What is a Part of Term?
Posted: October 28, 2019 at 4:49 pm
A part of term is a date range within the academic semester (Fall or Spring), in which a course is scheduled to occur. All courses using a part of term, must be scheduled so that their start/end date fall within the part of term. As an example, a course using the 7.5 Week: Session I […]
Change of Major FAQ’s
Posted: June 12, 2019 at 7:55 am, Last Updated: June 12, 2019 at 8:50 am
What is the new change of major procedure? If the form is submitted to our office after the last day to add for that semester, we will process the form for the following term. For example: If we receive the form in November, we will create a spring record and update the major. This […]
I am trying to inactivate a course but it was rolled back to me because sections exist, what do I do?
Posted: October 18, 2017 at 11:58 am, Last Updated: October 18, 2017 at 3:53 pm
If you are trying to inactivate a course, you need to ensure that no sections exist in the effective term or later. If sections exist, you or your unit scheduler will need to login to CLSS and select the term under the “Future” heading. Find the course and click the red x next to the sections […]
How do I print my proposal?
Posted: September 11, 2017 at 1:08 pm, Last Updated: September 12, 2017 at 10:32 am
To print a copy of your proposal or share it as a PDF with those who don’t have access to CIM: Open the proposal in CIM. Select Ctrl + P on your keyboard. The printer window will open. Change the printer destination to Adobe PDF (in Firefox) or Save as PDF (in Chrome). This will […]
How do I make both a simple/substantial change as well as a specialized designation change to a course at the same time?
Posted: September 11, 2017 at 12:56 pm, Last Updated: September 12, 2017 at 10:36 am
CIM-Courses only allows for one modification type to be request on a proposal at any given time. You will first need to submit the proposal for the change to your course. Once it has completed the full approval process and the change has been processed Banner, you can submit a second proposal to add the […]
How do I request a specialized designation on a new course proposal?
Posted: September 11, 2017 at 12:54 pm, Last Updated: September 12, 2017 at 10:38 am
CIM-Courses will only allow you to request a specialized designation on existing courses. You will first need to submit the proposal for your new course. Once it has completed the full approval process and has been processed in Banner, you must submit a second proposal to add the specialized designation. This process ensures that the processing of […]
I don’t see my desired effective term available for a course change. What do I do?
Posted: September 11, 2017 at 12:52 pm, Last Updated: September 12, 2017 at 10:37 am
All course changes must be for a future effective term. However, if a change must be processed for a term not on the list, please choose the most recent term and note your requested term, as well as justification for your request, in the Additional Comments field at the end of the CIM form.
I am creating a new course that should have a Mason Core attribute, but I can’t find the option in CIM.
Posted: August 10, 2017 at 11:10 am, Last Updated: August 15, 2017 at 12:38 pm
A course must be fully-approved and in Banner before you can request any other designations (Mason Core, Research and Scholarship, Writing Intensive, or Green Leaf). Once the new course proposal has been fully approved, you must create a new Edit proposal to request the specialized designation.
I’m cancelling a course, how can I view the courses and programs affected?
Posted: July 24, 2017 at 9:53 am
How can I see where my proposal is in Workflow?
Posted: July 24, 2017 at 9:19 am
When you search for a course, you will see the current step of workflow listed in the table right after the course title. Alternatively, you can click on the course to view more detailed information. When you view a proposal for a course that is in workflow, you will see a box at the top […]