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EPCC Forms and Directions

*Send completed forms to Angie Adams at aadams@eou.edu*

  1. To download the EPCC forms, download the document as a PDF (The form is a fillable PDF which allows you to digitally fill out and print the form with ease).
  2. To download Google Word Documents, click on the desired link below. Once the document has appeared on your screen, click the “file” tab in the upper right-hand corner, scroll down to “download as” and select which format you would like the document downloaded to.
  3. Department and Dean signature required before submitting to EPCC.
  4. Submission of proposed curricular changes to EPCC must be turned in TEN BUSINESS days before a scheduled meeting.

Proposing a new course

  • Course Action form
  • Syllabus form
  • If the new course is intended to be Gen Ed, you also need to complete a Gen Ed paperwork (GEC form). The syllabus needs to also link Gen Ed outcomes to course assignments.
  • If the new course is intended to be UWR or DPD, you need to complete a UWR Form and/or DPD Form indicating which assignments fulfill the requirements for those categories.

Changing a course

Current courses are found on the catalog page Course Descriptions

[Number, title, credit and/or content]

[Small change in a catalog description]

If you are proposing a small change in the description wording, the change can be submitted during catalog updates.

[Changing a pre-requisite]

Pre-Requisite Change Request Form (submitted by the deans office)

[Deleting a course from the catalog]

Proposing a new program

[A new minor or certificate]

[A new major or degree – Approval process can take up to 18 months]

[New Graduate Program Proposal – Approval process can take up to 18 months]

Changing a current program

  • Program Action Form
  • Use the current checksheet from the 2025-2026 Academic Program Checksheets page.
    • find the checksheet you want to make changes to and select the print icon in the top right corner
    • from the print screen highlight all the content and select Ctrl C to save it.
    • Open a word doc and select Ctrl V to paste the saved checksheet into the word doc where you can make track changes or color the items to remove in red and the new items in green. Here is an example (EPCC minor change checksheet example)
    • contact the deans office or the registrar if you need assistance (esharrratt@eou.edu)
  • Marketing Brochure (if needed)

Deleting/Suspending an Existing Program

Existing Program -New Location (Approval process can take up to 18 months)

Resources:

General Education Core (GEC)

  • Eastern Oregon University is a community of scholars who understand that learning is a life-long process. The General Education Core (GEC) provides opportunities for students to become reflective, responsible citizens of strong mind and ordered intellect who see multiple points of view. The University expects graduates to use their knowledge of the human condition and the physical world to adapt to, solve the problems of, and thrive in an ever-changing world.
  • The 60 credit GEC curriculum serves the diverse student body of Eastern Oregon University by helping students to integrate into university life and challenging them to become critical, creative thinkers and engaged, knowledgeable citizens, open to new ways of looking at the world.
  • Courses may be taken graded (C- or better) or S/U (please refer to the S/U policy). A minimum of 60 credits is required.
  • GEC Criteria  |  GEC Request Form  |  Bachelor of Arts or Science GEC  |  Bachelor of Applied Science GEC
  • All courses used to fulfill the general education core must be approved by the Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee to ensure that the General Education Outcomes, as distinct from the discipline-specific outcomes, have been identified and means of assessment are in place.

For the most current listing of GEC courses please see the academic catalog General Education List

Difference, Power, Discrimination (DPD)

For the most current listing of DPD courses please see the academic catalog DPD List

Syllabus

University Writing Requirement (UWR)

Students must complete the University Writing Requirement in order to graduate.

Eastern Oregon University is strongly committed to the view that writing aids in learning and that writing skills are key to professional success. The University Writing Requirement (UWR) requires that students receive attention to writing throughout their studies and that students demonstrate their mastery of discipline-specific writing. To this end, all students must complete the following:

  • First year writing courses required by placement
  • One lower-division UWR writing-intensive course identified by each major
  • Two upper-division UWR writing-intensive courses as identified by each major

Outcomes for lower-division UWR Writing Intensive Courses:

  • Students will produce at least 3,000 words (including drafts, in-class writing, informal papers, and polished papers); 1,000 words of this total should be in polished papers which students have revised after receiving feedback and criticism.
  • Students will be introduced to the discourse forms appropriate to the discipline the course represents.
  • Students will write at least one paper integrating information from at least one source, employing the appropriate documentation style for the discipline represented by the course.
  • Stunents will draft, revise, and edit their formal written work.
  • Students will seek assistance from a Writing Tutor in the Writing Center when needed and when referred by the instructor.

Outcomes for Upper Division UWR Writing Intensive Courses:

  • Students will produce at least 5,000 words (including drafts, in-class writing, informal papers, and polished papers); 2,000 words of this total should be in polished papers which students have revised after receiving feedback and criticism.
  • Students will practice the forms of writing and reflect upon the nature of the writing used by graduates and professionals in the discipline the course represents.
  • Students will write at least one paper integrating information from more than one source, employing the appropriate documentation style for the discipline represented by the course.
  • Students will draft, revise, and edit their formal written work.
  • Students will seek assistance from a Writing Tutor in the Writing Center when needed and when referred by the instructor.

For the most current listing of UWR courses please see the academic catalog UWR List

Higher Education Coordinating Commission Reference Documents

Process and Forms

Public Institutions seeking program approval should download and utilize these documents to provide policy, guidance and format for the review and program approval processes. Policy and Guidelines for New Program Proposals