Catalog Instructions

TO:                  Department Chairs, Center and Program Directors;

                   Senior Administrative Staff

FROM:    Richard R. Flores, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

DATE:              April 18, 2011

SUBJECT:       The Undergraduate Catalog, 2012-2014

The College of Liberal Arts is now accepting proposals for changes to the college's curriculum, found in the Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2012, for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic years. All submissions will now be handled electronically. In addition to the following instructions, a copy of the College of Liberal Arts chapter of the Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2012 and a blank Impact Statement form has been included for your convenience.

Deadline: MAY 4, 2011

Changes Requiring Faculty Council Legislative Approval

Proposals that affect either college academic policy or the requirements of an existing degree or degree program require approval through the Faculty Council legislative process. These include but are not limited to:

• Changes to the requirements of an existing major or minor
• Changes to the requirements of an honors program
• Changes to the requirements of a transcript recognized certificate or a concentration
• Changes to general degree requirements and academic policies
• Adding or deleting a departmental honors program

Proposals for new degree programs/majors or to delete an existing degree program/major also require approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  Please contact Cynthia Cervantes if you wish to delete or add a new major or degree.

Instructions: Submitting Catalog Changes to the College

Instructions for preparing legislation have been simplified.

1. Review the current requirements for your major(s), minor, honors program(s), concentration, or certificate program, found in the 2010-2012 Undergraduate Catalog, with your department or program's Faculty Curriculum Committee. If your faculty committee agrees upon and recommends changes to the existing catalog requirements, please note the date the changes were approved and the members of the committee who participated in the vote.

2. Prepare Catalog copy: copy your sections from the attached 2010-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

             a. Create a Word document for each major/program. A major and its respective honors program may be submitted on the same document.

o   Please NAME your document so that it can be easily identified as a catalog change for your department. The following format is preferred:

§  e.g.,ANS 2012-14; ANS-DH 2012-14; ANS minor 2012-14

         b.  Modify the existing catalog text using legislative style.

• Do not use the Track Changes feature. 

• Adding text:
  • Underline all text added to the original copy, including punctuation.
  • Insert text at the appropriate location within the existing catalog text