Major and minor course changes - University of the Fraser Valley (UFV)

Undergraduate Education Committee (UEC)

Major vs. minor course changes

Type of change	Major changes	Minor changes
Title and/or calendar description	Reflects a change in nature or focus	For correction or clarification
Learning outcomes and/or content	Reflects a change in nature or focus	Does not reflect a change in nature or focus
Course level	Moving a lower-level course to an upper-level course and vice versa	Moving a first-year course to second year and vice versa or third-year course to fourth year and vice versa
Prerequisites and/or co-requisites	Restricts options for students	Expands options for students
Course details	Change in number of credits, hours, or length	Change in frequency of course offering
Delivery method	Change or addition of a delivery method that has a cost	Change or addition of a delivery method that does not affect cost
Impact on other programs	Affects other academic units	Does not affect other academic units
Resource requirements	Additional resources are required at a cost	Additional resource costs are covered by the associated academic unit
Maximum enrolment	Affects the quota for a program	Does not affect the quota for a program
Other	Deletion of course

Note: One major changes means that all changes in the proposal are considered major.