CURRICULAR POLICIES, STANDARDS, FORMS & GUIDELINES
This resource page provides direct links, where available, to Pratt policies, guidlelines and forms, accreditation standards and state and federal regulations. Inadequate documentation and/or information in support of a successful application is the major cause of delay in the approval process, regardless of the merits of the proposal. Please be sure to thoroughly review policies, standards and procedures and the application form(s) and support material prior to submission.

    1. Glossary of Terms [PDF]; Definition of "Credit" [PDF]
    2. Course Syllabus: Policy, FAQs & Template
    3. Courses, New & Revised: Policy, Forms & Guidelines
    4. Programs, New & Revised: Policy, Forms & Guidelines
    5. Non-Content Course Changes: Policy, Forms & Guidelines
    6. Provisional Elective Course: Policy, Forms & Guidelines
    7. Studio Culture Policy, Architecture

Authority & Sources
Unless otherwise indicated, the Pratt's curricular policy documents are published by and available at the Office of the Provost. The Senate additionally refers to regulations, policies and standards published as follows:
    1. Pratt Institute Graduate Bulletin [PDF]
    2. Pratt Institute Undergraduate Bulletin [PDF]
    3. Pratt Institute Faculty Handbook
    4. Regulations, US Dept of Education (USDOE)
    5. Regulations, New York State Education Department (NYSED)
    6. Accreditation Office, American Library Association (ALA)
    7. Accrediting Procedures, National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB)
    8. Standards, National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD)

Course Syllabus
Syllabus Policy & Guidelines, approved January 18, 2006 [PDF]
Syllabus Frequently Asked Questions [DOC]
Syllabus Template [DOC]

Course PROPOSALS, New & Revised
Complete and submit the following for each course application:
    a. Course Addition or Revision Tracking Sheet [DOC]
    b. Applicable support documentation; e.g., Course Syllabi.

Program PROPOSALs, New & Revised
Complete and submit the following for each program application:
    a. Academic Initiatives Proposal Guidelines [PDF]
        Appendix C: NYSED New Program Application [PDF]
        Appendix D: NYSED Changes in Currently Registered Program
              See NYSED Change or Adapt a Registered Program [PDF] [DOC]
              Source: NYSED Office of College and University Evaluation
    b. Program Addition/Revision Tracking Sheet [DOC]
    c. Course Addition or Revision Tracking Sheet(s) [DOC]
    d. Syllabi for new and/or revised course(s)

  About the Form: Academic Initiatives Proposal Guidelines
This document describes the procedures for submission of proposals for academic initiatives originating in the Schools, CCPS, and the Libraries. Proposals for two types of initiatives, which usually require approval by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED), are covered:
  A. New initiatives (Type A): degree, concentration, diploma, and new concentrations or options in existing programs.
  B.   Major changes to existing programs (Type B): exclusive of new concentrations, that affect the title, focus, design, requirements for completion, or mode of delivery of existing programs (A complete list appears in Appendix C: “NYSED Changes in a Currently Registered Program”). It includes study abroad programs in excess of three credits.

Minor PrograM APPLICATION
Policy, Guidelines & Application Form to establish a Minor Program [PDF]
Policy, Guidelines & Application Form to establish a Minor Program [DOC]

Non-Content Course Change APPLICATION
Non-Content Course Change Policy, Guidelines & Application Form [DOC]

This is for changes in course title, course numbers (not prefixes), and/or pre & co-requisites; provided the content of the course is not affected. ONLY ONE COURSE APPLICATION PER FORM.

Provisional Course APPLICATION
Provisional Elective Course Policy, Guidelines & Application Form [DOC]

A provisional course is a new, elective course, which can be offered for a maximum of two years from the time it is approved. It will appear in the bulletin with a course number followed by the letters “PR” indicating that it is a provisional, rather than a permanent course.

Application for provisional status is different from that of a regular, permanent course in that it does not require review and approval by the Senate committee on Academic Programs and Policies. The process has been designed to allow a department to quickly implement, test and further develop a new, elective course. Approved Provisional Courses will automatically be deactivated two years after initial approval and cannot be renewed to extend past the two year period.