and course number in the gray form field.

New Course - Grading Grading is the first piece of information required for the supplemental information line. Unlike the previous replacement question, there is no drop down box. All three options for grading are represented in their own text field. The user needs to delete all but the appropriate grading option for the new course. Click on the other options, highlight the text and hit “delete”. If the new course is “Letter grade only (A-F)” or “Credit/No Credit grading only”, this information will be included in the supplemental information line.

New Course - Transferring Data To transfer the grading data to the supplemental information line without having to retype it, highlight the appropriate text - right click and select “Copy”. Windows/Linux users can also use “Ctrl+C”, Mac users “Command+C”. As noted on the form, only copy the grading information if it is “Letter grade only (A-F)” or “Credit/No Credit grading only”. “Both grading options” is the default and not necessary to be replicated above.

New Course - Transferring Data Returning to the top of the form (after inserting a “RETURN” after the course description) will allow for editing Line 5 - Supplemental Information. Pasting the copied information below (right click and select paste, ctrl+v or command+v), will insert the grading information. This process will be replicated throughout the remainder of the form.

New Course - Course Repetition The next part of the Supplemental Information line, as well as the next question on the form, relates to course repetition. As with the grading option, delete all but the appropriate result. If this course may be repeated, replace the “--” with the number of units the new course may be repeated to. If the course “may be repeated,” copy and paste the entire line above in the supplemental information line.

New Course - Course Fees The next part of the Supplemental Information line and question on the form relates to Course Fees. As with previous question, delete all but the appropriate response. If a new course fee is required for this new course, a “Request to Establish a Course Fee” form needs to be attached to the printed copy of the curriculum form with appropriate information and signatures. As per the form, only if a new course fee has been approved does it need to be copied and pasted above.

New Course - Multiple Offerings The next part of the Supplemental Information line and question on the form relates to Multiple Offerings (Cross-listed courses). As with previous question, delete all but the appropriate response. If the course is cross-listed, type the prefix and course number of that course. If the course is cross-listed, copy and paste the information above in the Supplemental Information line. Before requesting cross-listing, if the parent course already has GE status, the new course MUST have the same GE category status.

New Course - Course Classification The next part of the Supplemental Information line and question on the form relates to the Course Classification. If unfamiliar with CSULB Course Classification, information can be found in the online Curriculum Handbook:

New Course - Course Classification On this page, a chart depicts the different types of classification, their description, contact hours per unit, normative class size and workload weighing factors. Courses can have a C and/or an S classification depending on the activities that transpire within them. For example if a 3 unit Biology course met for 9 hours a school week and involved technical activities and labs, it would be classified as C-15.

New Course - Course Classification Complete the form fields as necessary, inserting a unit number and checking the box before the ‘C’ or ‘S’. If there is additional classification (‘C’ only), add it below. Insert the classification (in this example - 3 units at C-11) double spaced after the Supplemental Information line.

New Course - Course Classification If the contact hours exceed the number of course units (if the BIOL class is 3 units but meets for 9 hours a week), a contact hours statement is required in the Supplemental Information Line. The contact hours statement should summarize the breakdown of student hours over the week. In this example, “(Activity 6 hours)”, since the course meets for six hours but is only 3 units. Other examples: (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours), (Lecture-discussion 8 hours). This completes the Supplemental Information line.

New Course - Articulation As with previous questions, delete all but the appropriate information. This question only appears on lower-division forms. For new articulation requests, or if review is required, a standard course outline (not a syllabus) must be attached to the completed curriculum form. Copy and paste the information on the line below the classification.

New Course - Special Dates Occasionally a new course requires a special begin or end date. If this is the case for a new course, complete the form field and replicate the answer in the final line of the catalog description field at the top of the form. This must be LATER than the default date.

New Course - Filename The form filename is the final field. Following the formatting provided in the text, fill the field with the following information: Course Prefix (2-4 spaces) A (for a NEW Course) Number (including a suffix if applicable). (a period) College Abbreviation (3-4 spaces) For this example: KINA299.CHHS

New Course - At Completion With the form completed, remove the parenthetical statement as instructed. Review all answers on the form.

New Course - At Completion Be sure to save the document to a new filename (especially if compiling multiple forms). Print out a copy of the forms, attach any additional documents if necessary and obtain the appropriate signatures.