Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
For curricula:
A cognate course is a course that is across degree designations.
Example : 4000/6000, 7000/8000, 8000/9000.
A cross-listed course is a course that is linked across departments or prefixes.
Example : COMP 4081/EECE4081
For scheduling: A cognate course and a cross-listed course are the same thing due to scheduling purposes.
On the Ground: These are taught in person only within one section.Online : These are taught online only within one section.Hybrid : These are taught in a blended fashion. Meaning the courses are both on the ground
and online within one section.
A course section is a designation to how the course is taught and how many sections a course is taught.
This is the three (3) item code places behind the prefix and course number.
Example : ENGL 1010 – 001 , ENGL 1010 – 002 , ENGL 1010 - M50
It depends on what is being revised.
If the course prefix, course number or course level are changing you need to put in a program proposal .
If any of those three items are not changing, then you do not need to put in a program proposal.
Yes, you can, and it is preferred.
Each form has a description box that populates on the right side of the screen when
you click on that proposal.
Note : We are in the process of updating these description boxes for the 2024-2025 curriculum
approval cycle.
A special topics course is a temporary course. That must be requested through Curriculog
each semester that a unit is wanting to teach it.
For more information, visit the Special Topics Guidelines website .
No, individual special topic courses do not show in the catalog. The course number
range for a unit’s special topics show in the catalog.
The University of Memphis’ current practice is three (3) semesters within a five (5)-year
period.
If a unit wants/needs to teach a course more frequently it will need to go through
the curriculum approval process to become a permanent course.
Most approved curriculum proposals will be implemented the following academic year
in the fall.
Example : Curriculum proposed in the 2023-2024 Curriculum proposal cycle once approved will
be implemented for the 2024-2025 academic year starting in Fall 2024.
The repeatability eligibility field on the Curriculog forms is asking if a course
can be repeated for credit. This means, how many times a student can take this course
and receive credit.
This does not mean, how many times a student can take this course and receive the
acceptable grade.
