Curriculum Committee

Purpose

The Provost and the Curriculum Committee share a strong commitment to quality academic programs which meet student and community needs and are consistent with the College’s mission and goals. The Curriculum Committee is responsible to the Provost for continuous review of courses and programs. All credit-bearing courses and certificate or degree programs are subject to Curriculum Committee review. The Committee maintains meaningful participation by appropriate sectors of the College in the creation, development, continuance, and when appropriate, the dissolution of educational programs and curricula.

The types of curricular actions that are subject to Curriculum Committee review include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. New courses
2. Changes to course numbers, course titles, course descriptions, course prerequisites, course co-requisites, course designation (i.e., general education, writing intensive, international focus, NON-General Degree, 6A10.033), number of course credits awarded, or repeatability for additional credits
3. Changes to the designation of a course as satisfying specific requirements of Florida statute or administrative rule
4. Change to the number of contact hours
5. New degree or certificate programs (also requires approval of the Board of Trustees)
6. Changes to degree program requirements, degree composition, or degree program prerequisites
7. Changes to the structure of the Common Course Syllabus or to the content of items I – V of the Common Course Syllabus, with the exception of learning outcomes which are submitted for information purposes only.

In addition, the Curriculum Committee may be asked to review information-only items which include, but are not limited to, changes to existing courses that are initiated by the Statewide Course Numbering System, Provost-approved corrections to previous actions, and necessary changes required during the summer when the Curriculum Committee does not meet.

Membership