Experimental courses, numbered "99", are developed as a way to try out a new course, or to offer a new course quickly.  Courses with a "real" number (any number other than 99) need to go through the district process which can take up to four months for final approval; experimental courses can be approved in two months.  If you would like to propose a 99, complete the course outline.  If your discipline has had more than one 99 course, a letter or letters will be added to the course number (99A, 99B, etc.) to differentiate them.  Call the district office for this letter.

Any course with a 99 number expires after one year.  If you intend on continuing this course, you must resubmit a course outline with a real number.  Courses that begin as 99's do not follow a shortened approval process when given a real number -- they must still be submitted to the district for 20 days before coming before the Curriculum Committee.  Please allow enough time for this.  See the Calendar for more details on dates.

If you would like to propose a 99, submit the course outline to the Agenda Review Subcommittee for review and approval.  The Agenda Review Subcommittee will then place the course on the agenda of the next Curriculum Committee meeting.

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