Proposal Form Tips & FAQ
- Use a Supported Web Browser. (Chrome/Firefox recommended)
- Fill out the minimum required fields and save a draft.
- Use the Print button to save a PDF before submitting/saving.
- Use copy/paste (PDF) for fields with long text.
- View the confirmation message before closing the browser window. The initial form submission is not saved in OnBase until this confirmation message loads.
- Use VPN to access saved proposal forms and attachments from off campus.
- Save your work regularly so the session doesn’t time out (PDF).
- Close browser window when finished with the form.
Yes, please refer to the CSUN IT OnBase website for the list of support browsers. For technical assistance, please contact your College IT.
A link to access the proposal form is sent to the submitter's email address entered on the form. The same proposal link is used throughout the workflow. Note: The email notification is sent from No-Reply-OnBase. This email address is not setup to receive emails. Please contact curriculum@csun.edu with questions.
Contact curriculum@csun.edu to obtain a copy of the email notification. When you access the proposal, verify that your email address was entered correctly on the form.
Yes, you will be prompted to login with your CSUN User ID and password.
VPN is required to access proposals from off campus. See VPN for more information or contact your local IT support.
The form does not display track changes or revision history.
Any text copied from another file/source (e.g., Word, email, website) must be pasted as plain text in the proposal form. See the Copy/Paste (Plain Text) Instructions (PDF) Reference Sheet for details.
Word or PDF files may be attached. Multiple documents should be consolidated into one file whenever possible to reduce the number of attachments. Adobe Creative Cloud software is available for use on all faculty and staff university-owned computers. Note: Once the form is saved the attachment cannot be deleted. Please contact your associate dean for assistance deleting attachments.
The Print button is available at the bottom of any saved form. Use the Print button to print a hard copy. Depending on the web browser you can select Print to save the form as a PDF (note: Chrome supports printing the form to a PDF file.) See the Print/PDF Instructions (PDF) Reference Sheet for details.
To share a copy of the proposal, use the Print button to save a PDF of the form. Feedback can be provided directly on the PDF using the Adobe Reader comment and annotation icons.
For security reasons, the form will timeout after 20 minutes of inactivity. If you are editing the form, be sure to save regularly.
Proposals that have been denied by the department or one of the approval committees (College Curriculum Committee, Educational Policies Committee, Graduate Studies Committee) are no longer part of the workflow. The proposal will be archived in OnBase.
When the department approves a proposal, an automatic email notification is sent to the library with a link to view the form.