OFFICIAL

Policy and Procedure Statement 2.18

Curriculum Committees

Originated: 6/06

(8 paragraphs)

Review Cycle: June 1, ONY

 

Review Date: 6/01/07

 

Reviewer: Director, Curriculum Services

 

PURPOSE
  1. The University Curriculum Committee and all College Curriculum Committees are committed to maintaining a well-designed, effective process for developing academic courses as outlined in PPS 2.01 , academic programs as outlined in PPS 2.05 , and academic units as outlined in PPS 2.11 . These Committees, together with departmental curriculum committees, provide the faculty review portion of curricular development at Texas State University-San Marcos. This PPS summarizes the membership of those Committees and the procedures involved in curricular proposals.
  2. The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) is charged by the Faculty Senate to review all academic program proposals; all academic administrative unit proposals such as departments, schools or colleges; and proposals for added and deleted courses and proposed changes to courses affecting more than one college. It will focus on issues such as the alignment of each program with the University Strategic Plan, quality, need, budget, and effects on programs in other colleges, accuracy and duplication of existing course content.
  3. Using guidelines provided by the UCC, the College Curriculum Committee (CCC) will review all academic and course program proposals. These Committees will evaluate proposals for added courses by considering the proposal ' s completeness, format, clarity, cost, the accuracy of any prerequisites or co-requisites, and effects on other courses within the originating college.

MEMBERSHIP
  1. The UCC is formed by the Faculty Senate with two faculty selected from each College as voting members, along with a staff representative from the University Library as a voting member and students appointed by the Associated Student Government as voting members. Additionally the University Registrar and the Director of Curriculum Services in the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs serve as ex-officio non-voting members. UCC faculty members serve for three-year renewable terms. Representatives serving on the UCC serve concurrently on the CCC (see paragraph 5) and act as liaisons between the committees.
  2. Each CCC is formed annually through elections held by each department or school at its first fall meeting. The faculty in each department or school elects one full-time faculty representative to serve on the CCC. Academic centers or institutes that develop curricula but are housed within departments or schools will be represented by that department or school. Each CCC must include the two members from the college concurrently serving on the UCC, either as ex officio, non-voting members or as voting members elected by their departments or schools (see paragraph 4). The dean of the college may appoint a student representative or other ex-officio, non-voting members to the CCC.

PROCEDURES
  1. The UCC meets once or more each year to review, evaluate, and approve or deny all curricular proposals for added and deleted courses, as well as changes to courses affecting more than one college. Ordinarily, deliberations focus on issues such as the accuracy of prerequisites and co requisites for courses outside the originating college, duplication of existing course content, and cost. Each UCC also reviews all academic program proposals for minors, majors, degrees, concentrations, etc. originating within the college. Proposals that do not follow required formats are returned to the originating college. The UCC regularly reviews and proposes modifications to the formats and evaluative procedures of relevant PPSs based on recommendations from its members, members of a CCC, or others representing pertinent academic or administrative units. Routing and approval details are provided in the PPSs listed in paragraph 1 above.
  2. Each CCC meets once or more each year to review, evaluate, and approve or deny proposals for added or changed courses by considering issues such as the proposals' completeness, format, clarity, accuracy, cost, and effects on other courses within the originating college. Each CCC also reviews all academic program proposals for minors, majors, degrees, concentrations, etc. originating within the college. Each CCC will submit final actions to the college deans for dissemination, as specified in the relevant PPSs in paragraph 1. In general, the CCC functions as a point of contact for departments, schools and programs that provides guidance and advice on curricular issues to all faculty within the college.

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

  1. This PPS has been approved by the reviewer listed below and represents Texas State's Division of Academic Affairs policy and procedure from the date of this document until superceded.

Review Cycle: _____________________________

Review Date: _______________________

Reviewer: ________________________________

Date: _____________________________

Approved: ________________________________

Date: _____________________________

 

Perry Moore

 

 

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

 

Texas State University-San Marcos

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Last Updated: June 15, 2006

Send comments and questions to: tg12@txstate.edu