College Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Committee

The function of the CAHSBS Curriculum Committee shall be to recommend to the Dean policies on academic priorities, degree requirements and standards, and academic major requirements.  The CAHSBS Curriculum Committee shall recommend action on departmental initiatives concerning new programs, program changes, and the addition, modification, renumbering, or deletion of courses.

Membership of the CAHSBS Curriculum Committee is defined by the following provisions:

• six members elected to staggered two-year terms
• two representatives from each of the three units within the College
• no two members from the same department may serve concurrently
• only tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible to serve
• The Assistant Dean will serve in an advisory, non-voting role as an ex officio member of the council.

PROCEDURES

OFFICERS

The Chair is elected at the first meeting following elections.

CHAIR'S DUTIES

The Chair has the responsibility to —

1. Set the agenda for each meeting.
2. Notify departments or individuals who have submitted requests, proposals, or reports of the decision rendered, by the Committee.
3. Report the results of the committee's decisions to the Dean

QUORUM

A quorum will consist of four (4) of the six (6) voting members.

TERMS OF OFFICE

The officers' terms will be one year in duration beginning with the Committee's first meeting.

MEETINGS

CAHSBSciCC will meet on the third Wednesday of each month during the academic year. Special meetings may be called by the chair if necessary.

AMENDMENTS

Amendments to the structure and procedures of the Committee may be proposed at any meeting of the Committee and will be adopted if passed by a three-quarters vote of the membership present at the next meeting.

CURRICULUM CHANGES

All department requests will come to the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Committee (CAHSBSciCC).

Activities related to the following responsibilities must be presented to the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Committee (CAHSBSciCC) for full review before submission to the university Academic Affairs Committee for its review.

The following activities require a review of the CAHSBSciCC:

1. The establishment or deletion of courses at the undergraduate level.
2. The modification of existing undergraduate courses including changes in numbering, titles descriptions, and prerequisites.
3. The editorial modification of catalog descriptions of programs.

Activities related to the following responsibilities must be presented to CAHSBSciCC for full review, and must be passed by vote, before submission to the university Academic Affairs Committee for its review and vote:

1. The establishment of all new majors, minors, concentrations, programs, options, tracks, focuses, and any other systematic grouping of courses.
2. Changes in existing majors, minors, concentrations, programs, options, tracks, focuses, and any other systematic grouping of courses.
3. Changes in the curriculum that have an impact on more than one department or program or that have staffing or fiscal implications.
4. Changes in the requirements for the granting of degrees.
5. Policy changes in standards for admission to individual programs in the College.
6. Articulation policies and new or proposed collaborative degree programs.
7. The elimination of existing majors, minors, concentrations, and programs.

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Committee (CAHSBSciCC) reserves the right to vote on any action submitted to it.