Policy Effective Date: 2026-05-12

Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to define the requirements and uses of a Course Outline of Record (COR) at HawCC.


Policy:

  1. Definition
    1. At Hawai’i Community College, a Course Outline of Record (COR) is the official approved description of a course that contains common course elements taught regardless of who teaches the course or the modality of the class, including face-to-face, hybrid, or completely online.

  2. The Course Outline of Record is contained and managed within the Curriculum Management Database

  3. Development, design and management of curriculum are the responsibility of faculty.

  4. Information required on a Course Outline of Record:
    1. Course alpha, course number, course title
    2. Course description, to be included in the college catalog
    3. Number of semester credits
    4. Workload equivalency
    5. Instructional methodology, such as lecture, lecture/lab, lab, performance, studio
    6. Course prerequisites
    7. Course corequisites
    8. Cross-listed courses
    9. Recommended preparation
    10. Program Learning Outcomes
    11. Course Learning Outcomes
    12. Suggested Course Topics
    13. Course Division or Department

  5. Uses of the Course Outline of Record
    1. The COR in the Curriculum Management Database is the most recent approved course record.
    2. The COR is used by any instructor or lecturer hired to teach the course specified.
    3. The COR may be used in the case of a periodic audit of Hawai’i Community College's curriculum.
    4. A COR is needed for a new or modified course as part of the curriculum process.
    5. The COR may be used for articulation purposes.
    6. The COR is used for the 20 percent review process (HAW 5.250)