Resources

Please explore this page if you are developing curriculum proposals.

Quick Links

• Committee on Curriculum, Curricular Policy & Standards
• Senate
• Information and Privacy
• York University’s Quality Assurance Procedures (YUQAP)
• Experiential Education

Policy Documents

You will find all the university policy documents here which shape the curriculum development process in LA&PS.

• Secretariat Policies
• Senate Policy on Approval & Cyclical Review
• Undergraduate Certificate Legislation
• Grading Scheme & Feedback Policy
• Senate Policy on Cross-Listed Courses
• Senate Policy on Integrated Courses

Workshops

You will find some training workshops, documents and videos that will help you to submit a complete curriculum proposal.

• Curriculum Workshop 1 (PPTX)
• Curriculum Workshop 2 (PPTX)
• Curriculum Workshop 3 (PPTX)
• A New Course Development (PPTX)
• CMS Training Workshop: CMS Form & Curriculum Development (PPTX)

Curriculum Development Guidelines

You will find some supportive documents that are often required for a curriculum proposal.

• General Education Criteria – Humanities and Social Sciences (PDF)
• New Course Proposal Checklist (PDF)
• Curriculum Map Template (DOCX)
• York University’s Indigenous Framework
• Indigenous Consultation (PDF)
• New Academic Calendar Template (DOCX)
• Checklist for Experiential Education Proposals (PDF)
• Top 5 Reasons Course Proposal are Returned by CCPS (PDF)
• Developing Mode of Delivery Proposals (DOCX)
• How to Change Credit Value (PDF)
• How to Submit a Change to Existing Course Proposal in CMS (PDF)
• How to Complete a Change to Existing Course Form (PDF)
• How to Submit a New Course Proposal in CMS (PDF)
• How to Complete a New Course Proposal Form (PDF)
• Mode of Delivery Options (DOCX)
• Course Integration (PDF)
• Study Abroad Course Development (PDF)

CMS/KUALI Training

Here you will find different manuals and videos that will guide you for submitting proposals through CMS.

• KUALI Proponent Manual (PDF)
• CMS Digital Resources (DOCX)
• CMS Onboarding Training Materials

Consultation

Please find the contact information for various types of consultation that might be required.

• For curriculum related consultation please email apccps@yorku.ca or to any curriculum team member. Please find more information about the team members in curriculum team.
• For EE Consultation please email eelaps@yorku.ca.
• For teaching and learning related consultation please email lapsteach@yorku.ca.
• For consultation related to academic calendar or CMS please email cmshelp@yorku.ca.
• For study abroad related consultation please email katiegr@yorku.ca.
• For Indigenous consultation, please email lapsindigenous@yorku.ca.
• For a library statement, please visit Requests for Library Statements and Reports and book a consultation with the designated librarian/s.