Supplemental Instructions

Purpose of Form: The APC 1 is the form used to request a new course be added to the catalog of offerings.

Instructions for using the .pdf form: To save and print your data on the APC 1 form, you must open and edit the file in Adobe Acrobat (5.0 or higher). This is not the same as Adobe Reader, which may be your default .pdf application. To navigate through the form, use <Tab> or your mouse.

Transferring your forms to storage media: You need to submit an electronic copy of the APC form on some type of storage media (CD, disk, flashdrives, etc.). It is recommended you compress the file(s) to reduce file space by using a zipped compressed folder. After creating the folder and adding the files to the folder, you can copy and paste it to your storage device.

To learn more about creating and adding files to zipped compressed folder in Windows, click the Start Menu and select ‘Help and Support’. In the Search field, type the keywords ‘zipped folder’. Your search results will contain links to instructions for these tasks.

The fields on the APC 1 form indicated below require input from faculty developing the course. Red fields are required; the other fields are optional or depend on other responses.

CONTACT INFORMATION (SECTION A)

A.4

Name of Instructional Unit or Department: List the academic unit responsible for teaching the course. For interdisciplinary courses, indicate the unit responsible for coordinating the course.

A.5

Unit or Department Number: Enter the unit or department number as indicated in the Banner system.

A.7-A.9

Faculty Contact Name, Telephone, E-mail: Enter the name, telephone number, and e-mail of the person who can address questions about this course.

COURSE INFORMATION (SECTION B)

B.1

Subject Prefix: Enter the three-letter designator for the content of the course. For assistance in determining the appropriate prefix within a discipline, consult the SCNS website.

B.2

Level: Enter the level of course. Levels correspond to the student’s year in academic program.

Level Code	Classification
1	Freshman*
2	Sophomore*
3	Junior
4	Senior
5	Beginning graduate
6	Graduate
7	Doctorate
*Chapter 6A-10 of the SCNS handbook offers criteria to identify baccalaureate lower division courses.

B.3

Course Number: (Optional) Enter suggested three-digit number for course based on SCNS taxonomy and course equivalency profiles.

B.4

Lab Code: Default is ‘None’. If applicable, select C for combined lecture/lab or L for laboratory course. If C is selected, item B.8 must be completed.

B.5

Lab Fee: Select Yes or No. If a lab fee is requested for a course, click this link and complete the form Request to Establish or Increase Materials and Supply Fee Course. Submit the form to the Auxiliary Oversight Budget Committee.

B.6

Fixed or Variable Credit: For a fixed credit course, enter the number of credit hours in the first field. For variable credit hours, enter the range of credit hours in the minimum and maximum fields.

B.7

Repeatable for Credit: If the course is repeatable, enter the maximum number of times and the maximum number of credits the student may earn for the course.

B.8

Combined lecture/laboratory credits: If ‘C’ is selected for B.4, indicate the amount of credit associated with the lecture and laboratory portions of the course. [e.g. 4.0 credit combined course can be distributed with 3.0 lecture credits and 1.0 laboratory credit].

B.9

Title: Enter course title as it is to appear in the catalog.

B.10

Fixed or Variable Title: Default is ‘Fixed’. Select variable if title will vary with course offerings (e.g. seminars).

B.11

a.	Preferred Abbreviated Title: Enter abbreviated title of up to 30 characters.
b.	Preferred Effective Date: In yyyymm format, indicate the term in which you first want

B.12

Program Type: Check all program types for which this course will apply. For ‘Other’ types, indicate these in the text field (e.g. certificate).

B.13

Program/Course Attributes: Select all attributes that apply to this course. For ‘Other’, please see the Records office for a list of approved course attributes.

Note - Additional signatures are needed for the following items:

Item	Approval Signature Required
Communications – GE Mathematics – GE Social Sciences – GE Humanities – GE Natural Sciences – GE Cultural Diversity Foreign Language requirement Gordon Writing Gordon Math	General Education Council
Honors	Director of Honors Program
Foreign Culture – COAS	Foreign Culture Committee
Foreign Culture – Other colleges	Dean of College

B.14

Primary Instructional Method: Select the primary instructional method used for this course from the dropdown menu.

