BYLAWS - SCHOOL OF MUSIC
University of Missouri-Columbia
(Last Amended December 9, 2004)

ARTICLE VIII:  STANDING RULES

Standing Rule 1.  Procedural Policy for Course Proposals

The School of Music requires that all courses and sections of courses offered by the School (through the College of Arts and Science, the College of Education, the Honors College, Extension, et al.) be approved by the Curriculum Committee and the faculty of the School of Music. The Curriculum Committee requires that the information outlined below be supplied with all proposals for new courses or changes in existing courses. Much of the information is also required by, or is helpful to, the College of Arts and Science Curriculum Committee, the Honors College, the Graduate School, the Humanities Sector of the Graduate Faculty Senate, Registration, Publications, or a combination of these approving groups. Although the format does not have to follow an outline, it is obligatory that the proposer supply this information at theoutset of the approval process. Other pertinent information may be added.

Normally a new course or course change originates from an area or from an individual. The proposer should consult the current Description of Courses Catalog and more recent revisions on file in the Director's office. The proposer should also use the forms that are to be used for submitting the proposal forward (copies are available in the Music Office). The proposer might be invited to the meeting when the proposal is to be considered.

  1. Identifying and descriptive information
    2. 1.1      Catalog course entry (i.e., the exact wording to be included in MU catalogs)  [Note:  items 1.12 through 1.18 are limited to 40 words total]
      1.11 Curricular designation (General, Music Theory, Music History and Literature, Applied Music, Instrumental and Vocal Technique, Instrumental and Vocal Repertory, Ensemble Course)
      1.12 Suggested course number
        1000-1999      primarily for freshmen
    2000-2999      primarily for sophomores
    3000-3999      primarily for juniors (no graduate credit allowed)
    4000-4999      primarily for seniors (no graduate credit allowed)
    7000-7999      primarily for master’s and doctoral students
    8000-8999      primarily for master’s and doctoral students
      1.13 Proposed descriptive title of the course
      1.14 Credits [include justification or clarification in section 2.2 below]
      1.15 Description (objectives, goals, procedures, type of instruction [lecture, rehearsal, individual instruction, independent study, etc.], course content, students to whom directed) [Some of these items which are not intended to be placed in publications may be listed in section 2 below rather than here.]
      1.16 Prerequisite(s) [include justification or clarification in section 2.3 below.]
      1.17 “May be repeated for credit” and maximum credits allowed, if applicable
      1.18 Sections, if named
    1.2 Outline, or syllabus, including:
      1.21 Detailed statement of objectives
      1.22 Indication of topics or major units to be covered, types and amount of work expected of students, and standards to be met
      1.23 Methods of evaluation:  test(s) and other materials to be used
      1.24 Textbooks, scores, reading list and bibliography [cost considerations?]

  2. Justification, or rationale for:  [as appropriate; in format desired]
    3. 2.1 Course
    2.2 Number of credits (including why it “May be repeated for credit,” the maximum and why there aren’t separate courses instead of one repeatable course [see also 2.6])
    2.3 Prerequisite(s)
    2.4 Required or elective course?  Why?
      2.41 If required, is it a substitution or an addition?
      2.42 For which degree program(s) or curricula?
      2.43 Date for requirement in degree program to be implemented
    2.5 Relation of the course to:
      2.51 Other courses in the School
        2.511      No duplication
        2.512      Need
        2.513      Prerequisite to another course
        2.514      Extension of another course
      2.52 Course(s) in other departments
        2.521      Need to be cross-listed?
        2.522      Need to have approval from another department?
      2.53  Similar course(s) in other schools
        2.531      In the community
        2.532      In the state (Consortium)
        2.533      In the region (Mid-America Alliance, “Big 8”, “Big 10”)
        2.534      In the nation
    2.6  Safeguards against students acquiring duplicate credit [see also 2.2 above]
    2.7 Relation to goals of the School (College, MU, UM)

  3. Implementation
    4. 3.1 Effective when?
    3.2 When is the course to be offered?
      3.21 Semester(s)
      3.22 Day(s) of the week
      3.23 Time of day
      3.24 Are conflicts with other courses required of the same student clientele avoided?
    3.3 Library materials needed which are not in Ellis Library
    3.4 Other materials, equipment, supplies and services from the School, University), room (size, facilities)
    3.5 Costs (salary, student expenditures)
    3.6 Staffing, teaching load, and other budgetary matters

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Last updated: 28 December 2004