Purpose of Form:The APC 2 is the form used to change or terminate an existing course from 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 2 form indicated below require input from faculty changing or terminating the course. Red fields are required; the other fields are optional or depend on other responses.

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.

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

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

Subject Prefix: Enter the current three-letter designator for the course.

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

Course Number: Enter three-digit number currently assigned to the course.

Title: Enter the current course title as it appears in the catalog.

Requested Action: Select the radio button to either change or terminate the course.

Preferred Effective Term: In yyyymm format, indicate the term for which you want the course changed or terminated (e.g. 200508).

Summary and Justification: Briefly summarize and provide a rationale for the requested action to this course. Your summary must identify any impact this action has on other units or programs and list the effective term. For course changes, be sure to also note the fields to be changed.

Subject Prefix: Enter the requested three-letter designator for the course.

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

Course Number: Enter three-digit number requested for this course based on SCNS taxonomy and course equivalency profiles.

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

Lab Fee:  Select Add or Remove from dropdown menu for lab fee associated with course if applicable.  If a lab fee is requested for a course, click this link and complete
the Request to Establish or Increase Materials and Supply Fee course Form. Submit the form to the Auxiliary Oversight Budget Committee.

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.

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.

Combined lecture/laboratory credits: If ‘C’ is selected for C.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].

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

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

Program/Course Attributes: Select add or remove from dropdown menu next to the attribute to be changed. For ‘Other’, please see the Records office for a list of approved course attributes.

COURSE OUTLINE – ONLY COMPLETE FIELDS TO BE CHANGED! (SECTION D)

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

Course Description: Provide a new course description to appear in the catalog. Course descriptions are limited to 60 characters and must be written in complete sentences.

Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes: List the revised set of 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.

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

Proposed Textbooks/journals: List revised set of textbooks, journals, or other required materials to be used in this course (in standard reference format).

Resemble or Overlap Existing Courses : Default value is ‘No’. Select 'Yes' if changes to this course affect or overlaps in content other existing UNF courses, then provide in the text box a list of course numbers and abbreviated titles.