ABAC 2.7.2.3 Curriculum Committee (Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)
The Curriculum Committee (CC) reviews and provides recommendations on changes to existing courses, proposals for new courses, changes to existing programs, proposals for new programs, adjustments in credit hours for courses, and academic standards, including requirements for graduation.
Upon request from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the CC may be asked to provide advice and counsel on other academic matters.
The committee will meet as needed. Actions taken by the CC are advisory to the President and shall be reported in writing to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, who shall make recommendations to the Cabinet regarding actions taken by the CC.
The CC will be composed of the following voting members:
1. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (as committee chair),
2. Deans of the four schools,
3. Director of Admissions,
4. Registrar,
5. Director of Libraries,
6. Seven faculty members: one faculty member from each school appointed by the Faculty Senate and three at-large members to be selected by consensus of the PVPAA and the deans to assure representation across instructional sites. Appointments are for two- year terms in alternating years so that some members are serving a second year at all times,
7. Two students to be appointed by the President of the SGA.
The CC will be composed of the following non-voting members:
1. Director of Academic Support
2. Director of Assessment/SACSCOC Liaison
3. OITS representative
The Curriculum Committee has purview with respect to individual course prefixes, numbers, titles, credit hours, and prescribed lecture and laboratory hours; the arrangement of specific courses within a certificate or degree program; the titles of certificates, degree programs, and the names of degrees; the addition or deletion of options within degree programs as well as the certificates and degree programs themselves; and any other matters related to academic coursework and degree programs. The only elements not requiring Curriculum Committee action are the wording of the course descriptions for the Catalog, and the frequency with which courses are offered.
Items presented to the CC for action shall arise from the curriculum committees of the four schools and will be submitted to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at least four weeks prior to the CC meeting to be included on the CC agenda.
Proposals submitted to the CC to add new courses shall be accompanied with a completed New Course Proposal Form (available from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs), which shall be signed by the Dean of the requesting school(s). The deadline for submitting new course proposals shall be at least four weeks prior to the CC meeting.
Because programs have implications for budget, facilities, staffing, and other resources, and because programs are controlled by the University System of Georgia, the dean of a school proposing a new program shall submit to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs a completed New Program Prospectus (available from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs) prior to submitting the proposal to the CC. The New Program Prospectus shall be presented to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at least four weeks prior to the CC meeting to be included on the CC agenda.
The USG controls the Core Curriculum, certificates, degrees, degree titles, and programs.