Curriculum

Curriculum Workflow

Submissions for Course, Program, Narrative and Faculty updates are now being processed through an electronic workflow.

Other forms, such as CEL (when not attached to a new or revised course proposal), Variable Title, and Extended Campus forms may be filled out and submitted to the Depository as in the past.

For documentation and training information please visit the Reference and Training Documents tab.

Access & Logging in

Access to the Curriculum Workflow can be found in URSA under the Employee tab > Employee Tools > General Information > Curriculum Workflow. You will use your UNC credentials to login to the system.

If you are a faculty or staff member who creates and submits curriculum proposals, you will have this basic access with your UNC login. You will be able to view and track the proposals you submit.
If you are an approver (Chair/Director, Committee Chair, Dean, etc.), your access should have been requested by your College. Please contact your supervisor and/or College Dean's Office regarding your college or department's review process.

Please contact the Registrar's Office with access issues.

Curriculum PDF Forms & Depository

Select change types are not part of the current workflow, primarily Extended Campus and Variable Title updates. To make these updates, please download the below forms and submit to the Curriculum Depository.

Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Designation Approval Form
- May be submitted with curriculum form if the course is new or undergoing other changes.
Extended Campus Course form
Extended Campus Non-Credit Course form
Variable Title Form

Depository

The Depository is a protected file folder for campus users to submit curriculum forms. Please only utilize the Depository to submit one of the above forms. The Curriculum Workflow should be used for other changes.

Curriculum Deadlines

Registrar's Office Curriculum Deadlines

NOTE: Respective curriculum workflow submissions must be approved by the College Dean on or before the Curriculum Deadlines listed below.

Check with your College Dean's office for college-specific deadlines.

Course & Program Updates

Deadline: December 31, 2019

All new, revised, and deactivated courses and programs should be submitted by this deadline.

Spring Addendum

Deadline: November 1, 2019

Only NEW courses and programs may be submitted for the Spring Addendum catalog.

Faculty & Narrative Updates

Deadline: March 1, 2020

Faculty and Narrative updates are non-curriculum catalog changes.

Special Council Deadlines

NOTE: Use these earlier deadlines to ensure proposals have time to be reviewed by Liberal Arts Council (LAC) and Professional Education Council (PEC), if applicable.

Check with your College Dean's office for college-specific deadlines.

Professional Education Council (PEC)

Deadline: December 5, 2019*

PEC approval is required for curriculum items that affect programs in teacher preparation.

*Deadlines vary - see PEC website for all deadlines.

PEC Website

Liberal Arts Council (LAC) and Guaranteed Transfer Pathways (gtP)

Deadline: November 1, 2019*

LAC approval is required for new courses and revised courses that affect the Liberal Arts Core. Courses being submitted for inclusion in the state's Guaranteed Transfer Pathways will also be reviewed by the Council.

*Please note new deadline.

LAC Website

Curriculum Tracking and Review

Tracking and Reviewing Curriculum

Review Catalogs

The Review Catalogs are draft versions of the catalogs for the next academic year, and they will be updated regularly as changes are approved. If your curriculum submission is listed in "Archived Proposals" in the Curriculum Workflow and/or you've received the email noting curriculum has been approved, you should see the changes reflected in the Review Catalog.

If you would like an updated PDF of a particular program or catalog page, use the "Print this page" option on the right-side navigation to print directly to PDF.

Tracking Curriculum

In-Progress Proposals

Throughout the process, you will be able to track proposals as they navigate through the workflow. You will see proposals in the "Curriculum Home" and "Curriculum Dashboard" tabs. The Dashboard will allow you to search and filter, but both options will show the name of the proposal, change type, and workflow step. The "My Items" tab will show items that are in your queue for approval or saved as a draft. For example, if you are the Chair of an academic department, any proposals that need your approval will be housed here.

Approved Proposals

To view approved curriculum in the workflow system, navigate to the "Archived Proposals" tab. Proposals will appear here after final approval is given.

View the final form by clicking on the name of the proposal. The proposal will allow you access to:

The full, final form that was approved including all course/program data as it should appear in the Review Catalog.
The "Compare Versions" option, which will give a visual showing of what information was updated during the process.
The "Audit Trail" which will show the proposal's progression through the workflow, including who submitted, approved at various steps, and any comments placed by users during review.
Any attached documentation (course syllabi, four year plans, etc.).

Curriculum Tracker (Previous Process)

The Registrar's Curriculum Tracker will no longer be used to store and track curriculum updates each year for course, program, or narrative/faculty changes. Variable Titles, CEL, and Extended Campus submissions can be viewed in the tracker.

Reference and Training Documents

Training and Reference

Curriculum Workflow Training Documents

Reference Documents

Related Websites

Insight Reports with Banner Coding Information

Course Coding: To view current course default codes (e.g., division, department, organization, taxonomy, and CIP codes), access Insight Production > CRS049 SCACRSE Default Codes.
Course Numbering: To check if a particular course number has been used within the last 10 years, access Insight Production > CRS042 CRS Ten Years.
Program Coding: To view program code information (e.g. department, org, division, taxonomy, etc.), access Insight Production > CRS057 CIP/Department/Taxonomy Codes for Curriculum Review.