CURRICULUM POLICIES COMMITTEE

FS 09-11B/Ex.

CURRICULUM POLICIES COMMITTEE – STANDING RULES: AMENDMENT OF

Amends AS 94-98A

CHARGE:

A.    The Committee is responsible for the review and revision of policies related to and affecting the curriculum – including at both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels.

B.    The Committee is responsible for matters pertaining to the development, review, and sustainability of the curriculum at CSUS including the course and program approval process, the assessment of existing courses and programs, the relationship between curriculum and pedagogy, and other matters as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.

OPERATIONS:

       The Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Standing committees in the disposition of its duties.

       Issues considered by the Committee may be referred by the Executive Committee to any of the other standing committees of the Faculty Senate as well. The committee may similarly refer issues to another standing committee through the Executive Committee.

       The Committee reviews, appoints one member of the Curriculum Policies Committee to serve on and oversees the following subcommittees: 

a.     Program Review Oversight Committee (PROC)

b.     Curriculum Review Subcommittee

c.     Council on the Preparation of School Personnel (CPSP)

d.     Writing and Reading Subcommittee

·       The Committee appoints one member of the Curriculum Policies Committee to serve on the Diversity Awards Subcommittee.

 Carried unanimously. (February 26, 2009)

Note: OPERATIONS OF THE FIVE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY SENATE:

A.    The five Committees are committees of the Faculty Senate, reporting to the Executive Committee.

B.    Each Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Standing committees in the disposition of its duties.

C.    Issues considered by any one of the five Committees may be referred by the Executive Committee to any of the other standing committees of the Faculty Senate as well. Any standing committee may similarly refer issues to another standing Committee through the Executive Committee.

D.    As specified in the Faculty Senate By-Laws, each standing Committee shall nominate and the Faculty Senate shall elect a chair at the end of each academic year to serve as the chair for the coming academic year.

1.     The Chair is responsible for establishing the agenda for each meeting, and for producing an end-of-year report.

2.     The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Committee members at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

3.     A quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least six voting members and is required for voting on a motion.

MEMBERSHIP:

Voting - Eleven (11) faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate: 

1

Committee Chair

1

Faculty member from the Library, Student Services Professionals/Academically Related or Coaches with a faculty designation

9

Faculty members representing each of the seven (7) colleges

 

Every effort will be made to include a faculty member from each of the 7 colleges.

 

In no instance shall more than one faculty member from any given department be appointed. In no instance shall more than 2 faculty members from any given college be appointed.

11

 

 

 

1

Staff member (appointed by the University Staff Assembly to two year terms)

1

Student (appointed by ASI)

1

Faculty Senate Chair

3