Approve a Proposal

Overview

What is a proposal approval?

Approvals are required from stakeholders in the curriculum governance process when the new or modified curricula requires formal approval before being approved to be offered at the institution.

Can I leave a comment when approving a proposal?

Yes. Comments can be included when approving a proposal but are not required. Comments are not editable and are displayed to all users viewing the proposal, including your name and a date and time stamp when the comment was made.

Approve a Proposal

How do I access a proposal to approve?

There are a few ways to access proposals awaiting your approval.

To access a proposal from the user dashboard:

• Click My Dashboard in the navigation panel.
• In the "My Action List" section on the right, click the title of the proposal to approve or click View All to view your entire action list.

To access a proposal from your action list:

• From any screen in Curriculum Management, click Action List in the application header.
• Use search or sorting to find the proposal to approve.
• Click anywhere inline with the proposal to approve.

To access a proposal from an approval request notification:

• From the approval request notification, click the View Course button.

How do I review a proposal prior to approval?

New curriculum proposals will display all the information created by the original proposer. Proposals to modify curriculum will display the original and proposed changes side by side.

Example of the display of curriculum changes in a modified program proposal.

How do I approve a proposal?

• Click Approve in the right panel.
• To leave a comment, enter text into the Comment field (optional).
• Click the Approve button.