Guidelines For Submission of 5000/6000 (Piggyback) Syllabus

to the University Curriculum Committee

To create a 5000/6000 course of an Existing or to establish a new 5000/6000 Course:

1) Submit one course form if the only difference is grade type.

2) Submit one course form for the 5000 and one course form for the 6000 if there are other differences such as prerequisites.

3) Provide one syllabus that includes all the required components

For Submission of a 5000/6000 course, pay close attention to differentiating between the expectations of undergraduate and graduate students (with the expectation that graduate students will perform at a higher intellectual level) in the following components of the required syllabi:

1. Credit Hours:

Specify whether there are differences between undergraduates/graduates.

2. Texts or Major Resources:

Differentiate between the readings for undergraduates and those for graduate students.

Include full citation for textbooks including publication year, and/or

List appropriate potential resource materials (including journal titles) that could be assigned as required readings or to complete class assignments.

Listing of texts or major resources is not required for internship courses.

3. Course Objectives:

Include sufficient objectives to cover breadth of course, clarifying the different objectives for undergraduates and graduate students.

4. Course Requirements/Evaluation:

In all cases, explain the differences between undergraduate and graduate expectations, with the assumption that greater intellectual demands will be made of graduate students:

Clarify and differentiate between the expectations of undergraduate and graduate student performance, such as papers, quizzes, examinations, presentations, class participation, and field experiences. List relative weights for tests, assignments, class participation, unannounced quizzes, and other components that contribute to the final grade. NOTE: Courses that list identical performance expectations and weights for both undergraduate and graduate students will probably not be approved by the Graduate Council.

Identify and differentiate the grading scales used and how they will be applied.

Explain how class participation, if included in evaluation, is to be graded. Be clear about explaining how participation by undergraduates and graduate students will be evaluated differently.

5. Justification for Graduate Credit:

Provide justification for graduate credit for courses at the 6000 level or above. Graduate courses should be “progressively more advanced in academic content than undergraduate programs” and should “foster independent learning” (SACS guidelines 3.6.1 and 3.6.2). The guidelines presented in the Statement of Clarification of the Definition and Use of 6000-level courses as approved by the Graduate Council, May 21, 1997 apply:

Factors to consider in evaluating a course for graduate credit include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. use of specific requisites;