Faculty and Unclassified Staff Handbook
Chapter 2 -- Academic Affairs
Instructional Programs
Degrees/Undergraduate and Graduate
See University Catalog.
Procedures for Approval of New Courses and Programs
The following procedures are to be followed in the approval of new courses and programs.
1. Proposed new courses numbered 000-599, after review and recommendation by the Faculty Senate, will be submitted to the associate provost for approval or disapproval. Proposed new courses numbered 600-699, including those in a graduate program, after review and recommendation by the Faculty Senate, will be submitted to the Graduate Council. The recommendations of the Faculty Senate and the Graduate Council will be submitted to the associate provost for approval or disapproval. The Faculty Senate will not review new graduate courses numbered 800-999.
2. All new course proposals must be submitted through Workday using the "Create Course" or "Edit Course" business processes.
3. A syllabus of the proposed course shall be provided as part of the documentation of the request for approval of the course.
4. Neither the Academic Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate nor the Committee on Curriculum as well as the Graduate Council will consider a new course proposal unless it has the prior approval of the appropriate department chair and dean.
5. New program proposals must be submitted in Workday using the "Create New Program of Study" business process.
6. All new degree program proposals require approval of the Board of Regents. Those requests are normally submitted by the provost to the Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO). These undergraduate proposals should be sent to the Faculty Senate president by September 15 in order to ensure internal approval prior to submission externally. New graduate program proposals must be sent to the Dean of the Graduate School by September 15 in order to insure internal approval prior to submission externally.
Revision approved by Provost (04-09-03).
Revision approved by Associate Provost for Academic Affairs (07-29-19).
Procedures for Approval of New Departments
In all procedures involving the creation of new departments from existing ones, or the combining of two or more existing departments, the decision-making process shall include meetings of the president and/or provost and all relevant deans with all affected faculty and chairs.
Revised and approved by President Edward H. Hammond (04-10-97).
FHSU Online
FHSU Online is the administrative unit charged with coordinating academic outreach programs at FHSU. The unit provides learning opportunities at the certificate, associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degree levels, primarily through the innovative use of online instruction. FHSU Online cooperates with the Colleges of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Business and Entrepreneurship; Education; Health and Behavioral Sciences; Science, Technology and Mathematics; and the Graduate School to extend the institution's academic instruction resources to the people of western Kansas and beyond.
Information for faculty can be found by calling 4291.
How to Reach Us
Office of the Provost
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Sheridan Hall 302
Phone: (785) 628-4241
Fax: (785) 628-4157
Email: provost@fhsu.edu
Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon - Fri
