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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

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.

Approval Processes

FOR CHANGES TO EXISTING GRADUATE DEGREE

  1. FGS acknowledges non-major modification
  2. Department-level committee (Graduate Executive)
  3. Graduate Committee
  4. Faculty Council
  5. Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee (ASCP)
  6. Academic Policy, Planning & Research Committee (APPRC)

FOR MAJOR CHANGES TO EXISTING GRADUATE DEGREE and PROGRAM CLOSURE

  1. FGS acknowledges non-major modification
  2. Department-level committee (Graduate Executive)
  3. Graduate Committee
  4. Dean and VPA sign Notice of Intent
  5. Faculty Council
  6. Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee (ASCP)
  7. Academic Policy, Planning & Research Committee (APPRC)

NEW PROGRAMS

Program must have substantially different program requirements and substantially different learning outcomes from those of any existing approved programs.

Governance Process for New Programs  

  1. Unit-level approval of full proposal
  2. FGS acknowledges full proposal
  3. Graduate Committee
  4. Dean and VPA sign Notice of Intent
  5. Faculty Council
  6. Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee (ASCP)
  7. Academic Policy, Planning & Research Committee (APPRC)
  8. Senate
  9. 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