FORMAT 7
Submit originals and one copy and electronic copy to Governance/Faculty Senate Office
(email electronic copy to fysenat@uaf.edu) 
REQUEST FOR CORE WRITING INTENSIVE DESIGNATOR

SUBMITTED BY:
Department	
 	
College/School	

Prepared by	
 	
Phone	

Email Contact	
 	
Faculty Contact	

	
See http://www.uaf.edu/uafgov/faculty/cd for a complete description of the rules governing curriculum & course changes.
1.  COURSE IDENTIFICATION: 
Dept	
 	
Course #	
	
No. of Credits	

COURSE TITLE	

Existing Course	
	
New Course Pending Approval* 	

*Must be approved by appropriate Curriculum Council.)	

2.  CURRENT CATALOG DESCRIPTION AS IT APPEARS IN THE CATALOG: including dept., number, title and credits

	

JUSTIFICATION FOR ACTION REQUESTED
The purpose of the department and campus-wide curriculum committees is to scrutinize course designator applications to make sure that the quality of UAF education is not lowered as a result of the proposed change.  Please address this in your response.  This section needs to be self-explanatory.  Use as much space as needed to fully justify the proposed change and explain what has been done to ensure that the quality of the course is not compromised as a result.

	

The attached syllabus must clearly reflect the following basic elements for a class to be WRITING INTENSIVE.  Please note them directly on the syllabus, using the corresponding letter.  (See Guidelines in this manual.) 

A	
A majority of the final grade is derived from writing activities	

B	
A research paper/project	

C	
Personal conference with the student	

D	
Drafts/revisions/Feedback	

APPROVALS:

Date	

Signature, Chair, Program/Department of:	

	
Date	

Signature, Chair, College/School Curriculum Council for:	

	
Date	

Signature, Dean, College/School of:	

	

ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNANCE OFFICE

Date	

Signature, Chair, Senate Core Review Committee