Mission
The SNS Instructional and Curriculum Support unit provides support for the faculty, instructors and administration in achieving excellence in instruction. The unit strives to maintain successful learning environments in a welcoming atmosphere for a diverse campus and the greater community.
Services
The Instructional and Curriculum Support unit provides the following services:
- Coordination and scheduling of courses offered by the School of Natural Sciences each semester.
- Provides guidance and assistance as needed regarding the hiring of additional instructors for courses approved by the faculty; the determination and assignment of instructors is the responsibility of the department chairs.
- Provides instructional resources and support to ensure instructors have appropriate access to course related materials for the term of instruction.
- Supports the faculty in the administrative processing of course request forms to add/modify undergraduate and graduate courses.
Resources
Schedule Related
- Classroom Maps
- Academic Calendar
- Academic Scheduling (UC Merced Office of the Registrar)
- Schedule of Courses
- Room Reservations
Course Proposals
- Graduate Course Approval and CRF Process
- Procedure and Policies for Approval of New/Changes to Undergraduate Courses
- New Joint CRF Management System Workflow
- Curriculog
General
- Deadlines (UC Merced Office of the Registrar)
- Grading Deadlines
- CatCourses Help/Assistance
- Lecturer Resources
- BLink (Banner Link) Login
Staff
Shannon Adamson, Curriculum Manager
sadamson@ucmerced.edu
Shannon is responsible for the oversight of instructional and curriculum planning and the coordination of course offerings each semester.
Vivian Saephan, Academic Resources Specialist
vsaephan@ucmerced.edu
Vivian is responsible for providing support to instructors with resources, including course books, instructional materials each semester.
All Curriculum unit requests should be sent to snscurriculum@ucmerced.edu.
