Curriculum Development

Course and program submission deadlines.

Explainations of minor changes, vs. major changes. 

How to access the Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) system.

How to gain access to the Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) system.

How to propose a new course using CIM

Workflow flowchart for course proposals

Developing learning outcomes

Sample syllabus

Credit hour policy

Co-convened course policy

Special Topics courses use an X91 numering scheme (291, 491, 591) and are used for experimental courses. You can teach these courses for two semesters and then must do a new CIM proposal for a hard numbered course. 

It is important that you follow these directions when proposing a new special topics course.

Changes for the foreseeable future, made to the course listing in the MSU catalog (this uses CIM)

Changes to the current course listings in the Schedule of Classes (this DOES NOT use CIM). Please complete a Schedule Section Change Form through DocuSign. 

Proposers of new programs need to make sure that their idea appears on the Internal MSU Academic Plan. Then, a Request to Plan is submitted to announce the proposed new program to the entire MUS system. This allows the leaders of the other campuses to raise concerns long before the proposal goes to the Board of Regents.

If proposing a new program you will be asked to map your Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) to your Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs). You may also be asked to do this if editing an existing program.

If a department’s faculty decides to update a program, a proposal describing the updated curriculum is prepared using CIM.

What to do when you receivie a notification that there is a course waiting for your approval.

When you should expect to receive an FYI notification from the Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) system.

CIM workflow flowcharts for course proposals, program proposals and the full program development process.

Course development resource documents.