This guide provides step-by-step procedural instructions for completing and submitting a Course Modification Proposal in Kuali. It focuses on navigating the form, including what to select or enter in each field.

The guide is organized by proposal section (panel), so you can jump directly to a section when you need help.

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This guide does not provide guidance on course content or academic decisions. Consult your department and applicable curriculum committees for questions about developing the course itself.

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Before you begin

Understand URI’s Curricular Process

Familiarize yourself with URI’s curricular process before beginning your proposal. This will help you understand the steps involved in the curricular process and accurately estimate how long your proposal may take to reach approval.

How the Curriculum Process Works

Approval Calendar

Make Sure You Can Access Kuali CM

You will need access to Kuali Curriculum Management (Kuali CM) to propose any curricular item.

Kuali Basics

Choose the Right Proposal Type

Some course proposal types can be easily confused. If you are unsure which type applies, review these common examples.

No proposal needed for any other subject code. Contact Enrollment Services to add the new topic. | | Add a new topic to a permanent topics course | Course Modification Proposal | | Create a new 500-level section of a course to accompany the 400-level | New Course Proposal |

Start the Proposal

1. From your browser, navigate to Kuali Curriculum Management (CM).
2. Select Curriculum to open your Dashboard .
3. From the left-hand navigation menu, select Courses.

1. On the Courses page, use the search bar at the top to find the course you would like to modify. You can search by:

   • Course code (e.g., COM100)
   • Course title (e.g., Communication Fundamentals)
   • Keywords found in the course title, description, or anywhere in the course form.

   Once you locate the course, select it to open the current version

   

2. With the current course open, select Propose Changes in the upper-right corner of the window.

   

3. A window will appear prompting you to select Create a new version or Create a new revision. Always select Create a new version.

   

The following sections of this walkthrough are grouped by section of the proposal form.

Course Modification Proposal

This is where you will indicate the changes you are proposing to make to the course.

• Select the type(s) of change: Check Major, Minor, or both, depending on the changes you are proposing. If you’re not sure which category applies, that’s okay! Select an option to view the list of changes included in that category.
• Select the specific change(s): From the list(s) that appear, check the box next to each Major and/or Minor change you are proposing.

Major Changes

Minor Changes

• Rationale Briefly describe the rationale for the proposed changes.
• 🔽 The following field will appear only if a syllabus is required based on the checkboxes selected above.
  • Syllabus Upload the course syllabus here.

Contact Information

Complete the following fields with your contact information.

• Proposer Name Your name is automatically populated based on your Kuali account.
• Proposer Title Enter your university role.
• Proposer Email Enter your URI email address. This is the email reviewers will use if they have questions about your proposal.

Course Administration

• Effective Term & Year Select the term and year in which you intend the course to become effective. If the effective term entered at proposal submission has missed the deadline by the time it reaches the Faculty Senate, this field will be automatically updated to the next available semester.