Course Proposal Forms

Each course section scheduled through the Division of Continuing and Global Education requires a course proposal form. The form is available in Kuali Build.

9/14/2026 Update: The CGE Course Proposal Form is now live in Kuali Build. The form has been thoroughly tested, but if you encounter any glitches, please reach out to David Hoff, Director of Programming, at davhoff@mail.fresnostate.edu for assistance.

Submit a Course Proposal

Four class types are accepted:

  • Intersession classes are offered during the three-week breaks after the fall and spring semesters. Intersession is ideal for supervision, performance, low enrollment, internship, and unusually weighted courses. Intersession courses are open to stateside Fresno State students, non-matriculated students, and students enrolled in self-support programs offered through CGE.
  • Special Session classes are scheduled for self-support degree, certificate, and credential programs (programs offered through CGE), as well as occasional, standalone classes. Special Session classes are open to non-matriculated students and students enrolled in self-support programs offered through CGE. Stateside students may not enroll in Special Session classes. 
  • Extension Credit classes are scheduled for non-matriculated students seeking professional development. Extension Credit classes do not offer residence credit at Fresno State. Stateside students may not enroll in Extension Credit classes. 
  • Non-Credit classes do not offer academic credit. They will appear on students' Professional Development Transcripts, not their University Transcripts. Noncredit classes are open to any student, whether or not they attend Fresno State. Non-Credit classes may offer Continuing Education Units for professional development. 
Submit a Credit Course Proposal in Kuali Build (requires Fresno State login)

 

Faculty-Led Travel Study

Are you interested in leading a faculty-led study abroad program? The Division of Continuing and Global Education will work with faculty and departments across the university to provide administrative and logistical support for these programs to encourage a diverse range of students to study abroad. All faculty-led study abroad programs are short-term (generally 1.5 to 6 weeks), taught and led by a Fresno State professor. Most programs have between 10 to 20 students and run during the summer and winter sessions.
Faculty Led Travel-Study Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

See below for common questions regarding both the submission process and Kuail Build. If you have a question regarding a specific program, please check the website for more information. If you still cannot find the information you need, please email us at cgeinfo@mail.fresnostate.edu or call 559.278.0333 during business hours.

Contact CGE at cgeinfo@mail.fresnostate.edu to discuss your proposed submission with a program specialist. They will submit the form on your behalf. 

Log into Kuali Build and look for the document in "My Documents."

If you plan to teach a course without receiving compensation from CGE, you should teach as a volunteer. 

A syllabus is recommended if you are submitting a Faculty-Led Travel Study course proposal, a proposal for a brand-new (never previously offered) topic or noncredit class, or if your department or college/school requires a syllabus as part of an internal approval process.

As long as you add the approvers to the form with their @mail.fresnostate.edu addresses, they will receive a notification email, and the form will appear on their "Action List" in Kuali Build. 

If one or more approvers do not have @mail.fresnostate.edu addresses, or if their @csufresno.edu address is used, they will only receive an email. 

The Course Proposal app will automatically remind signers every seven days after the initial notification. 

The form submitter can manually notify approvers from the Kuali Build app under "My Documents." 

To resend a notification:

  1. Navigate to the Documents tab of your app.
  2. Click on the document you would like to send a reminder for.
  3. On the left side of the screen you will be able to toggle between the Review and Status options. Select Status.
  4. On the Status page you will be able to see where the form is at in the workflow process, including comments that were made when the form was approved or denied in a previous step. Under the approval step, select Resend Notification to resend the approval email to the reviewer.

Otherwise, please email cgeinfo@mail.fresnostate.edu for assistance with sending out reminders from Kuali Build. 

Please email cgeinfo@mail.fresnostate.edu for assistance with reassigning forms. 

Canceled forms were stopped during the approval process by one of the signers. If you are uncertain of the next steps for your proposal, please contact the signer who declined the form for clarification or email cgeinfo@mail.fresnostate.edu. 

The instructors and form submitters will receive a PDF copy of the completed document after it has completed the approval process. The form submitter may also download a copy at any time from the "My Documents" section of the Kuali Build app. 

Email us at cgeinfo@mail.fresnostate.edu, and we will take your feedback under consideration. If you are reporting an error, please include as much information as possible so we can identify and correct the error.