1. Faculty committees of the Senate

p. University Curriculum Committee

1. Duties. To review all proposals for the following: the establishment, dissolution, division, or consolidation of academic departments or other degree-granting entities; the establishment or dissolution of academic degrees, including majors, minors, and certificate programs; the revision of academic degrees when these revisions directly affect any academic unit outside of the revising department's school or college; policies for maximum and minimum hours required for majors, minors, and certificates; total number of hours required for graduation; basic studies requirements; university-wide competency requirements; course prefixes; any curricular conflicts between schools and/or colleges; and other general curricular policies which have total university impact. The committee shall submit all such proposals, along with the committee's recommendations, to the Senate for consideration. [Revised January 2001; January 2005. See previous duties.]
   [A description of the process of curricular change is found in the Faculty Handbook.]
2. Membership. Nine faculty members, including at least four from the College of Arts and Sciences and at least one from each of the professional schools, and two others from the faculty at large. Term of membership shall be three years with staggered terms so that one-third of the committee terms expire in a given year. A member may serve a second consecutive term. At the initial Fall meeting the Committee shall elect a vice-chair who will normally assume the role of chair in the following year. The chief academic officer, the Director of the University College, and a representative from the library faculty shall be ex-officio non-voting members. [revised April, 2001. See previous membership.]