Review Process
Submission and review of course proposals vary slightly depending upon whether the course is an interprofessional course offered through SHL, an interdisciplinary course sponsored by a program, or a program-specific course. Definitions of each type of course follow below. Please also see the Flowchart for Review of All Courses for the list of course prefixes and the specific steps for the review of each type of course.
- Interprofessional courses (HP): If a course is designed to be of equal value to all students and is not profession-specific, the proposal is sent directly to the CCRC for review and approval. (This category also includes all IMPACT Practice courses.)
- Interdisciplinary courses (CAH/CH/CSH/DNH/HAH/HRS/NH/OH/PH): If a course is required or designed primarily for students from a specific program, but can be elected by other interdisciplinary students, the proposal is sent to the sponsoring program committee for review and approval before being sent to the CCRC with a request for review and approval.
- Program-specific courses (CA/CD/CS/DA/DNP/DNS/HA/HE/NE/NLA/NLE/NP/NS/OT/PA/PT/RS): If a course is required or designed solely for students from a specific program, the proposal is screened, classified, and approved through the program’s curriculum review process before being sent to the CCRC with a request for review and approval.
In all cases, the program faculty or the primary instructor will be responsible for reviewing other Institute course offerings to ensure that no major duplication of content exists. The question “Is the course content redundant with any other courses currently being taught, whether interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or program- specific?” should be specifically addressed as part of the course justification in the New Course Approval Form.