A subcommittee of the CCC reviews new course proposals on a rolling basis; however, key deadlines for course approvals by the pre-registration period and the start of the term are published in a calendar on the website of the Registrar's Office. Proposals for new courses can be completed online via the Course Proposal system in Banner Self-Service and should contain the following:

• a catalogue description of 100 words;
• a description of learning goals;
• a discussion of workload expectations and assessment measures, including, if a writing-designated course, additional information on the goals for developing student writing and the mechanism by which students will receive feedback on their writing
• an estimate of the hours of effort of student work in and outside of the class, disaggregated by assignment/work type (full credit courses must constitute at least 180 hours throughout the semester).

Visiting faculty must submit a working syllabus before approval; graduate student instructors will be required to submit a syllabus and curriculum vitae. 

All syllabi must conform to the standards published in the Sheridan Center's Guide to Creating a Brown University Syllabus.

Related Resources

• Course Proposal Resources (including CCC Guidelines on Course Proposals and Enrollment Limits)
• Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning (for syllabus design and other resources)
• Writing-Designated Courses
• Sheridan Resources around Developing WRIT courses
• Course Offering Resources
• Graduate Student Instructors: Best Practices
• Guidance on Credit Hour Requirements for Brown University instructors
• CCC Guidelines for half-credit courses