Approval process for LAS courses

Read a description of the LAS Courses and Curricula Review Process

Submitting a course for review

LAS units will use the Course Inventory Management module to submit new and revised courses. Each unit will have a designated CIM user(s) who can submit new/revised courses. Faculty can use the information below to submit their proposed new/revised courses to their department for entry into the CIM. All questions on the CIM should be addressed to Andrea Ray.

Propose a new course: Submit the New Course Form (updated May 2022) and a syllabus to the approved CIM user within your unit.

Revision of a course: Submit the requested change(s) and a justification for the change(s) to the approved CIM user within your unit.

Course fee request: Submit the completed Course Fee Request Form to the approved CIM user within your unit.

Policies and guidelines

• LAS syllabi requirements & Checklist for LAS Course Syllabi
• Course credit guidelines
• Course fee policies from campus
• Cross-list guidelines
• Differential credit guidelines for courses
• Discontinuing courses
• Graduate College guidelines for participation/discussion grades for graduate courses
• Graduate College requirements and recommendations for syllabi
• LAS Online course policies & guidelines
• Safety and security in the classroom information
• Deadlines for hiring to meet teaching needs
  • Search deadlines for fall teaching
  • Search deadlines for spring teaching
  • Search deadlines for summer teaching

Resources

CIM processing information

• CIM training materials from the Office of the Registrar
• Reviewing and approving courses submitted through the CIM
• CIM helpful hints

Deadlines

• Deadlines for course submissions provides approximate dates for submitting new and revised course outlines forms to LAS for review

Course Form Completion Information

• Provost Office's new course form information
• Graduate College's procedures for presenting courses

Other Resources

• Academic Catalog for the University of Illinois: Provides links to the following important resources:
  • Courses of instruction - all classes listed by course subject
  • Curricular requirements - detailed information on undergraduate and graduate requirements
  • Class schedule - classes offered by units each semester
• General education requirements
• Office of the Registrar: Information for faculty and staff that provides links to the following information:
  • Course scheduling
  • Registration
  • Final exam scheduling
  • Grade processing
  • Graduation
  • FERPA
  • Reporting and data access
  • Policies and forms
  • Calendars: Processing calendars and academic calendars
• Course fees: Lists of all fees organized by semester from the Office of the Registrar
• Course Grade Mode reports: list from Office of the Registrar
• Course scheduling: Information from Campus Administrative Manual
• 6-10 Course Review Process Overview
• ATLAS teaching software and consulting: information on using technology in courses

• Approval process for curricula

Questions?

For more information on any of these procedures, please contact:

Andrea Ray, Assistant to the Associate Dean for Curricula and Academic Policy, (217) 333-2192

Office of the Dean, 2090 Lincoln Hall, MC-448

Please submit all course forms via the CIM for college processing.