Note: While a "New Program" may be offered the term following the final approval of the proposal, if the proposal requires the creation or modification of courses, the program's effective term must be the same as, or later than, those course proposals. Click here to view the course proposal deadlines.
Majors: The major forms the basis for granting of a baccalaureate or graduate degree. It is a coherent, in-depth program of study in a particular discipline or disciplines wherein the student will develop and demonstrate an increasing awareness of both the possibilities and the limits of the major program of study. Majors are designed to provide a mastery of the content, insights, skills and techniques appropriate to an undergraduate education in a particular body of knowledge. Majors will consist of courses that are often sequential, leading to advanced study in the discipline(s). A major will consist of a minimum of 45 credits. For undergraduate degrees, a 45 to 59 credit major requires completion of a minor and/or second major, in which case the total credits of the major and minor/2nd major must total at least 60 credits.
Specializations: A specialization is a coherent, focused subfield within a degree program. A specialization can be distinguished from a new degree in that the full designation of the degree title - including level, type and major - does not change when a new specialization is added. Specializations in an undergraduate major must share a core, defined as a group of courses shared by all specializations within a major, which consists of no fewer than 25 credits for an undergraduate program or 15 credits for a graduate program. The courses constituting the specialization must consist of no fewer than 20 credits for an undergraduate program or 15 credits for graduate program.
Minors: A minor is a coherent program of study in a particular discipline that provides an area that complements or supplements the students major. A minor will consist of a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 44 credits.
Certificates: Certificate programs are programs of study that normally require less than 25% of the credits required for a degree program at the same level. Certificate programs may not exceed 44 credits. Certificate programs are specialized career programs, often geared for admission to licensing or career entrance tests, and results in a certificate. Certificate programs may also be noncredit.
Graduate Certificates: Graduate certificate programs are courses of study that require equal to half or less than half of the credits required during a degree program at a similar level. They are usually limited in scope relative to a graduate degree program but provide an opportunity for advanced study with a particular focus. Subject to the regulations that govern a specific program, a graduate certificate can often serve as an intermediate accomplishment for a student whose ultimate goal is a graduate degree.
Minor/ Certificate: This option should be selected when the proposed program may be used as either a minor, certificate program, or both..
Narrative: This is the descriptive text for a College or Department. This information is built as a Shared Core, and can be imported as such. Any courses or programs of study referenced in this section are text only and will not automatically update when those items are changed.
Please select the term and year that this program will be available. Please confirm deadlines for selected term, as the system will not check the validity of terms selected. If you missed the deadline or are unsure about the process, please contact curriculog@cwu.edu for assistance.
Note: While a "New Program" may be offered the term following the final approval of the proposal, if the proposal requires the creation or modification of courses, the program's effective term must be the same or later as those course proposals.
Please select your College or Academic Group by clicking on the Add Item button below. If your College or Academic Group is not showing in the list of available options, please email curriculog@cwu.edu.
Please select your Department or Program by clicking on the Add Item button below. If your Department or Program is not showing in the list of available options, please email curriculog@cwu.edu.
If the program is offered by an interdisciplinary or specialized study program select both the program and the department in which it is housed.
If you answered yes, please return to the "Department or Program" field above and select all departments whose courses will be used. Programs using courses from departments other than their own are required to document that those departments have approved the usage of their course(s). Department chairs cannot be added to the approval after a proposal has been launched. Contact curriculog@cwu.edu if you need assistance or discover that a department has been missed.
If multiple selections were made in the "All Departments and Programs..." field above select the department who will have primary control/ owenership of the program in the field below (if only one department is selected above this field may be left blank).
A shared core is an identical series of courses that are used by multiple programs, while a program is a set of courses or requirements unique to a single program. If you are unsure whether your proposal is a program or a shared core contact curriculog@cwu.edu for assistance.
The fields that follow should be left blank until it reaches the "Peoplesoft Integration" approval step. These codes are used to identify the program (and specialization when applicable) in MyCWU and will be used in the future to differentiate programs that may have very similar titles.
Type A - College Sponsored Certificate Programs: Programs that admit only matriculating students and offer a set of courses approved through the CWU academic governance procedures are classified as College Sponsored Certificate Programs. These programs are developed, taught, and offered by academic departments housed in colleges at CWU.
Type B - Collaborative Certificate Programs: Programs that admit both matriculating students and non-matriculating students and offer a set of courses that includes regular course offerings appearing in the CWU catalog and administered by CWU Colleges are classified as "Collaborative Certificate Programs." These programs are developed, taught, and offered by academic departments housed in colleges in cooperation with the office of continuing education.
Type C - Continuing Education Certificate Programs: Programs that target primarily non-matriculating students and offer a set of instructional experiences developed independent of CWU's colleges but with input as appropriate from faculty are classified as "continuing education certificate programs." These programs are developed, delivered, and administered by the office of continuing education in consultation with faculty, academic departments, and/or college dean, as appropriate.
