Curriculum Proposal Information (LX forms)

Need information and helpful hints when filling out any of the curriculum proposal forms (LX forms).  Here you will find a step-by-step guide to completing the forms, helpful hints as well as criteria for evaluation of proposals.  Please contact Diane Schumacher at (608) 785-8579 or Sue Knudson at (608) 785-8954 for questions or to get an electronic file for any of the forms mentioned below.

Step by Step Completion Guide - provides a step-by-step completion guide, which forms to use and why, and how to prepare the forms for the curriculum committee review.
Helpful Hints
Criteria for Evaluation of Proposals

LX Form Descriptions

LX-137 (Summary of Proposed Changes)
(original/22 copies on white, back to back, collated and stapled)
Summary form to be used when departments are proposing numerous changes

LX-138 Basic form used to record any curriculum change. There are two versions of this form, one for courses (LX-138C) and one for programs (LX-138P)

LX-138C (New or Revised Course)
(original on yellow/22 copies for UCC and GCC on white, back to back, collated and stapled)
Form used to make any change to a course including description, prerequisite(s), credits, title, grading pattern, instructional pattern, course number. This form is also used to delete a course and to create a new course. If proposing a new course, page 2 of the form must be completed.

This form includes several check-off items to guide departments when considering various aspects of a course proposal/change. It is not necessary to include the course description when deleting a course.

LX-138P (New or Revised Major, Minor, etc.)
(original on yellow/22 copies for UCC and GCC on white, back to back, collated and stapled)
Form used to make changes to majors, minors, concentrations, emphases and college core. Changes include credits, required courses, electives, and other program requirements. It is also used for submitting the curricula of new programs to the curriculum committee. Other committees that review new programs, i.e. Academic Priorities Committee, may require different materials. You may attach details instead of listing on form.

LX-139 (Course Outline and Objective)
(original on green/22 copies on white, back to back, collated and stapled)
Form used to provide course objectives, outline and requirements. It is never used by itself; it accompanies the LX138C. It must be submitted for all new courses. Some changes submitted on an LX138C might not require an LX139; although it is logical that a LX139 would be completed when changing the instructional pattern or number of credits

LX-140 (General Education)
(original on green/22 copies on white, back to back, collated and stapled)
Form used to propose a course be considered part of the General Education program or to make changes to an existing General Education course. It is a companion to the LX 138C. This form does not need to be presented to the curriculum committee(s); it is for General Education Committee use.