International Studies Minor [IST]

Alteration of Existing Program (Effective 2024-25)

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  • GETTING STARTED

    Be sure to complete Steps 1 - 6

    ​​​​​​​All fields marked with an asterisk are required and must be completed prior to Validating and Launching the proposal

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Uploading files:  Select Files​​​​​​​ icon (in the vertical strip to the far right); click Browse​​​​​​​ to locate your file, the click Upload

    You may select Save All Changes at any time while working on this proposal. You may also exit out of Curriculog and return at a later time to complete the proposal

    Finally, don't hesitate to call the Academic Affairs Office if you need help along the way (ext. 2206)​​​​​​​

  • 1. Select your department

  • Department*
    Click in the Select an option field and scroll to select your department. Save All Changes will populate the appropriate department/school information for the approval process.

  • STEP 2.  Complete the next four fields

    • select Program if you are making changes/edits within your entire program

    • select Shared Core if you are only making changes to a programmatic core that is shared among several academic programs, or shared among other programs within your own department

    • select Undergraduate or Graduate option

    • select the level of change (Level III requires SUNY/SED approval).  Please refer to the Curriculum Change Guide to determine your level of change, or call the Academic Affairs Office at ext. 2206

    • select the appropriate action being requested

  • Program Type*
  • * Select One
  • * Level of Change
    Please refer to the Curriculum Change Guide to determine if your proposed alteration is a Level II or III change. Level II requires local approval only and does not need SUNY or NYSED approvals.

  • If this program alteration will be submitted to SUNY/NYSED for approval, you will need to complete the 4 Year Program Schedule form and attach it to this proposal.  The form will be included, as a requirement, with the SUNY/NYSED submission.

    Click on this link, then open the 4 Year Program Schedule form.

  • * Action requested
    Requests for deactivation, discontinuance or offering a program online (50% or more) is considered a Level III change and will require SUNY and NYSED approval.

  • Discontinue vs. Deactivation (Level III Curricular Change)

    Discontinue:  A campus no long offers the program nor awards a credential for completion of the program.  The program is removed from the State Education Department’s Inventory of Registered Programs.

    Deactivation:  A campus makes a decision not to admit any more students to a program but wishes to maintain the program’s registration.  This option allows to reassess the need for the program or to restructure a program.  This action is internal to SUNY and limited in duration to no more than three years.  The institution must notify SUNY within three years of the deactivation date to either reactivate this program or to discontinue the program.

  • STEP 3.  IMPORT PROGRAM INFORMATION

    DO NOT type in your program or core name.  You must Import current program/core information.  After importing, all current courses will be displayed, as well as all the cores (sections) and courses within each core.

    • select the Import option (scroll up to top of proposal to locate in this pane);

    • select the respective in-process catalog; in the pop-up window select ​​​​​​​Sesarch Available Curriculum.

    • Scroll down and choose next (if appropriate) to find your progam; once you find your program click on it, then select Import This Item.  This will populate all courses (by section) into your proposal.

  • Program Name (Must Import Program)*
    International Studies Minor [IST]
    International Studies Minor [IST]
  • Program Description/Information



    Alexandru Balas, coordinator

    International Studies Program

    Old Main, Room 110

    607-753-4823

    cortland.edu/istudies

    A. Required courses: 9 credit hours

    B. Elective Courses: 9 credit hours

    • Foreign language beyond the 202 level: 3 credit hours
    • Electives in either an area or a disciplinary concentration: 6 credit hours

    Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor: 18

    A. Required courses: 9 credit hours

    B. Elective Courses: 9 credit hours

    • Foreign language beyond the 202 level: 3 credit hours
    • Electives in either an area or a disciplinary concentration: 6 credit hours

    Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor: 18

    Make edits to the program's description as it appears in the catalog.
  • * Expected Learning Outcomes. Program SLOs are not able to be imported at this time, however they are located in the Program Description field above. Copy and paste the SLOs into this field, then make your edits (if applicable).*

    The IST majors have the following SLOs: 

    1) Successful students should be able to identify and reproduce historically based knowledge of global processes that shaped the world over the last 500 years such as world system theories, colonialism, nationalism, the age of 'discoveries', the age of revolutions, the age of empires, political ideologies, modern forms of government, capitalism, the rise of the modern nation-states, Enlightenment, Reformation etc.

