Curriculum Management
These pages contain important information regarding the undergraduate curriculum for the College of Liberal Arts. They are designed, in particular, to help department administrators, faculty, and staff by providing information about proposing new courses, scheduling, Liberal Education, and other curricular matters and procedures. Additional news, information, guidelines, and policies from CLA's Office of Undergraduate Programs will be posted here on an ongoing basis.
News & Deadlines
CLA-Specific Graduate-Professional Award Nomination Form
See the Academic Affairs and Provost website for guidelines and additional information.
CLA-Specific Morse-Alumni Award Nomination Form
See the Academic Affairs and Provost website for guidelines and additional information.
Arthur “Red” Motley Exemplary Teaching Award
Freshman Seminars
Information about CLA's Freshman Seminar Program.
Honors Seminars
Contact to Nancy Russell (4-4323, nrussell@class.cla.umn.edu) for information.
Making Changes to the Curriculum
Changes to majors and/or minors
This Word document spells out guidelines for making changes to majors and minors.
New courses
Guidelines and form for proposing new courses.
Liberal Education
How to propose courses for LE designation, with links to additional
information concerning liberal education.
Summer Session
CCE Administrative Guide for Summer Session.
Curricular-Related Information and Policies
Institutional Research Reports
CLA Course enrollment history and semester data profiles.
Undergraduate minors
CLA policy governing undergraduate minors.
Course numbering
CLA and university policies governing course numbers.
Semester
Conversion Standards
Senate policies on credits and contact hours.
Classroom, grading, and
exam policies
CLA handbook for faculty members and instructors that provides information
about a variety of policies and procedures related to instruction.
Standard
Undergraduate Academic Policies
Common academic policies for colleges on the Twin Cities campus.
Issues covered include admissions, registration and course entry,
grades and grading, student performance, and degree requirements
and graduation.
Faculty workload principles and guidelines
College statement on faculty courseload and course releases.