Teaching Resources: Course Development

Academic Approval Tracking:  Use this site to file a new course proposal or to change or close out an existing course.

Starting a New Course

New courses may be proposed by a faculty member or academic unit at any time.  The Curriculum Committees of departments and programs, and of colleges and schools, evaluate proposals for new courses. Once a new course has been approved at the college level, the proposal is forwarded to the University Curriculum Committee for consideration. The University Curriculum Committee reviews all course proposals to avoid duplication of existing courses across colleges and schools. After the University Curriculum Committee approves a new undergraduate course, the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, as co-Chair of that committee, forwards the approved proposal to the Office of the University Registrar and to the Florida Board of Education for inclusion in the Common Course Numbering System.  Graduate courses must also go to the Graduate Council for review.

Changing or Terminating a Course

Minor changes to a course or notice of termination of an existing course may be submitted through the curriculum committee system. Minor changes include change of course title, course number, amount of credit, prerequisites or co-requisites, or course description. Major revisions to course content may require a new course number, so it is best to terminate the existing course and add a new course (see above). Faculty should work with their Undergraduate or Graduate Coordinator to secure appropriate documentation and signatures.

General Education Requirements and Courses

All undergraduate students (except those transferring with an AA from either a Florida public community college or a Florida public state university) must complete the 36-hour General Education requirement to graduate.

The General Education program requires courses in the following areas:

General Education

General Education Program Requirements

All undergraduate students, except those transferring to UF with an AA degree from a Florida public college or an AA certificate from a Florida public state university, are required to complete UF's General Education requirement to graduate.
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1. Student may select a General Education course in the Humanities that features the UF Quest 1 subject area for 3 credits, a General Education course in the Social and Behavioral Science or Natural Science that features the UF Quest 2 subject area for 3 credits, and/or a General Education course that features the International subject area for 3 credits.
2. Three credits must be from a General Education Mathematics course with a prefix of MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, or MHF (aka ‘pure math).
3. Majors that feature extensive use of these subject areas may require a student to complete all 6 Additional Required Gen Ed Coursework credits in a particular subject area. See the major's Recommended Model Semester Plan for details.

Starting a New Degree Program

The Florida Board of Governors is responsible for authorizing the establishment of any additional branch, college or school, and for the creation of new professional, specialist, and doctoral degrees, on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees. New bachelor’s and master’s degrees receive final approval from the BOT.