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Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Governing Policy:
<PS 3508>
The UCC meets on the first Friday of every month
during the fall and spring semester at 1:30 pm in the Welty
Boardroom in Welty Hall.
Proposals should be submitted to the VPAA's office 10 days
prior to a scheduled meeting.
Proposal Procedure:
1. Print off the proposal form(s) needed and fill in the
details.
<Proposal to offer a new course>
<Proposal to modify an existing course>
<Proposal to modify an existing curriculum>
<Proposal to delete an existing course>
<Proposal to inactivate/reactivate an existing course>
2. Have the proposal approved by the accepted body in your
college/institute (e.g.,
college curriculum committee, discipline committee).
3. Have the proposal approved by your dean. He/she then
should write a
letter supporting the proposal and indicating that it went
through the accepted
channels of your college/institute.
4. You or the dean should send the original proposal(s)
and letter
plus fifteen (15) copies of the proposal(s) and letter to
Academic Affairs at least
ten (10) days prior to the next regularly-scheduled UCC meeting.
5. You should plan to attend the UCC meeting to explain your
proposal(s) and
answer any questions.
6. You and your dean will be notified within seven (7)
days of UCC
action on your proposal(s).
a. If passed, the UCC will deliver the proposal(s) to the Chief
Academic
Officer, who will recommend approval or disapproval to the
University
President.
b. If rejected, the UCC will provide written rationale.
c. If tabled, the UCC will provide written rationale and
encourage you to
submit again after the specified changes are made.
EXCEPTIONS--A proposal to create/delete an entire academic
program/curriculum
should be made to the IHL Board (IHL Policy 501.02-04) and is
not UCC
responsibility. A proposal that adds to, subtracts from or
otherwise alters the
core curriculum should be submitted to the Core Curriculum
Council (PS 3540)
either separate from, or in addition to, submission to UCC (as
circumstances
require).
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