Procedures of the Curriculum Committee

Arts and Sciences: AY 2006-2007

1. The procedures for proposal submission can be accessed from the College’s home page by clicking on the Curriculum Development Forms and then the statement The instruction booklet is online here.
   
   
   • Departmental curriculum sites have been established for ease of sharing proposals among department members. To access a departmental site, log in by entering the departmental user name and password at the prompt.
   • If registering as a new user, one's UWEC network password must not be used.
   • To access a blank form, select the link to the appropriate form provided at the end of the Welcome page.
   • To access a saved form, select Load a Saved Form at the end of the Welcome page.
   • Submit an electronic version of a completed proposal to the College office for review prior to sending finalized copies for consideration by the Curriculum Committee. The option to submit a form to the College for review is provided at the end of each form.
   • If you have any questions, please contact the Associate Dean's office at 836-3152 or e-mail Astie Nilsen (nilsena@uwec.edu).

2. If the Curriculum Committee rejects a proposal, it cannot come before the Committee again until the following semester.

3. The Committee will not consider any major revision(s) to a course unless the course is current with the Course Update Schedule or unless the course update is submitted at the same time as the major course revision.

4. 2007-2008 Schedule:

   ACTION	DEADLINE DATE	COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
   Preliminary proposals to Arts & Sciences for review	October 2, 2007	-
   Finalized proposals to meet the deadline for publication in the 2008-09 Catalogue.	October 9, 2007	Meetings through October 18, 2007
   Finalized proposals to be acted on by the end of the academic year	April 30, 2008	Meetings through May 8, 2008

5. Proposals will be placed on the agenda in the order received but no more than 30 items per meeting.

6. Each Committee member will receive the agenda and all proposals approximately one week in advance of the meeting. If a member questions any item, the member will contact Astie Nilsen at 836-3152 or nilsena@uwec.edu and indicate which agenda item(s) and the section(s) that is/are being questioned. The deadline is NOON the day before the scheduled meeting. Objections can be raised at the meeting, but this call-in procedure is to allow for notification of Department Chairs in advance.

7. Chairs or representatives of the departments should anticipate being present at the meeting to support their proposals if requested. The Chair and the faculty member(s) preparing the proposal will be expected to attend only if requested to do so by the Associate Dean’s Office the day before the scheduled meeting.

8. Items on an agenda that have not been questioned in advance by a member of the Committee will either (a) be passed without the need to have a departmental representative(s) present or (b) be postponed to a later meeting in order to allow for consultation with the Department Chair.

9. Approved course actions are effective after publication in the Catalogue. Exceptions are granted upon written request to and approval by the Associate Dean of the College.