Type D - Graduate School Certificate Program. Programs that only admit students who meet the criteria to be accepted into the School of Graduate Studies and Research and offer a set of courses which appear in the CWU catalog. Certificates are administered by CWU Colleges and are classified as Graduate School Certificate Programs. These programs are developed, taught, and offered by academic departments housed in colleges at CWU.
The Program Narrative is a required description of the program, the others are optional text fields where additional descriptions can be added. If any of the requirements below involve courses or shared cores they must be added into the proposed curriculum. For assistance in attaching an existing core or in creating a new one contct curriculog@cwu.edu. A proposal may be rejected or delayed if the program has, or should have, information in the optional text fields in this section that is not included.
The Enterprise Process and Systems Integration Certificate provides students with critical grounding in business process management and the role of enterprise systems in the support and improvement of business processes and organizational performance. Students are exposed to business processes in all areas of an organization including accounting, purchasing, operations, distribution, sales, finance and others. Students receive hand-on experience with a leading enterprise resources planning system as a user. They learn business process analysis and how to configure an enterprise system to better support business processes. They learn how to leverage data stored in such systems to conduct sophisticated analyses to support business decisions.
This program is open to current accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing students, CWU students in other academic programs who have completed certificate course prerequisites and persons in other fields who have completed program prerequisite courses. The courses in the certificate program may be used as part of the BS Business Administration program.
In this field you will build all of the course requirements for the program. If this program will use existing courses from the catalog, or a shared core from an existing program, those can be imported from the Online Catalog by clicking on the Import arrow at the top left of this form.
Please Note: multiple courses can be selected for import at one time, by clicking on each desired course from the list that is populated by your search parameters. If the desired course is either an existing new course proposal, or will be submitted concurrently with the program proposal, click Add Course. Here you will be prompted to enter in the courses prefix, code (number), and name (course title).
For further detailed instructions on importing courses into your program, please see the Curriculog User Guide.
In the field below please indicate whether the program being proposed will have an online only option available for students.
This is the field where you will provide a justification for the creation of this program. If this section is not complete, the proposal will be returned to the originator.
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In 2014 CWU College of Business joined the SAP University Alliance (SAP UA) program. SAP (pronounced “S” “A” “P”) is the global leader in the development and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. SAP serves over 335,000 customers in 190 countries. A sample of companies in Washington State who use SAP includes the Boeing Company, PACCAR, Costco, Expedia, T-Mobile, the United States Army, the City of Tacoma and many other. A recent search for "SAP" on the Indeed Job Posting site reveiled over 1000 positions in the Seattle area including roles as business analysts, supply chain analysts, inventory controll managers, purchasing manager, human resources specialists, financial analysts and others.
ERP systems provide an integrated and continuously updated view of core business processes using common databases and applications. They help individuals and organizations plan and execute processes in purchasing, production, order fulfillment, inventory, shipping, finance, accounting, marketing, human resources and other areas. They are used by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations found in the public and private sector associated with manufacturing and service industries.
As a member of the SAP University Alliance, the CWU College of Business incorporates SAP in its business curriculum. By doing so, students receive hands-on experience with the types of systems they will use after they leave CWU and enter the workforce. CWU College of Business is one of three SAP University Alliance members in the State of Washington along with the University of Washington and Western Washington University. While not all organizations employ SAP as their enterprise system solution. the experience with SAP provides grounding with business processes and enterprise systems relevant to all commercial solutions.
The Enterprize Process and Systems Integration Certificate will be available to matriculated CWU students. It will also be offered to industry practitioners via CWU's Continuing Education Office. In addition, the College of Business through it's relationship at Joint Base Lewis McChord will be proposing the certificate program to active duty service members as well as transitioning service members.
The process for completion of this section is currently being reviewed. Please contact the Office of the Associate Provost for Accreditation, Academic Planning and Assessment for details on what information needs to be included as well as the appropriate format.
Please indicate in the fields below the estimated number of projected enrollments in thesis, project or exam options, and estimated number of graduate assistantships. For Graduate level programs this information is required. Graduate level program proposals that do not include information in this section will be rejected.
Please indicate in the field below your faculty's ability to oversee thesis, project, or exam options as Regular, Associate, or Affiliate Graduate Faculty or qualifications to obtain Graduate Faculty status.
Program Proposals will no longer be required to have learner outcomes for the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee's approval, however they will still be required for review by the college dean whose college will house the proposed program, the Office of the Associate Provost for Accreditation, Academic Planning, and Assessment, and for graduate level programs, by the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
The preferred format for this is the "Student Learning Outcomes and Assessments" form. For assistance or questions please email curriculog@cwu.edu.
While not required, it is suggested to copy and paste the completed text of that form in the field that follows.
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