Academic Policy and Review Council

Membership 2007-8

Sean O’Connell, Chair

Don Livingston, Ted Coyle, David McCord, Maridy Troy, Bob Beaudet, Carol Brown, Donald Jensen, Heath Martin, Millie Abel, Terry Folger, Jack Sholder,Myron Leonard, Wayne Billon

 

Description:

Areas of responsibility include: undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree curriculum planning and review of the following: establishment of academic program/major or certification program or minor or concentration within an existing major; consolidation of existing programs/majors; substantive revision or curricular modifications of program or major extension of academic program/major to off-campus sites, restructuring of academic administrative units, change of title of academic program, major, minor, concentration, or academic administrative units, changes in admission, graduation, or retention standards instructional standards, grading criteria, program review (inactivation, reactivation, and termination of existing academic programs), and outcomes assessment.

The membership of the council will include one senator from each undergraduate college, one faculty member from each college chosen by that college, four faculty representatives of college curriculum committees, one library faculty member, one faculty member of the Graduate Council chosen annually by the Graduate Council, one faculty member of the Professional Education Council chosen annually, one faculty member of the Non-credit Education Council, and the Vice Chair of Faculty. The Academic Policy and Review Council Chair will be elected from the council members for a one year term and shall be eligible for re-election for one term.

Examples of issues worked on 2005-6: Book Rental, Withdraw Policy, Course review.