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Graduate Curriculum Change Toolkit

Welcome to the Faculty of Health Curriculum Change Toolkit

This page provides information resources for faculty proposing Graduate curriculum in the Faculty of Health.

Graduate program calendars are published in the fall every year by the Faculty of Graduate Studies; for additions and changes to be included in the calendar, proposals must be fully approved by the end of the previous academic session (April 30).

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Graduate Course Proposal

  • Changes to Existing Courses (link to form)
  • New Course Proposals (link to form)
  • Multiple Course Change Proposals (use this form when making similar changes to a significant number of courses within a program (link to form)

Approval Process FOR NEW COURSE PROPOSAL AND CHANGES TO EXISTING COURSES

  1. Department-level committee
  2. Faculty of Graduate Studies (for information only not for approval)
  3. Graduate committee
  4. Faculty Council

Proposals must be submitted to: hlthrsch@yorku.ca

Graduate Program Modifications

There are three types of program modifications, each with its own template and proposal procedure

  1. Major Modification- A significant change to a degree program or Type 2 or Type 3 Graduate Diploma, which may include:
    • significant changes to the program requirements, intended learning outcomes, mode of delivery, and/or human and other resources associated with the program.
  2. Detailed Minor Modification- A modification to a program or degree option that does not rise to the level of a major modification but that:
    • may have a broad impact; require consultation across units/groups;
    • include substantial changes to an existing program option established through a major modification (e.g., minor, graduate specialization, option, certificate, or WIL option).
  3. Standard Minor Modification - A modification to a program or degree option that does not rise to the level of a major modification or a detailed minor modification.

Summary of Approval Processes

FOR NON-MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING GRADUATE DEGREE

  1. Unit-level committee approval (Graduate Executive)
  2. Faculty-level Graduate Committee approval; acknowledgement by FGS
  3. Faculty Council approval
  4. Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy
  5. Senate

FOR MAJOR CHANGES TO EXISTING GRADUATE DEGREE and PROGRAM CLOSURE

  1. Unit-level submission of Notice of Intent to Dean for support and signature
  2. VPA signs Notice of Intent
  3. Unit-level approval of full proposal (Graduate Executive)
  4. Faculty-level Graduate Committee; acknowledgement by FGS
  5. Faculty Council
  6. Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee (ASCP)
  7. Academic Policy, Planning & Research Committee (APPRC) as applies
  8. Senate

NEW PROGRAMS

Governance Process for New Programs  

  1. Unit-level submission of Notice of Intent to Dean for support and signature
  2. VPA signs Notice of Intent
  3. Unit-level approval of full proposal (Graduate Executive); includes separate costing 
  4. Faculty-level Graduate Committee; acknowledgement by FGS
  5. External Review 
  6. Faculty Council
  7. Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee (ASCP)
  8. Academic Policy, Planning & Research Committee (APPRC)
  9. Senate
  10. Quality Council

Documents for Faculty of Health Graduate Committee review must be submitted to hlthrsch@yorku.ca

Questions?

If you have any questions, please email hlthrsch@yorku.ca