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Proposal Review Resources

Each proposal is reviewed in Curriculog by administrative and academic reviewers. The information below provides an overview of key questions units or committees look for when reviewing proposals.

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If you are set up as an approver in the workflow, resources are available to you via Purdue Box. Please
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Proposal Review Prompts

The content below provides example questions that different approvers consider when reviewing proposals. Please consider these questions as you prepare your proposal.

Administrative Review (Curricula)
Unit Reviewer Question (Curricula) Proposals Reviewed
Bursar
  • Will the fee schedule be reasonable for students?
  • Does the proposed fee align with existing state approvals (biennium)?
  • New Degree
  • Proposals that indicate "Yes" to fees/changes in fees
Financial Aid
  • Does the program meet all Title IV eligibility criteria?
  • New Degree
  • New Major
  • New Certificate
Financial Analysis and Planning
  • Is the resource plan sufficient to launch and sustain the program?
  • Does the proposed tuition align with existing state approvals? If not, will we have time to get the new tuition and fees approved before launch?
  • New Degree
  • Proposals that indicate 'Yes' to fees/change in fees
Graduate Admissions
  • Is the criteria for admitting students complete?
  • New Degree
  • New Major
  • New Certificate
  • New Concentration
Graduate Programs
  • Does the proposal align with Graduate School standards?
  • Does the plan of study include any variable title or temporary course numbers?
  • All Graduate Curricula proposals
Graduate Records
  • Does the proposal comply with Graduate School definitions and policies?
  • All Graduate proposals
Higher Learning Commission
  • Does the proposal align with current institutional status and requirements?
  • Will the proposal trigger a substantive change application?
  • New Degree
  • New Major
  • New Certificate
  • Revise Curricula
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
  • Will the rationale for the new or change proposal be sufficient?
  • Does the proposal request align with eligible routine staff action options?
  • Will the new or change proposal require changes to the host program?
  • New Degree
  • New Major
  • New Certificate
  • Change Existing Curricula, except Concentration or Minor
International Students and Scholars
  • Does the program modality affect international students?
  • Does the program have any components that would require approval from federal agencies?
  • New Degree
  • New Certificate
  • Change Existing Curricula
Purdue Online
  • Has Notice of Intent been filed?
  • Is the financial model viable and have department and college representatives signed off on the model?
  • All online and hybrid proposals except New Minor
Registrar - PWL
  • Is the necessary information accounted for to make a complete Registrar record?
  • Is the CIP available and appropriate (consult IDA+A and Provost Office as needed)?
  • Does the proposal comply with University definitions and policies?
  • Are the selected restrictions enforceable?
  • All
Administrative Review (Courses)
Level Unit Reviewer Question (Course)
All Bursar
  • Will the fee schedule be reasonable for students?
  • Does the proposed fee align with existing state approvals (biennium)?
Graduate Programs Graduate Records
  • Does the proposal align with Graduate School standards?
All Registrar - PWL
  • Is the necessary information accounted for to make a complete Registrar record?
  • Does the proposal comply with Graduate School definitions and policies?
Graduate Area Committee: New Programs (Degree, Major, or Certificate)
  • The proposal demonstrates a clear need for the program (e.g., national, regional, state) and sufficient alignment with unit/college mission.
  • The proposal demonstrates sufficient benefit to the targeted student audience (e.g., job opportunities, industry certification, licensure).
  • The participating faculty have the appropriate academic rank to teach and supervise graduate students.
  • The proposal includes clearly defined learning outcomes and student competencies aligned with the planned coursework.
  • The proposal demonstrates sufficient quality and rigor for graduate-level programming.
Graduate Area Committee: New Course
  • The proposal sufficiently describes how the course fits into their graduate program(s).
  • There does not appear to be any overlap, in part or in whole, with Purdue campus courses and/or there is appropriate justification.
  • The proposal outlines sufficient rigor for the proposed level (i.e., 50000 or 60000), including but not limited to:
    • Specific course outcomes supporting the higher-order learning expected in graduate courses
    • Alignment between course outcomes and assessment methods supporting the higher-order course outcomes
    • Sufficient scholarly readings for graduate work
    • Clear alignment of course outcomes to the detailed course outline OR week-by-week schedule
    • Additionally, for 50000-level, Graduate Council policy requires four criteria:
      • The use of primary literature in conjunction with advanced secondary sources (i.e., advanced textbooks)
      • Assessments that demonstrate synthesis of concepts and ideas by students
      • Demonstrations that topics are current
      • Components that emphasize research approaches/methods or discovery efforts in the course content area (i.e., reading the research, critiquing articles, proposing research, performing research)

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