Digital Badging Committee Review

Once a new micro-credential proposal associated with academic course credit is submitted, it is reviewed by the Office of Curriculum, Academic Effectiveness and Policy Development to ensure it meets the minimum requirements for proposal review. If it does not, it is returned to the originator for updates. If it does meet the minimums and has the support of either the dean or an equivalent head of a unit, the proposal moves forward for review by the Badging Committee. 

If the proposed micro-credential is not associated with academic course credit and all competencies are assessed in noncredit courses through Innovative and Life-long Learning, then academic departments and/or university units can propose the micro-credential in association with the Office of Innovative and Lifelong Learning. Any changes to noncredit courses will follow the MSU Denver Noncredit Continuing Education Course Guidelines. Approved micro-credentials will be shared with the Badging Committee as an information item. 

The Badging Committee will review micro-credential proposals for inclusion of all necessary components, appropriate categorization (for example, micro-credential without academic credit), quality, consistency, potential duplication with existing micro-credentials and possible conflicts or impacts on other academic or university units. The committee will return for edit or reject proposals that are incomplete or duplicate existing micro-credential offerings. Once a micro-credential proposal is approved, a representative of the Badging Committee will inform the proposal originator of the committee’s decision and communicate next steps.

The Badging Committee will review micro-credential proposals according to the following review schedule. Proposal submissions must be received in Modern Campus Curriculum by the last day of the calendar month.