Article VI. The Educational Policy Committee
Section 23. Membership.
The Educational Policy Committee shall be composed of the Dean or an associate dean designated by the Dean and of nine members elected from and by the Faculty. Three members shall be elected from each of the three voting groups.
A student representative and alternate shall be appointed annually from among students in good standing in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences by an appropriate student group designated by the Dean with the guidance of the Educational Policy Committee. Both the representative and the alternate shall be invited to attend meetings. The student representative, or in the absence of the representative the alternate, has the same rights and privileges as the elected faculty members, including the right to vote.
The Dean or associate dean designated by the Dean votes only in the case of a tie. Any member of the committee may place an item on the agenda.
Section 24. Duties.
The duties of the committee shall be as follows:
a. To consider and make recommendations to the Faculty Assembly on the College's educational policies, including general policies on majors, minors, and certificates; collegiate registration issues; credit by examination; advising; grading; requirements for good standing; and degree requirements.
b. To oversee the General Education Program of the College, appoint members of the General Education Curriculum Committee (with the advice of the Dean); work with that committee on procedures for the approval and review of General Education courses; and formulate proposals to the Faculty Assembly on changes in General Education policies.
c. To recommend to the Faculty Assembly approval of new degree programs and of major, minor, and certificate programs and the dissolution of existing programs.
d. To consider and make recommendations to the Faculty Assembly regarding major changes in curricula and selective admissions policies within departments and programs.
e. To oversee the creation and maintenance of policy for all nondepartmental College courses, the Honors Program, Liberal Arts and Sciences courses in Continuing Education (i.e., Saturday and Evening Classes, Guided Independent Study), and all other such academic programs.
f. To monitor the implementation of the educational policies of the College, including in special circumstances the evaluation of specific courses and programs.
g. To consider and make recommendations concerning the educational policies of the College with respect to the needs and the requirements of other colleges and the University as a whole.
h. To encourage activities that enhance the effectiveness of teaching and its evaluation, including course development, faculty performance, experimental programs, training for teaching assistants, and testing programs for placement of students.
i. To act ad interim in the name of the Faculty in emergency situations on matters of curricula and instruction.