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Faculty Curriculum Committee (FCC) Members, 2009-2010

  • Ayme-Southgate, Agnes (Biology)
  • Burgess, Chris (Arts Management)
  • Finch Jannette, (Library)
  • Kuthirummal, Narayanan, (Physics and Astronomy)
  • Nenno, Nancy (German & Slavic Studies), Secretary
  • Perkins Jr., Robert (Teacher Education),  Chair
  • Walker, Doug, (Economics and Finance)
  • Warnick, Chris, (English)
  • Wright, Jennifer, (Psychology)

Fall 2009 Schedule for Proposals

Proposal due to Curriculum Committee
to be received by the FCC Chair before 3 pm
Room 319 Education, Health and Human Performance Building, 86 Wentworth St.
 Curriculum Committee Meetings
 Items for Senate agenda due Senate Meeting
September 2, 2009
 3:00- 5:00, ECTR 110, September 9, 2009
 September 24, 2009
 October 6, 2009
September 25, 2009
 3:00- 5:00, ECTR 110, October 7, 2009
 October 29, 2009
 November 10, 2009
October 30, 2009
 3:00- 5:00, ECTR 110, November 11, 2009
 November 26, 2009
 December 8, 2009

 
 
NOTE: Due to the implementation of Battery, no programs or courses will be added for the Spring 2010 semester. All implementation dates should be Fall 2010.
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The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) has been the voice of liberal education for over 80 years. At the end of the 1980s it inaugurated the project "Liberal Learning and the Arts and Sciences Major." The undergraduate experience was analyzed from many perspectives by a national panel and twelve national societies. A strongly learner-oriented, liberal arts view emerged. A number of departments at the College of Charleston have participated in a self-examination known as "Re-Forming the Major." The Committee on Curriculum and Academic Planning has adopted the AACU's framework for program review (Program Review and Educational Quality in the Major) as its guide for considering new programs (majors or degrees), new concentrations, new minors and any major revisions of the aforesaid. The committee's deliberations will be focused by such questions as the following:
  1. What are the goals, objectives and intended outcomes of the program?
  2. How do the beginning, middle and end of the curriculum develop the goal objectives and intended outcomes of the program?
  3. How are the goals and the intended outcome of the program made clear to the students?
  4. Are the program goals linked to specific courses (as manifested, for example, in syllabi)?
  5. Do the courses in the major provide depth and perspective in a context that will enhance the liberal education of the students? Conversely, is the selection of the courses so narrow and specialized that the major interferes with rather than enhances liberal education?
General Procedures for Course and Program Changes back to top
  1. For new programs (majors, minors and concentrations over 18 hours) will also require CHE approval and the New Program Proposal information on Academic Affairs web site should be reviewed.
  2. The Academic department prepares the proposal on the appropriate Faculty Curriculum Committee (FCC) proposal form, and any required supporting documentation as stated in the form. 
  3. Proposal package (i.e. proposal form and supporting documentation) is directed to the dean of the school for review. At this time, the electronic version should be sent to the FCC chair electronically. The electronic copy must be received by the FCC deadline to be considered at the next FCC meeting. If approved, the dean signs the form and returns the package to the department chair.
  4. For those proposals that require approval from the Academic Planning Committee or the Budget Committee, the electronic copies will be shared with the chairs of those committees by the FCC chair.
  5. Department chair forwards the package to the Provost if necessary (see list of signatures on the form). The Provost signs the form, and then forwards the package to the FCC chair. 
  6. The department chair submits the proposal package for FCC review. Please send the hardcopy package including the proposal with signatures to the FCC chair. If there were changes generated from the original electronic version, the department must also email a matching electronic version of the package to the FCC chair. Both versions must be received by the FCC proposal review deadline stated earlier on this website.
  7. The FCC reviews the proposal at a public meeting announced via email by the FCC chair.  The FCC recommends that departments send representatives to the meeting to answer any questions from committee members.
  8. If the Committee approves the proposal, the FCC chair signs the original form and submits it with supporting documentation to the Speaker of the Faculty Senate.
  9. Proposals that the Academic Planning Committee and Budget Committee approve, will be signed by the respective chairs (the department does not need to obtain these).
  10. The proposal is then included as a motion at the next meeting of the Senate.
  11. If the Senate approves the motion, the Faculty Secretary signs the original form and sends it to the Registrar.
  12. The Registrar then takes the actions outlined below.
A. Information is entered into the SIS course inventory.
B. Information about the change is communicated to:
      • Department chair
      • Business Affairs Office (establishes course fee structure in SIS, referral to Board for necessary approval)
      • College Relations (for addition to the Undergraduate Catalog)
      • Academic Affairs Office (Attn: Provost, c/o Beth Murphy)
List of Curriculum Committee Forms

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The Curriculum Committee Web Page is maintained by Robert Perkins and was last updated May 19, 2009. Please e-mail comments or suggestions to: perkinsr@cofc.edu