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Instructions for Filing New Program, Course, New to IU South Bend Course, and Course Change Requests

  1. Obtain the multi-part carbon form from either Debbie Knabe in Academic Affairs (A246, (574) 520-4143, dknabe@iusb.edu) or IU Printing Services [(812) 855-6075, http://www.indiana.edu/~printsvs/items_for_resale.html].
  2. Carefully complete the form according to the instructions on its back, using a typewriter. Attach any supporting documentation you may have (including a sample syllabus for courses).
  3. If you are doing a “New to IU South Bend” course request, cross out “New Course Request” which is located in the upper left corner of the form and type in the phrase “New to IU South Bend Campus.” (This may also be called a "Matching Course"; the course already exists in the Master Course List but has not yet been approved for offering on the IU South Bend campus.)
  4. On the appropriate Route Sheet (for Undergraduate or Graduate Courses), obtain the signature of the chair and/or dean of your department or unit as well as the unit's curriculum committee (if appropriate) .
  5. Follow the order of the signatures on the Route Sheet and submit all paperwork to the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee Chair for the committee’s review and the chair’s signature. If the undergraduate course is proposed to satisfy any General Education requirements, submit instead to the Director of General Education for approval (and routing after approval to the Senate Curriculum Committee and beyond).
  6. Once signed by each review level on the route sheet, the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee Chair (undergraduate courses) or Graduate Council (graduate courses) submits all paperwork to Associate Vice Chancellor John McIntosh, Office of Academic Affairs, who then alerts the IU Academic Leadership Council of the undergraduate courses on our Web site (http://www.iusb.edu/~acadaff/remonstrances/home.shtml) for the required 30-day remonstrance period. Any graduate courses (500 level and above) are sent from Academic Affairs to be posted for remonstrance by the IU Graduate School at the following website:  www.graduate.indiana.edu  [To navigate to the graduate remonstrance list click on Faculty and Departmental resources, followed by New Courses and Course Changes Remonstrance List.].
  7. If there are no objections to the request during the remonstrance period, Dr. McIntosh signs the form and submits the request and all paperwork to the IU Office of the Registrar. He also forwards a copy of the memo to the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee Chair, the chair of your department, and the dean of your school, college, or division.
  8. When the form is signed by the university registrar and returned to Dr. McIntosh, copies are sent to the chair of your department and the dean of your school, college, or division.

Additional inquiries should be directed to John L. McIntosh, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, at jmcintos@iusb.edu or (574) 520-4343.

Undergraduate Course Route Sheet
Graduate Course Route Sheet

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