    2) Successful students should be able to understand and be capable to explain the major international political/economic theories and global processes in 20th /21st centuries, such as mercantilism, liberalism, communism, socialism, the creation of international organizations, orientalism, colonization, decolonization, regional wars and conflicts, the rise of political Islam, revolutions and coup d'etats, globalization etc.

    3) Successful students should be able to analyze the impact of global processes, developed during the 20th /21st centuries, on cultures and nations outside the “West”.

    4) Successful students should be fluent in one foreign language or have competency in two foreign languages. Students should be able to successfully negotiate cross-cultural contexts.

    5) Successful students should be able to integrate inter-disciplinary knowledge and conduct innovative studies through advanced research papers (research question, formulation of sophisticated hypothesis, appropriate data presentation and argument, sophisticated research methods).

    6) Successful students should have the ability to offer clear, concise, and effective public presentations. Successful students should be able to write essays and research papers effectively using proper grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.

  • * Provide summary and justification for each change being requested.*

    Change requested: Dropping the Foreign Language 3 credits requirement beyond the 202 level.

    The IST Faculty Advisory Committee deems this change as necessary as it is the major hurdle stopping students from adding IST as a minor. Most of them would have completed the foreign language up to the 202 level. This way they'd only have a 5 courses requirement to add IST as a minor, which is doable given that most of them are interested in adding the minor in their junior or even senior year. We expect this change to double the number of IST minors over the following two academic years, from 5 currently to 10 IST minors. The number of credits required for the minor after this change will be 15 credits. 

    This change would also allow those students who took a foreign language at SUNY Cortland that is not offered beyond the 202 level to add this minor, too. 

  • * Is this program part of a teacher education program?*
  • * Have all departments that provide courses to this program been notified of the alteration(s) or deletion?

    If yes, upload comments by these departments regarding the impact, if any, to the program alteration or deletion.

  • STEP 4.  You may Validate and Launch Proposal 

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    To Launch: scroll to the top or bottom of this pane and select Validate and Launch Proposal. Please note that all required fields must be completed before you can launch. 

    You may continue to edit your proposal. When editing existing information within a field, you may be prompted to Save when done.

  • STEP 5.  BUILDING (EDITING) YOUR CURRICULUM

    The Curriculum field has three icons:

    • View Curriculum Courses (current default view). This is a cumulative listing of all course currently listed in your program

    • Preview Curriculum.  This is a view of how your program will appear in the catalog.  Make sure it looks okay before moving on.

    • View Curriculum Schema.  This view shows the cores (and the respective courses) outlined in the catalog.  Make sure it looks okay and all the credit hours add up before moving on.


    1.  If you are adding courses (new or existing) to the program, you will want to add these first.  This will add new or existing courses to the cumulative list so they can be added to sections in the program.

    Click on the View Curriculum Courses icon to start your build.  You should click on Add Course (to add new courses), or click on Import Course (to add existing courses). Now that courses have been added to the cumulative course list, you may add them to your program cores (sections).

    2.  You can now edit the existing cores in your program.  This includes:  1) adding new or existing courses to a core; 2) removing courses within a core; 3) editing core name and associated descriptiove text. 

    Click on the View Curriculum Schema icon to start editing or building. 

    • To add a core:  click on Add Core to starting building a new core/ sections.  Once the cores are created, you can add courses that you have updated from the cumulative list.

    • To edit a core:  click once on the desired core name (this will expand).  Here you are able to 1) edit the name or description, if needed; 2) click on Add Courses to add courses (from the cumulative course list).  When adding a course to a core, the course will, by default, be listed last. Click and drag on the course to place it in its proper alpha/numerical order.

    • To remove a course from a core (section):​​​​​​​  click on the appropriate core name to expand that area; hover over the course and click the trash can icon.

    • To delete a core:  locate the core to be deleted, then click on the trash can icon. click once of the desired core name (this will expand). Delete appropriate course(s) within the core (hover over course then click blue "X".  After the courses are deleted you may delete the core. You can add a deleted course into another section(s)

  • Prospective Curriculum*

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  • STEP 6.  Approve your proposal. 

    When you have completed your proposal you must Approve the proposal.  By approving your proposal, this will move it to the next step in the approval process. You will no longer be able to make edits after you approve, so be sure it is complete.

    To approve: select the Decisions​​​​​​​ icon on the far right vertical strip, then in the Your Decision area, click Approve, then Make My Decision. ​​​​​​​

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