Curriculum Revisions

All APSC related matters should be submitted electronically to apsc@dickinson.edu or by using the appropriate form link below. APSC is committed to reviewing these submissions and forwarding them to faculty meeting for vote or report in a timely manner. Please notify apsc@dickinson.edu if your proposal requires committee review within a specific timeframe and every effort will be made to accommodate your request. Sarah Niebler, Associate Provost for Assessment and Strategic Priorities, will act as the liaison between APSC and the department submitting the request for the 2026-27 academic year.

Drafts of all requests can be sent as email attachments to Sarah Niebler for feedback. Requests in final form should be sent to apsc@dickinson.edu for consideration.  Please do not send as PDF!

• Proposals for new majors/minors or certificate programs should be submitted using the proper form. When considering a minor or certificate program, please review the faculty approved criteria.
• When making changes to current majors/minors or certificate programs please submit the proper form to apsc@dickinson.edu.
• All new course proposals must be submitted electronically on the new course proposal form. All new course proposals require advance approval by the participating departments and programs and must be submitted to APSC by the department chair on behalf of the department. Proposals for Spring 2027 are due Sept. 8, 2026.  Proposals for Fall 2027 are due Feb 2, 2027.
• When making changes to current courses, (course numbers and/or requesting a one-time only to become a permanent offering), please email apsc@dickinson.edu including the following: current information, proposed change, and rationale.
• When changing a previous topics course (whether offered in a single department or as a topic in both cross-listings) to a permanent course, the new course proposal form is required.
• For a new permanent course number for a previous topics course in one department that is cross-listed with a permanent course in another department, please provide the old and new course numbers and the rationale in an email to apsc@dickinson.edu.
• Department chairs can approve course title, description and prerequisite changes for courses within their own departments and submit those approved changes directly to the Registrar's Office using this form.
  * As always, changes in specific topics course titles and/or descriptions offered in a specific term, do not require this form, and can just be emailed to reg@dickinson.edu.
  * You may only submit one course per form.
  * If a permanent cross-listing is indicated in the Bulletin for the course being changed, the chairs from both departments must submit their approval - each using a separate form.
  * Changes in course capacity, credit awarded, and course offering frequency or hours per week require APSC approval.  You may send these requests along with the rationale to apsc@dickinson.edu.
  * Course title and description changes submitted by the 15th of each month will be updated in Banner by the end of the month. Prerequisite changes submitted by the deadline will be updated prior to the Course Request Period.

Graduation Requirements

Proposals for courses to satisfy the Global Diversity requirement should be submitted to Alyssa DeBlasio. 

Proposals for courses to satisfy the U.S. Diversity requirement should be submitted to the Jorge Sagastume.

Proposals for courses to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning requirement should be submitted to Dana Somers.

Proposals for courses to satisfy the Writing in the Discipline requirement should be submitted to Sarah Niebler. See the Writing Program website for additional information.

Proposals for courses to satisfy the Sustainability requirement should be submitted using the online form. Questions should be directed to Lindsey Lyons in the Center for Sustainability Education.