The Curriculum Committee shall review all course changes proposed by the academic programs of the campus, including the creation of new courses and modification or deletion of existing courses. In its review of new and modified courses the committee shall consider the appropriateness of the proposed course to the program and to its class level. For all curricular changes the committee considers the general appropriateness of the proposed action in the context of campus-wide programs, services to students and the campus mission. The Curriculum Committee may return proposals to the originating academic program with requests for modification. The Curriculum Committee shall also review all extension courses proposed for offering on the campus.
The committee forwards its recommendations to the dean, who forwards his or her recommendations in turn to the Provost of the University. Changes are then forwarded by that office to the University Curriculum Review Committee for final action.
Whenever major programmatic changes and/or changes involving significant budget implications are proposed, the role and authority of the Curriculum Committee shall be assumed by the Executive Council/Strategic Planning and Budget Committee.
Membership shall include representatives of all academic programs (unless the faculty in a given program choose not to be represented), and, as ex officio, non-voting members, the Director of Student Affairs, and a member of the campus library staff. A normal term of service shall be two years.