The Committee serves as the primary curricular planning body for the faculty, responsible for recommending to the faculty policies and programs that affect the college in general and for reviewing and recommending departmental, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary programs and policies. The Committee also approves new and revised semester and Interim Experience courses, General Education Area courses, Writing courses, and First Term Seminars. The Curriculum Committee welcomes comments about policies it will be recommending to the Faculty, and about courses that are in review. All comments can be e-mailed to the full committee at: cc-com@gustavus.edu.
| Date | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 18, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| Oct. 2, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| Nov. 13, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| Dec. 4, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| Jan. 15, 2010 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| Feb. 19, 2010 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| March 12, 2010 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| April 9, 2010 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| May 14, 2010 | 2:30 pm | Mattson Hall 102 |
| Type of Proposal | Due by |
|---|---|
| New Courses for Spring, 2010 | Sept. 18, 2009 |
| Interim Experience Repeat On-Campus Course for January, 2010 | Sept. 11, 2009 |
| Interim Experience On-Campus Courses for January, 2010 |
Sept. 25, 2009 |
| Interim Experience 2011 Travel Courses | Oct. 9, 2009 |
| New courses for Fall, 2010 | Feb. 12, 2010 |
| FTS proposals for Fall, 2010 | Feb. 12, 2010 |
| Changes in majors or minors (guidelines) | Mar. 5, 2010 |
| Interim Experience 2011 On-Campus | Mar. 5, 2010 |
| Interim Experience Repeat On-Campus Course for January, 2011 | Mar. 5, 2010 |
Download and email completed form to courseproposal@gustavus.edu
Download and email completed Travel IEX forms to cogrady@gustavus.edu
The Curriculum Committee relies on the following guidelines in making decisions about requests that January term courses carry major or liberal arts credit:
Of secondary importance in our deliberations will be questions of facilities and/or staffing.
The Final Document for the New Curriculum, adopted by the faculty on 3/24/04, stipulates that January term courses will carry major or general education credit only by exception. The Curriculum Committee has granted exemptions only in rare cases, and has been governed by the language in the document for the new curriculum. Specifically, any course given an exemption must both: 1) meet the criteria for January Term IE courses, e.g., a) "capitalize on the unique opportunities provided by the January term schedule," and b) "engage students (alone or collaboratively) in experiential learning activities," AND 2) is not requested for such purposes as "(1) steering more students into traditionally under enrolled courses, (2) allowing students to make-up coursework that was failed or from which they withdrew during the regular semester, or (3) encouraging academic departments to offer abbreviated versions of regular semester courses" [from footnote 1 of the Final Document for the New Curriculum 3/4/04].Once the new curriculum (and the six course load changes) have been in place long enough for the faculty to fully understand pressures on January Term, the Curriculum Committee will revisit its policy on exemption requests.
The Course Approval Sub-Committee (CAPSUB) meets monthly prior to the regular Committee meeting and recommends new semester and Interim Experience courses, graduate credit courses, General Education Area approvals, Writing course approvals, and First Term Seminars. CAPSUB is chaired by a member of the Curriculum Committee and has elected representatives from each Division (2009-10 members).
