Membership

1. The committee is composed of seven faculty representatives plus the
Assistant/Associate Dean as a consultant.

2. Faculty representatives are elected from nominations made by the Council of
Chairpersons. Each of the two internal voting divisions of the college (humanities,
natural sciences) has three representatives. A seventh member is to be elected at large.
No two members of the committee are to be from the same department. No
more than three members may be non-tenured. In the event summer meetings are
necessary and a quorum cannot be achieved, alternates from the runners-up will
attend in place of absent members. Any given committee member's term of office
is three years, with elections staggered so that all divisions have at least one
continuing member.

3. The chairperson, elected from the official membership of the committee to serve
for one year, will convene the committee, organize and conduct meetings, and
communicate with the academic community as necessary.

4. The Assistant/Associate Dean, ex officio member, will present requests for
committee deliberation and provide support functions.

Standing Responsibilities

1. Review and approve proposed new undergraduate courses from any department or
unit of the college except the honors program, the common curriculum and
graduate courses. Courses and programs requiring external funding are to be
submitted to and approved by the committee before being submitted to the
granting agency.

2. Review and approve proposed changes in requirements for undergraduate degree
programs from any department or unit of the college.

3. Review and approve other major curriculum revisions at the undergraduate level.

4. Upon request of the Dean, the committee will constitute itself as a board of
inquiry. In which case, the committee will:

a) Receive and evaluate complaints pertaining to the impact of either
proposed new courses or changes in degree requirements;
b) Serve as an impartial arbiter in those matters brought to the attention of
the committee in its capacity as a board of inquiry;
c) Render recommendations to the Dean on those procedural and policy
matters within the purview of the committee's mandate.

Operating Procedures

1. The College Curriculum Committee is a standing committee of the Council of
Chairpersons and it is accountable to the council and to the Dean.

2. A quorum for the committee will be four members with at least one member from
each division; a simple majority of those present will be necessary to approve
motions; all members present must vote on all matters. Proxy voting will not be
normal procedure, although individual requests for a proxy will be entertained on
a situational basis.

3. The committee will consider only those proposals received in writing with
adequate documentation to allow evaluation. The committee will review and
evaluate each proposal in consultation with relevant authorities and/or the
originator of the proposal, in person or in writing, as the members deem
appropriate; in the event that a proposal is rejected, the department may elect to
be heard by the full committee. Committee deliberations are closed with only the
elected faculty representative and the Assistant/Associate Dean participating.
Formal voting is restricted to the elected faculty members of the College
Curriculum Committee. Approved proposals are then forwarded to the Dean for
appropriate action and/or referral.

4. The committee will attempt to conduct its business using as informal a procedure
as practical. When acting as a board of formal inquiry, the elements of due
process committee will maintain as necessary to provide for a timely and fair
deliberation.

5. Appeals of the decisions of the committee are to be taken to the Council of
Chairpersons and then to the Dean.

Revised and Approved by College Assembly 11-20-2008