The following Senate Curriculum Committee criteria must be met before the Graduate Council’s New Programs and Curriculum Committee will review the proposals based on academic content and merit including:

• Objectives of the course or curriculum change
• Academic merit
• The nature of the proposed change and its relationship to the rest of the curriculum of the Department or Faculty
• The need for the proposed change
• Faculty suitability and readiness to offer the proposed course (i.e., professional background, experience, and scholarly interest and attainments)
• Adequacy of the available resources to permit the proposal to be implemented, including library resources

Evidence of Approval (Category 1 proposals):

Proposals for new courses or programs and proposals for substantive changes to courses and programs must include authorizing signatures from the appropriate deans or directors of Faculties or Schools making the submission, and also, in the case of graduate proposals, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (Where references are made in the following recommendations to ‘Department’ or ‘Faculty’, read ‘Institute’ or ‘School’ where applicable).

Evidence of Consultation (Category 1 proposals):

Evidence of consultation with and approval by other relevant Departments and Faculties, as well as with the Library, when appropriate, must be provided. The onus is upon the Department or Faculty originating a new course or program to ensure that appropriate consultation is done. If a proposal for a new program, course, or prerequisite is submitted without consultation with the other Departments and Faculties whose resources are required, substantial delays in the approval process may result.

Academic Content and Merit (All proposals):

• Objectives of the course or curriculum change
• Academic merit
• The nature of the proposed change and its relationship to the rest of the curriculum of the Department or Faculty
• The need for the proposed change
• Faculty suitability and readiness to offer the proposed course (i.e., professional background, experience, and scholarly interest and attainments)
• Adequacy of the available resources to permit the proposal to be implemented, including library resources Evidence of Approval