Kuali Student Curriculum Management System (KSCM)

UH Hilo uses the Kuali Curriculum System to manage its Curriculum Review process. Only approved users are allowed to access this system, UH Hilo Faculty and Staff, email Shelby- shelbyw@hawaii.edu to request access and training.

The proposal submission timeline and curriculum resources can be found at: UH Hilo Curriculum Resources.

Visit the link above to authenticate with your UH Username and Password.

Main Page Navigation:

After logging in you will see the below home screen:

Action List:
For users who have an approval or review task role, you will see all of the items pending your action here. Outstanding items will show as a number next to the words “Action List:.

My Documents:
On your My Documents tab, you can see a list of proposals that you have submitted or draft proposal that you have started working on.

To enter into the curriculum management system, click on the light blue Curriculum Tile.

Once in the Curriculum App you will be taken to the Dashboard page, other pages can be found in the left hand column menu:

On the left hand column menu you will see the following sections:

• Dashboard: A high level overview of proposals and records in the system.
• Courses: Takes you to the Courses main page
• Programs: Takes you to the Programs main page
• General Education Certifications: Takes you to the GE Proposal main page.
• Agendas: Used by some curriculum review committees created meeting agendas for review.

Courses Main Page:

1. Main Search Box: This box contains a listing of all currently approved courses at UH Hilo, if you are proposing a course modification, you will search for the course record you are modifying here. Type in the course alpha and number without a space (eg: BIOL101) in the search box at top and click “Go” to narrow the selection down.
2. Sort and Columns: The default view has been set for all users but users have the option to soft and customize which columns are viewable. These customizations can be made using the columns button.
3. Views: System administrators have set up a few view options and shared them with all users. To enable one of these views select it from the drop down list in views.
4. Filters: Users have the ability to filter the course list using parameters on the form or as a part of the workflow. A common filter is only seeing records from a specific department.
5. Export: This function allows users to download a .csv file with course data.
6. New Course: This button will take you to a blank proposal form for completely new courses. Please see the New Course Tutorial for more information.

Using the Search Bar:

Course Search:

The search bar functions differently from the previous version of Kuali Curriculum.

To search for a course, type in the course alpha and number without a space (eg: BIOL101) in the search box at top and click “Go” to narrow the selection down. Note: you must click “Go” to run the search.

The course should appear first in the search, other related courses (that may have the searched course as a prerequisite) will also show below.

Program Search:

To search for a program record, we recommend using the Program Title for best results. Type in the program title in the search box at top and click “Go” to narrow the selection down. Note: you must click “Go” to run the search.

All related programs will appear in the search, other related programs (that may have the searched term within the program) will also show below.

Tutorials:

New Course: To propose a completely new course.
New Course Tutorial

Course Modification: To propose changes to an already approved course.
Course Modification Tutorial

Program Modification: To propose changes to an already approved degree program, Minor or Certificate Program

New Certificate or Minor under a Board approved degree program: To propose a new Certificate Program or Minor that will be housed under a Board approved degree program.

If you are interested in proposing a new Board approved program (Any Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral Degree, or standalone Certificate) please work with your College/Unit leadership and contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at vcaa@hawaii.edu for a consultation appointment.