To help faculty develop new graduate courses, the Graduate Council has recently updated the policy that describes the requirements for graduate courses.
In addition, the Graduate Council has developed guidelines for proposing new graduate courses. The updated policy and guidelines comply with the requirements of the Higher Learning Commission “Criteria for Accreditation.”
Special attention should be given to dual-level courses (400/800 courses) in which the syllabus must describe the graduate level objectives, content, and performance expectations that are different from the undergraduate components. Students enrolled at the graduate level are expected to do more challenging work, not just more work. The syllabus must also describe assessment measures that are unique to students enrolled at the graduate level.