Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

For curricula:
- A cognate course is a course that is across degree designations.
  - Example: 4000/6000, 7000/8000, 8000/9000.
- A cross-listed course is a course that is linked across departments or prefixes.
  - Example: COMP 4081/EECE4081
For scheduling: A cognate course and a cross-listed course are the same thing due to scheduling purposes.

On the Ground: These are taught in person only within one section.
Online: These are taught online only within one section.
Hybrid: These are taught in a blended fashion. Meaning the courses are both on the ground and online within one section.

A course section is a designation to how the course is taught and how many sections a course is taught.
This is the three (3) item code places behind the prefix and course number.
- Example: ENGL 1010 – 001, ENGL 1010 – 002, ENGL 1010 - M50

Yes. There is a guide on the registrar's website that explains sections numbers, grade modes, and more.

It depends on what is being revised.
If the course prefix, course number or course level are changing you need to put in a program proposal.
If any of those three items are not changing, then you do not need to put in a program proposal.

Yes, you can, and it is preferred.

Each form has a description box that populates on the right side of the screen when you click on that proposal.
Note: We are in the process of updating these description boxes for the 2024-2025 curriculum approval cycle.

A special topics course is a temporary course. That must be requested through Curriculog each semester that a unit is wanting to teach it.
For more information, visit the Special Topics Guidelines website.

No, individual special topic courses do not show in the catalog. The course number range for a unit’s special topics show in the catalog.

The University of Memphis’ current practice is three (3) semesters within a five (5)-year period.
If a unit wants/needs to teach a course more frequently it will need to go through the curriculum approval process to become a permanent course.
- Please visit the Approval Process website for more information.

Most approved curriculum proposals will be implemented the following academic year in the fall.
- Example: Curriculum proposed in the 2023-2024 Curriculum proposal cycle once approved will be implemented for the 2024-2025 academic year starting in Fall 2024.

The repeatability eligibility field on the Curriculog forms is asking if a course can be repeated for credit. This means, how many times a student can take this course and receive credit.
This does not mean, how many times a student can take this course and receive the acceptable grade.