1. Faculty committees of the Senate
[Motion 10-01-02]
Passed
by the Faculty
Senate and
approved by the Interim Provost on September 8, 2009
q. University Curriculum Committee
- 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;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; September
2009. See previous
duties.]
[A description of the process of curricular
change is found in the Faculty Handbook.]
- 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 Dean of
the University College, a representative
from the library faculty, and the deans of the
professional schools and college (or their delagates) shall
be ex-officio non-voting members. [revised April, 2001; September
2009. See previous
membership.]
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