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Curriculum Committee
The University Curriculum Committee bases its role on the
premise that primary responsibility for curriculum rests with the faculty
in each department in each college and with the faculty of each professional
school. This permits diversity of programs within the University to meet
the varied needs of students. However, the University exists as a unified
whole that requires coordination among departments and schools along with
the preservation of integrity of the various components. The University
is accountable to the state and the society that it serves and must act
to coordinate its curricular offerings.
The University Curriculum Committee is assigned the primary
responsibility for coordinating the courses and academic programs of the
University. It is composed of faculty members and a representative of the
Library nominated by the Faculty Senate Committee Selection Committee and
appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. One undergraduate
student nominated by the Vice President for Student Life and one graduate
student nominated by the Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School may
also serve as members. The Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, the Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, the Associate
Vice President for Undergraduate Studies, the Coordinator of Distance
Education, and the Registrar or designee are ex officio members. The
chair and the vice chair are elected annually from the faculty
membership.
The Curriculum Committee has responsibility for the following: 1)
approve/disapprove all proposals for deletion of courses, modification of
courses, and addition of courses; 2) advise the President, the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and appropriate University components
concerning the formulation of academic program and curriculum policy; 3)
make periodic reviews of curriculum offerings, programs and program
modifications; 4) hear, review, and resolve curricular disputes; and, 5)
report on actions taken to the Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs and to all academic components, and as appropriate, to the
Faculty Senate and to the Graduate Council.
Course or program proposals may come to the Committee as recommended by
the faculty of each component and reviewed by the dean of the requesting
component and the Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies. The
Committee also may initiate proposals concerning courses and programs,
especially as a result of its periodic reviews. In such cases, components
involved will be given notice that proposals concerning their courses or
programs will be considered.
APPROVED:4/03
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here for info sheet RE Membership in University Curriculum Committee
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