Curriculum Committee

Membership: The Curriculum Committee shall consist of eight faculty members, with two from each College. The Registrar, the Director of the Library, and the Director of Teacher Education shall be ex-officio members.

Terms of Office: Faculty members shall serve for staggered three-year terms.

Duties: The Curriculum Committee is charged with the following duties:

1. To assist the University’s academic administration in long-term planning related to the academic program's curricular content and the University's educational objectives and to make recommendations to the whole faculty or faculty committees.
2. To evaluate and initiate recommendations concerning requirements, majors, programs, and all courses of the University.
3. To review the academic offerings (courses and programs) of the Honors College, the operations of the Library, and the quality of online education.
4. Review the operation of the University’s admissions policies and scholarship programs.

New Programs:

1. New academic programs may emanate from the students, faculty, administration, or trustees to maintain maximum viability in the university's academic pursuits. Any revisions or additions to the current academic program approved by the faculty are presented first to the Provost and then to the President for approval. 
2. A case statement must accompany each proposed program indicating potential enrollment, sources for enrollment, career options available, qualified staffing, and appropriate funding.  All these issues must be addressed and appropriately answered before implementing any new academic program.