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CHEP Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee Policies and Procedures
Revised: June 2, 1998
Amended: May 2, 2000
COMMITTEE'S CHARGE: The Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee will review proposals for new and revised curricula
and courses. In addition, the committee will periodically
review HEPP courses to ensure the appropriateness of a college-wide
designation, and, along with the Dean, monitor programs
with a HEPP designation.
NEW AND REVISED COURSES: All new courses should
be sent to the CHEP Undergraduate Curriculum Committee no
later than October 15 so that materials can be reviewed
by the appropriate committees and the Dean's Office in time
for changes to be published in the following year's University
catalogue.
For a new course, two forms must be
completed:
1. Course
Inventory Form-New Course
2. Supplement
to Course Approval Form
For a revised course, two forms must
be completed:
1. Course
Inventory Revision Form
2. Supplement
to Course Approval Form
PROGRAM CHANGES: All program changes should be submitted
to the Undergraduate Curriculum committee no later than
November 15. The Academic Program Approval Checklist
needs to be submitted along with the following information:
1. Brief
description and rationale for the change, including resources
needed if any
2. Support
letters from departments and schools affected by the changes
3. New
catalog description
4. Suggested
semester sequence
For programs with a HEPP designation, programs must also
specify a Core Faculty and procedures in which the faculty
shall regularly review the program.
ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES:
1. Eight copies of new courses, programs, or revisions
to courses or programs must be forwarded to the Chair of
the committee, sufficient for the use of the whole committee
and the Dean.
2. The department/school representative will be responsible
for understanding and presenting all curriculum items from
their department or school to the committee, and for inviting
a department or school representative when appropriate.
3. The Chair will see that all motions passed by
the committee are sent to the College Council, when appropriate,
and that the minutes are sent to the entire College within
one week of each committee meeting as part of the College
Challenge process.
4. The Chair will forward all program revisions affecting
teacher education to the UCTE, which will then forward them
to the Dean's Office.
5. The Dean's Office shall keep a record of all
decisions, and see that all documents are forwarded to
the Senate Office. The Dean's Office will also forward
all items to the department or school that submitted the
course and/or program materials. The Dean's Office
representative shall be an ex-officio member of the committee,
attending committee meetings when appropriate.
6. The committee has the option at all times to consult
with the College Council, particularly on issues affecting
the entire College. In the case where the affected academic
units have not voted their approval for new or revised courses
or programs which involve more than one unit, the Chair
will forward the additions or revisions to College Council
where such a vote will be taken. The results will then be
forwarded to the Deanœs Office.
7. The College representative to the Senate Undergraduate
Committee will serve as ex-officio member of the College
Undergraduate Committee in order to improve communication
and expedite actions.
8. Any department or school in the College not
officially represented on the committee may elect an ex-offico
member to serve on the committee.
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