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Course Approval Form

Instructions:

Please read the following instructions to ensure that your request is complete and submitted correctly.

  • Upload a course syllabus for each course for which you are seeking approval.  
  • If you are submitting multiple courses for review, you must complete the form individually for each course. This petition will not be accepted without a syllabus for every course. 
  • Syllabi must include a description and summary of the course, required texts and readings and a week by week course outline.
  • Save the syllabus document as a PDF.  
  •  Name the document in the following manner:
    • Institution Name (Course Name/Number).
    •  Example: Merced College (PSYC 1A)
  • EAP Students: Please provide a syllabus in English. If translated from another language, attach the original to the English translation.

Tips:

  • Submit the syllabus as early as you can, as the process can take a minimum of 12 weeks upon submission for a decision to be made.
    •  Please note, the 12-week minimum wait period begins in Fall for courses submitted for review during Summer months.
  • Community college courses cannot apply as upper division courses or towards upper division requirements.

Course Approval Webform:

 

 

 
1 Start 2 Complete
Example: PSYC 1A - General Psychology
When did/will you take this course? Example: Summer 2014
Example: 4 Semester
Examples Include: PSY 1 - Introduction to Psychology - Upper Division POLI General Education - Upper Division MGMT. Too see a full list of UC Merced courses, please visit the campus catalog. https://catalog.ucmerced.edu
Files must be less than 5 MB. Allowed file types: pdf
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.
Files must be less than 5 MB. Allowed file types: pdf
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.
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