CourseDog: Submit a New Program

The Curriculum Management module in CourseDog is used to propose new academic programs. New program proposals go through an approval process, and approved changes are automatically included in the appropriate academic catalog.

For information about modifying an existing program, see the Submit Program Changes with CourseDog article.

For information about non-curriculum pages and other catalog administration, see the Catalog Management with CourseDog article.

Getting Started

Go to: https://app.coursedog.com

You may be prompted to complete Microsoft MFA when signing in from a new computer or browser.

If prompted to choose between Curriculum and Catalog, select Curriculum.

If the upper-left corner displays Catalog Page Manager instead of Curriculum Manager, select the nine-square application menu in the upper-right corner and select Curriculum.

Under Actions on the right side of the screen, select + New Proposal.
Select Propose a new program from the dropdown.
Select Go To Form.

Completing the Program Form

CourseDog automatically saves your proposal as you move between fields. To return to an unfinished proposal, select Drafts from the left navigation menu.

Sample programs are available for reference. Select Programs from the left navigation menu and search for SAMPLE.

If the new program is similar to another program or proposal, you can copy existing information instead of starting from scratch.

Copy From Proposal copies information from a proposal currently going through the approval process.

Copy From Program copies information from an existing approved program.

Hover over the gray question mark beside a field for additional instructions about completing that field.

Program Information

Complete the program information fields as labeled.

Articulation Subtitle: Use this field for programs with subtitle text that does not match the degree designation. For example, "Transfer articulation to the University of North Carolina Asheville."

Program Category: Type "a" to populate the available choices.

Effective Start Date: Enter the first day of the designated semester.

Program Contacts: Select Add New Contact, then select the blank contact card to enter the contact information.

Learning Outcomes

Select Add New Outcome.
Complete the fields as labeled. Use the information provided by the gray question marks for additional guidance.
Repeat these steps for each additional Program Learning Outcome (PLO).

Requirements

For additional information and troubleshooting, see the Requirements and Rule Types in CourseDog article.

Select Add Requirement.
Select Requirement from the dropdown.
Select the new Untitled Requirement.
Select a Requirement Level from the dropdown.
Scroll up and select the Untitled Requirement within the section you just created.
Select the appropriate requirement type, such as Completion Requirement.
Verify that Show in Catalog is turned on.
Change the Name to match the Requirement Level, such as General Education.
Select Add Requirement Rule.
Select the appropriate rule condition type, such as Complete All Of.
Select Courses, Course Sets, or Requirement Sets as appropriate.

If you use a Course Set or Requirement Set, verify the courses contained within it to make sure they match the program requirements.

In the Select Course field, begin typing the course code and select the appropriate course from the results.
To add another course to the same rule, use the Select Course field again. Do not use the plus button.
Continue adding courses or course sets until everything for that rule has been added.
Give the rule a descriptive name that identifies the course list, such as Humanities.
Repeat the process until all rules for the current Requirement Level have been added.
Repeat the process for each additional Requirement Level required by the program.

Degree Maps

Select the pre-generated Recommended Course Sequence.

If the program does not have a degree map in the catalog, delete the pre-generated degree map and proceed to submitting the proposal.

Verify that Displayed in Catalog is turned on.
Select + New Semester.
Select the new Undefined Year, Undefined Term entry.
Select the appropriate year and semester.

Fall/Spring indicates a 12-week course in that semester.

Fall 1/Spring 1 indicates the first 8-week course of the semester.

Fall 2/Spring 2 indicates the second 8-week course of the semester.

Select + New Requirement.
Select Requirement (#).
Select Edit.
Enter the appropriate requirement type and selection.

For a standard course requirement, enter only one Course per requirement.

If students can choose between two or more courses, enter all available course options in the same requirement.

Some options require you to select + Add to add each requirement to the list.

If all courses within a Course Set must be completed, select Course Set and locate the appropriate set.

If only some courses within a Course Set must be completed, select Milestone and enter the general requirement. For example, "3 credits must be selected from the Social/Behavioral Sciences list."

For a non-course requirement, select Milestone and enter the requirement. For example, "Complete Bookkeeping 1 Certificate (C25800B)."

The Major Course Electives list does not need to have each individual course included in the degree map. You can reference the list using instructions such as "1 credit must be selected from the list of Major Course Electives."

Select Details.
Select the appropriate minimum grade and area.
Verify that Actual Credits matches the program requirements.

The credit value may need to be manually entered or adjusted for requirements such as Milestones or Course Sets.

Select Save.
Repeat the process to add additional requirements for the same semester.
Add additional semesters and requirements until the entire Recommended Course Sequence has been entered.
If the program requires an additional degree map, select + New Map.

Give additional maps an appropriate name that includes Recommended Course Sequence in the title.

Submit the Proposal

Review the entire proposal for accuracy and completeness.

When the program proposal is ready for review, select Submit Proposal.

The proposal will then enter the CourseDog approval process.