Purpose

Consider, make recommendations to, and approve curriculum proposals originating from faculty, programs, departments, chairs, Faculty Senate, and Curriculum Committee.

Areas of Responsibility

  • Consider, make recommendations to, and approve curriculum proposals originating from faculty, programs, departments, chairs, Faculty Senate, and CC 
  • Consider curriculum modifications originating from proposals, make recommendations to, and approve. 
  • Determine that any program or department potentially affected by a proposed modification has been notified and has been given an opportunity to provide a written response to the proposal. 
  • Establish procedural policies which will include a provision to ensure that curriculum proposals and proposed modifications receive timely consideration. 
  • Publish its agenda, meeting time and meeting place so that interested persons have an opportunity to attend and participate in committee deliberations. 
  • Recognize the last regular meeting of the spring term to be known as the Annual Meeting and be for the purpose of electing officers of the CC in addition to regular agenda items. 

Membership

Members of the Curriculum Council consists of 12 members:

  • Two tenured or tenure track faculty elected from Health Sciences division  
  • Two tenured or tenure track faculty elected from General Studies division  
  • One faculty elected from Trades division (tenured or tenure track not required)  
  • One tenured or tenure track faculty elected at large from any division  
  • One tenured or tenured track faculty elected at large to represent adjunct faculty  
  • Two students appointed by Associated Students of GFC MSU  
  • Chief Academic Officer (non-voting)  
  • Registrar (non-voting)  
  • Director of Library Services (non-voting) 

Officers

A Chair and Vice Chair will be elected from among the seven elected faculty members.  

Term Limits

Officers will serve a four-year term, with no term limits.

Other

 

See Curriculum Council by-laws for additional information.