Courses (Graduate & Undergraduate) Academic courses form the foundation of the University of South Carolina's graduate and undergraduate curriculum. The faculty of the University has legislative authority over matters pertaining to the curriculum on the campus where they serve.

Faculty governance bodies on each campus review all requests to create, revise, or eliminate graduate and undergraduate courses to ensure that all offerings meet the academic expectations of the University.

Columbia Campus Faculty Governance

• Undergraduate Courses: Faculty Senate
• Graduate Courses: Graduate Council

Courses - Procedures

• Carolina Core Course Designation
• Carolina Core Syllabus Requirements for Course Proposals (Updated June 2012)
• Carolina Core Syllabus Requirements for Teaching (Updated June 2012)
• Contract Course Approval Procedures
• Course Change Approval Procedures
• Course Delivery Method - Distance Education Approval Procedures
• Course Delivery Location - Off-Campus Approval Procedures
• Dual Enrollment Courses
• Experimental Course Approval Procedures
• New Course Approval Procedures
• Non-Standard Course Session or Schedule Exception Approval Procedures
• Special Topics Course Approval Procedures

Courses - Forms & Documents These course forms should be used for BOTH undergraduate and graduate course actions.

• ACAF 2.03 *Creation and Revision of Academic Courses*
• Approved Distributed Learning Courses - Columbia & Regional Campuses
• New Course Proposal (NCP)
• Course Change Proposal (CCP)
• Special Topics Course Approval (STC)
• Schedule Exception Request (SER)
• Distance Education Delivery (DED)
• Off-Campus Delivery Approval (OCD)
• Justification Form (JUS)
• Bulletin Change Form (BCH)
• Contract Course Approval (OEO) Form

Questions? Contact your campus, college or school Academic Program Liaison for more information.