Academic Resources

The University of North Texas has established several committees responsible for the multiple facets of the vast curriculum required by a university of its size. UNT supports an active faculty-led curriculum review process. Department chairs are active participants in all aspects of curricular decision-making. The Faculty Senate has designated the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UUCC) to approve undergraduate curriculum and the Oversight Committee on the Core Curriculum (OCCC) to focus specifically on general education. The Graduate Council is the committee of the Faculty Senate that approves the graduate curriculum. These committees work with the Office of the Registrar to meet educational objectives and ensure the University places primary responsibility for its curriculum's content, quality, and effectiveness with its faculty as required by SACSCOC and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). 

Curriculog is an electronic tool that faculty use to process curricular changes (i.e., new courses, course revisions, and programmatic requirements). To submit information into the Curriculog system, faculty members should request permission from an authority in the college, department, and/or division. Information and permissions can be obtained by contacting catalog@unt.edu.

University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee:

• Email for administrative co-chair:  Courtney Glazer (Courtney.Glazer@unt.edu)
• Email for faculty co-chair: Jae Webb (Jae.Webb@unt.edu)

Graduate Council:

• Email for administrative contact: (Natalie.Garcia-Mcintire@unt.edu)
• Email for faculty co-chair: Jennifer Lane (Jennifer.Lane@unt.edu)

Oversight Committee on the Core Curriculum:

• Email for administrative co-chair:  Courtney Glazer (Courtney.Glazer@unt.edu)
• Email for faculty co-chair: April Prince (April.Prince@unt.edu)

Class scheduling is an ongoing process throughout the academic year. UNT works approximately one year in advance to develop and publish the class schedule on a semester-by-semester basis. Each new semester uses the previous semester as a base (e.g., Spring 2025 is the base for Spring 2026, etc.). All changes are completed electronically via Courseleaf.

The preliminary schedule is uploaded to CourseLeaf for initial edits. After initial edits, all subsequent changes to the schedule require workflow approvals from the Dean, Registrar, and other parties as appropriate. Next, departments may refine their schedule before the mass assigning of general-use (110 type) classrooms. The schedule may continue to be adjusted and published to students before registration. There is a temporary administrative pause between each phase, allowing for processing and clean-up.

For additional assistance with any aspect of this process, please contact the Registrar Scheduling team directly or visit the Registrar's SharePoint website for resources.

• Email: Registrar.Scheduling@unt.edu
• Phone: (940) 565-4610
• SharePoint: https://myunt.sharepoint.com/sites/Registrar/SOC/SitePages/Home.aspx

Waitlisted Courses

The Dean or Academic Associate Dean, or Chair generally makes requests for funding of waitlisted courses. Requests for this funding can be made to the Vice Provost for Academic Resources Brandi Everett. All questions regarding fund categories, justification requests, and reimbursement should be directed to the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success at (940) 565-4259.

Small Class Size

The University of North Texas (UNT) defines a small class:

• undergraduate-level credit class with fewer than 12 registrations,
• graduate-level credit class with fewer than seven registrations, and
• combined undergraduate and graduate level classes with fewer than 12 registrations.

These definitions apply to organized classes where the primary mode of instruction is lecture, laboratory, or seminar. Special problems, theses and dissertation enrollment, private lessons, etc. are excluded from these requirements.

Approval Process

Decisions to offer courses below the minimum are determined at the college/school level and should be carefully considered (i.e., program requirements, student demand, and financial accountability). Please note a decision to offer a small class is the exception, not the rule. Deans must approve low-enrollment classes no later than the close of the 4th class day during the fall/spring term or 2nd class day during the summer term to allow enough time for students to be placed in another class. The chair must submit a written justification to the dean for final approval. The dean should maintain a record of any exceptions. Listed below are some reasons a department may justify a low-enrollment course:

• Required course for graduation (This course is not offered each semester or term, and if cancelled, may affect the date of graduation of those enrolled).
• Required courses for majors in this field and should be completed this semester (or term) to keep proper sequences in courses.
• Course in a newly established degree program, concentration, or support area.
• Cross-listed courses taught as a single class by the same faculty at the same location, provided that the combined courses do not constitute a small class.
• First time offering of the course.
• Class size limited by accreditation or state licensing standards.
• Class size limited by availability of laboratory or clinical facilities.
• Voluntarily offered by a faculty member more than the institutional teaching load requirements and for which the faculty member receives no additional compensation (faculty is teaching course as an overload).

Small Class Reports

The Office of the Registrar has provided you with the ability to run a variety of reports in BI Publisher with instructional information found on the Registrar SharePoint site. Directions on pulling various enrollment reports (Class compare, Small Class Report & Off campus) are included. For specific questions on these enrollment reports and others such as scheduling, records and degree audit forms, please contact the registrar's office at (940) 565-2111.