	Lecture –formal and informal lectures and discussions using various instructional media
	Laboratory – Lessons involving experimentation, observation, practice in a field study
	Independent Study – Individual investigation of topics under guidance of faculty
	Internship – On- or off-campus experience to apply knowledge and skills
	Performance – Lessons where mastery of techniques are in a performing medium
	Supervised Research –Experience in research activities under supervision of faculty
	Supervised Teaching – Experience in teaching under supervision of faculty
	Graduate Thesis – Research activities leading to the completion of a thesis
	Dissertation – Research activities leading to the completion of a dissertation

B.15

Distance Learning: Check box if distance learning tools or techniques are used for this course.

B.16

Enrollment Restrictions: Check box if enrollment restrictions are required for the course. Restrictions are combination of Include/Exclude, type, and description. For example:

	Include-College-CCEC	[Only CCEC students can enroll]
	Exclude-Major-Math	[Math majors cannot enroll]
	Exclude-Class-Freshman	[Freshman students cannot enroll]
	Include-Level-Graduate	[Only graduate students can enroll]
	Exclude-Degree-BA	[Students earning a BA cannot enroll]

COURSE OUTLINE (SECTION C)

C.1

Prerequisites: List prerequisites that must be satisfied prior to enrolling in this course. Prerequisites can include courses (course number and abbreviated title) and/or scores on certain examinations.

C.2

Co-requisites: List co-requisites (course number and abbreviated title) that must be taken while enrolled in this course.

C.3

Course Description: Provide a brief narrative of the content of the course. Descriptions are limited to a total of 840 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and must be written in complete sentences.

C.4

Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes: List the expected student outcomes that clearly indicate what the learner will know or be able to do upon successful completion of the course. For resources in defining course outcomes, see the APC website.

C.5

Methods of Evaluation: Required information for this field - indicate if grades are pass/fail or letter grades. [Optional – If known, provide methods to be used for assessing outcomes.]

C.6

Proposed Textbooks/journals: Please list proposed textbooks, journals, or other required materials to be used in this course (in standard reference format).

COURSE IMPACT (SECTION D)

D.1

Replace or Equate: Default value is ‘No’. Select 'Yes' if this course is replacing or equating to an existing UNF course, then list the course numbers and titles to which this course equates in the text box. Students will not receive additional credit for this new course if they have already taken the equated course(s).

Additional Note from Registrar:
Equates happen when a new course replaces an old course and it always must be a one to one relationship. These can be used in the APC process.

Cross listed courses allows the creation of multiple CRN#’s taught at the same time, in the same room, by the same instructor and that have the same course content. We do not use these in the APC process. For more information about cross listed courses, please contact the scheduler for your college adviser.

D.2

Resemble or Overlap Existing Courses : Default value is ‘No’. Select 'Yes' if this course resembles or overlaps in content with an existing UNF course, then provide in the text box a brief summary why this new course should be offered given resemblance.

D.3

Affect a Program of Study: Default value is ‘No’. Select 'Yes' if this course affects or changes any UNF program of study, then list programs impacted by this new course offering in the text box (e.g. ‘BAE-Special Education-Deaf Studies’, ‘Minor-Psychology’, ‘Certificate-International Business’, ‘all BS-CIS tracks’. Please provide correspondence from other affected units indicating their support or opposition to this submission. Deans of affected units must sign this APC form.
Reminder! For effected programs, submit APC 3 forms to illustrate program changes [if applicable].

D.4

Anticipated Frequency of Course Offering: Select the anticipated frequency of course offerings from the dropdown menu.

D.5

Anticipated Enrollment per Offering: Estimate the number of students per offering.

D.6

Names and Positions of Faculty: List names and rank of faculty who will teach this course. If UNF does not yet employ qualified faculty to teach this course, enter 'TBD'.

D.7

Additional Resources: Check the box next to any additional resources needed to offer this course.

D.8

Summary of Additional Resources : For the resources checked in D.7, summarize and justify these resource requirements including dollar amounts.