Liberal Arts & Jackson Standing Bylaw Committees

Curricula Committee (LA&J)

This Committee subsumed the Interdisciplinary Minors and Plans of Study Curricula Subcommittees.
 

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Bylaws:

A Committee on Curricula consisting of eight or more members. This committee shall serve as a joint Committee for the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Jackson College, and shall consist of the Dean of the College for Undergraduate Education, ex officio and without vote, seven or more faculty members, a member of the library staff, ex officio and without vote, and up to three student members, including one graduate student. The function of this Committee shall be to care for the wise adjustment of the curricula, and to oversee interdisciplinary minors and plans of study. All proposed changes in the curricula shall be referred to this Committee before being referred to the Faculty for final action.

Committee Description & Workload:

The A&S Curricula Committee, comprised of at least seven faculty, three students, and three ex-officio administrators serves as the main group for making adjustments to the Arts and Sciences curricula and oversees Plans of Study. In this capacity, the committee reviews all requests for changes to the A&S curricula from faculty and departments including changes with individual courses, major/minor program requirements, and general A&S degree requirement policies. Meetings are typically held three to four times a semester or via Email correspondence when possible. Meetings generally last one to one and half hours. Faculty members serve on the committee for 5-yr terms.