University Course Challenge postings are now made on a monthly schedule:
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College Submission Deadline: |
Scheduled University Course Challenge Posting Date: |
Date of effective approval if no challenge received: |
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Additional posting |
August 4 [Approved] |
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August 15, 2011 |
August 31 [Approved] |
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September 13 |
September 30 |
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October 12 |
October 17 as corrected |
October 31 |
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November 14 |
November 30 |
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December 13 |
December 16 [as revised] |
January 6 |
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January 10, 2012 (please include all changes for the 2012-13 Calendar) |
January 26 |
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February 13 |
March 2 |
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March 13 |
March 30 |
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April 12 (please include any new classes for 2012-13) |
April 16 (with minor correction April 17) |
April 30 |
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May 14 (last date for any prerequisite or other course changes for 2012-13) |
May 31 |
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June 12 (After students have started registration, changes to courses for 2012-13 will not be implemented unless approved by the Registrar) |
June 15 |
June 29 |
2011-12 Academic Programs Committee Dates
Urgent items can also be posted at any time.
Form for interdisciplinary use of a subject code in a course label - September, 2011
Course creation Form November 2010 updateOther curricular changes: see Academic Programs Committee Reports and Reports Archives
Questions or concerns? Email academicprograms.committee@usask.ca
About the University Course Challenge
The University Course Challenge was adopted by the University of Saskatchewan in 1997 as a collegial procedure for rapid approval of many curricular changes. The Challenge submissions have been posted on this website since 2002. The procedure is managed by the Office of the University Secretary.
Many colleges now also use their own challenge procedure for dealing with curricular changes at the college level. These procedures should not be confused with the University Course Challenge, which is used for final approval of the following curricular changes:
Colleges wishing to submit curricular changes for approval through the University Course Challenge should send course challenge material by email to cathie.fornssler@usask.ca or to academicprograms.committee@usask.ca
These submissions are reviewed to determine whether they can be approved by Challenge or whether they require approval by the Academic Programs Committee or by Council.
Submissions from several colleges are often combined, so that Challenges are posted once a month or so.
When a new University Course Challenge has been posted, an email is sent to all Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, Department Heads, and academic advisors to alert them to the Challenge post.
Approval
Colleges may assume that course and minor program changes have been approved if no Notice of Challenge is received from the Office of the University Secretary by the end of the fourth week after circulation.
How to Challenge a proposed course or program change
Anyone wishing to challenge a proposal will have two weeks to do so (or four weeks at Christmas and in the summer). A Challenge to a proposed course or program change may emanate from any person (faculty, student, University officer), Department, College and/or committee. In the case of minor program changes, lack of consultation with other affected units will be sufficient basis for initiation of a challenge to the proposal. Written or email notice of a challenge accompanied by reasons for the challenge will be addressed to the Office of the University Secretary with a copy to the College sponsoring the proposed change (email academicprograms.committee@usask.ca) The Office of the University Secretary, in consultation with the Vice-President (Academic), shall ascertain whether the challenge can be resolved between the parties concerned. If a challenge is not resolved, the Office of the University Secretary shall have the challenge placed before the Academic Programs Committee for resolution at its next scheduled meeting and shall notify the Dean of the College proposing the change and the person, unit, or committee proposing the challenge. The Academic Programs Committee shall decide whether a challenge is frivolous and an appeal from such a decision shall be entertained by the University Council.
For more information:
Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) 2010 conference presentation on course challenge.
Fornssler, Cathie M. The Course Challenge Procedure: A Fast but not Furious Way to Update University Curriculums, in CELT Collected Essays on Teaching and Learning, Volume II, 2009. Based on Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) 2008 conference presentation Materials, Handouts, Presentation
How are curricular changes approved at the U of S? See the Approval Authority Chart
What procedures are followed at the U of S? See Procedures for Curriculum Changes.
Course Challenge and Moribund Courses policy and procedures
University Nomenclature definitions
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