Form N1:Course and Programme Notifications to Academic Registry (Via Clerks of USC and PSC)

Form N1:Course and Programme Notifications to Academic Registry (via Clerks of USC and PSC)

Form version 1 (2010/2011)
This form should be used to notify Academic Registry, via the Clerk of USC and PSC
FOR /

• Courses:New, withdrawn, changes to: title, code, level, credit-rating, stage, semester (complete sections 1, 2 and 4)
• Programmes:Changes that do not affect the programme description template, eg insertion, removal, movement of courses (complete sections 1 and 3 and 4).

WHEN /

1. Changes affect the structure of a programme.
2. Changes affect timetabling (Academic Registry will notify Timetablers).
3. Changes do not affect the programme description template. (Where changes do affect the programme description template a category 2 short-form proposal should be submitted to the appropriate Studies Committee for approval, see Summary of Approval Processes document.)

NB: Course amendments should be completed on Banner by Schools.
Changes to a programme structure should be completed on Banner by Academic Registry.
SECTION 1: SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS
1.School/Institute
2.Types of Notification(s)
(tick appropriate) / Course
(complete Section 2 & 4below) / Programme
(complete Section 3 & 4below)
NB: only related course and programme modifications should be notified on the same form (ie where changes to courses impact upon a programme structure)
SECTION 2:COURSE NOTIFICATIONS
3.Course Title(current) / 4.Course Code(current)
5.Type of Notification
(tick appropriate) /

• Title

/

• Code

/

• Semester

/

• Level

/

• Credits

/

• Stage

• New Course

/

• Withdrawn Course

/ NB: Other course modifications do not affect timetabling or programme structures, therefore notification is not required.
6.Summarise course changes below.
7.Are changes part of a wider programme proposal for approval by U/PSC?
(If changes affect a programme structure but do not change information within the programme description template, the Studies Committees do not need to approve changes). If changes do affect the programme description template a category 2 proposal should be submitted for approval by the appropriate Studies Committee.
Yes - attach this form to the proposal documentation to the Studies Committee (see Summary of Approval Processes document for details) / No- if changes affect programme structure, complete section 3 & 4 below and attach a revised programme structure: FormP6(UG) or Form P9(PG)
- if changes do not affect programme structure, submit this form with sections 1, 2 & 4 completed

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SECTION 3:PROGRAMME NOTIFICATIONS
8.Prog Title(s) / 9.Prog Code(s)
10.List below the specific changes to be made to the programme structure(this should not be a rationale but simply a very clear list of instructions, for example: Remove module C923E, stage 4; Insert module C923F, stage 4
SECTION 4:AUTHORISATION
11.Date for Introduction
of Modifications / 12.Date of Approval by School L&T Committee
13.Contact in School / Name: / Tel:
14.Signature of DLT in School / Date:
15.Signature of DLTs in other Schools affectedor attach other form of authorisation / Date:
SCHOOL ACTIONS
16.Course Modifications updated by School / Date
17.Submitted to Academic Registry (via Clerk of USC/PSC) by School / Date
ACADEMIC REGISTRY ACTIONS
18.Programme Modifications updated by Academic Registry / Date
19.Submitted to Timetablers (by Clerk to USC/PSC) / Date

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