Curriculum Committee (Procedure 1.0900.5)

Purpose

The purpose of the Curriculum Committee is to recommend changes both to existing curricula and courses, and the addition of new courses and curricula for Seminole State College postsecondary offerings. When necessary, the Committee also recommends discontinuation of courses and programs that are no longer needed in the service area of the College. The committee provides for broad faculty participation in the review and development of curricula.

Procedure

1. Committee Responsibilities
   1. The Curriculum Committee will meet 6 times throughout the academic year or as needed to consider proposed changes and to recommend a course of action to the Vice President, Academic Affairs. Prior to the meeting, committee members will review each proposal.
      1. The elected chairperson conducts the meetings following standard rules of order.
      2. If a quorum is present, discussion and debate on proposals will take place. A quorum is defined as one more than half of the voting members currently appointed to the committee.
      3. Proposals may be approved, not approved, approved with changes, tabled or taken off the table from previous meetings.
      4. Deans are responsible for having someone at the meeting to answer questions and to approve suggested alterations to each proposal. If no one is available at the meeting to represent the proposal and questions are raised, the committee may take one of the following actions: table the proposal until the next meeting, approve the proposal, approve the proposal contingent on changes the committee recommends, or reject the proposal.
      5. If a quorum is not present, discussion will still take place and the chairperson will declare that a mail vote will follow. The Director, Curriculum, Credentialing and Academic Scheduling will coordinate the mail vote.
2. At least one week prior to scheduled meetings, the Director, Curriculum, Credentialing and Academic Scheduling will send an agenda to the members of the committee, the Vice President, Academic Affairs, Associate Vice Presidents, and Deans. The agenda will also be posted on the Course and Curriculum development website, https://www.seminolestate.edu/ccd/curriculum/calendar.
3. Following each Curriculum Committee meeting, the Director, Curriculum, Credentialing & Academic Scheduling will forward approved proposals to the Vice President, Academic Affairs. Minutes of each meeting shall be recorded and posted to the webpage according to Procedure 1.0900.
4. The Director, Curriculum, Credentialing & Academic Scheduling will provide faculty and administration with a calendar of due dates for submission of proposals and the dates of curriculum committee meetings.
5. Committee Membership 
   1. Membership on the committee shall consist of the following.   In each instance the term “Faculty member” refers to Full-time faculty who are part of the UFF Bargaining Unit:
      1. One Faculty Member from Faculty Senate
      2. One Faculty Member from Arts & Communication
      3. One Faculty Member from Biological Sciences
      4. One Faculty Member from English
      5. One Faculty Member from Humanities, History & Modern Language
      6. One Faculty Member from Mathematics
      7. One Faculty Member from Physical Sciences
      8. One Faculty Member from Social Science
      9. One Faculty Member from Center for Business, Legal, and Entrepreneurship
      10. One Faculty Member from Health Professions
      11. One Faculty Member from the Center for Engineering and Computer Technology
      12. One Faculty Member from the Center for Public Safety
      13. One Faculty Member from Nursing
      14. One Faculty member from the Center for Adult and Workforce Education
      15. One Faculty Member from Center for Construction & Design
      16. One Faculty member from the Center for English Language Studies
      17. One Librarian
      18. One Dean from the School of Arts & Sciences
      19. One Dean from the School of Business, Health & Public Safety
      20. One Dean from the School of Construction, Design, Engineering and Information Technologies
      21. One Counselor recommended by the Vice President, Student Affairs
   2. Ex Officio Members (15):
      1. Director, Curriculum, Credentialing & Academic Scheduling
      2. Director, Enrollment Services/Registrar
      3. Associate Vice President, Student Affairs (appointed by VP)
      4. Director, College Libraries
      5. Coordinator, Faculty Credentials, Curriculum & Catalog
      6. Manager, Academic Scheduling
      7. Director, Student Financial Resources, or designee
      8. Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness & Research, or designee
      9. One representative from eLearning 
      10. Equity Officer or designee
      11. One Student Affairs functional technician recommended by the Director, Enrollment Services/Registrar
      12. One Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs (appointed by VP)
      13. One student recommended by SGA
      14. One Academic Affairs Functional Specialist recommended by the Director, Curriculum, Credentialing & Academic Scheduling
      15. One representative from the Foundation (appointed by Vice President, Resource and Economic Development)
   3. The chair of the committee shall be elected by the committee membership.
   4. The Director, Curriculum, Credentialing and Academic Scheduling will have the responsibility to forward the committee's annual assessment to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
6. Except where membership is defined by position title, members shall serve three- year, staggered terms.
7. The committee reports to the Vice President, Academic Affairs. Recommendations of the Committee for improvement and change will be made through the Vice President, Academic Affairs.
8. The committee shall operate in accordance with Procedure 1.0900.