New Courses

Submit the ***Course - New approval process in Modern Campus Curriculum (formerly Curriculog). Instructions linked. 

  • Creating new courses as an elective in a new or existing program

  • Creating new courses as a required component of a new or existing program (must also submit (new program proposal or program revision)

  • Certifying as General Education: View the General Education Course Proposals section and/or refer to page 9 of the General Education Guidelines (2014) [pdf] [pdf]. Courses are re-certified during the Program Planning process (per University Policy S14-5 [pdf] [pdf]).

  • Adding Sub-Topics: EO 1037 has eliminated repeatability from courses unless the student's grade is C- or below (undergraduate). To address the need for repeating some courses, departments should set up courses to be topic-based. Topic-based courses usually have titles such as “Special Topics in…” or “Topics in…”. When a department proposes topic-based courses, they submit a series of topics to be used in scheduling; the scheduled topic then appears on the student’s transcript.

  • Tagging as High Impact Practice (HIPs): This tag is at the Peoplesoft course catalog level (instead of course schedule section level), which means all sections must require/include this practice/activity. SJSU High Impact Practice definitions follow the definitions outlined by AACU. HIP tags allow the university to track these types of practice/activities for grants and other reporting opportunities.The following HIP tags are available:

    • In Class Activity Only: Collaborative Assignments and Projects, Intellectual Experiences, Capstone Courses and Projects, e-Portfolios, First-Year Seminars and Experiences, Learning Communities, Undergraduate Research, Diversity/Global Learning, Writing Intensive.

    • Off-Campus Activity: Internships and Service Learning.

  • Tagging as Sustainability: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) further defines sustainability as 17 attainable objectives. The options in the drop down to identify the Primary Justification for Inclusion are the guidelines used to qualify our programs and courses as sustainable. For links with more detailed descriptions, visit sjsu.edu/sustainability/academics.The following tags are available:

    • Sustainability Focused course title or description must indicate a primary and explicit focus on sustainability. This includes courses with a primary and explicit focus on sustainability, the application of sustainability within a field, or a major sustainability challenge.

    • Sustainability Related course description or syllabus must indicate that the course incorporates a unit/module on sustainability or a sustainability challenge, includes one or more sustainability-focused activities, or integrates sustainability challenges, issues, and concepts throughout the course.

  • Creating a cross-listing for a new course

To certify a new course as Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR), submit the *Graduate GWAR Form approval process in Modern Campus Curriculum (formerly Curriculog). Instructions linked.