PS # 3526

TITLE:                                    Academic Calendar Committee

AUTHOR:                               Chief Academic Officer

APPROVAL DATE:                November 28, 2005

PURPOSE:                             To provide a definition of the role of the Academic Calendar Committee

REVIEWER AND                    Chief Academic Officer

REVIEW DATE:                      Fall 2010 and every five years thereafter

1. Membership for the Academic Calendar Committee consists of one member of the Academic Council, one SGA representative, four faculty members, one from each college, one member from the library, and one representative from Student Services.
2. The Academic Calendar Committee meets in the early fall at the call of the Chief Academic Officer.
3. The function of the committee is to plan the academic calendar for the following year or multi-year period, taking into consideration the length of the school year, holidays, study days before examinations, and the length of the final examination period.
4. The recommendation of the Academic Calendar Committee is forwarded to the Chief Academic Officer who presents the proposed calendar to Academic Council. The recommendations from Academic Council are forwarded to the Administrative Council and finally to the President for approval.