Within the college the faculty, through its Curriculum Committee, will have a major role and a professional responsibility for formulation of recommendations upon which the academic administration will advise the President about curricula. The tasks of the committee are as follows:
Membership of the Curriculum Committee is representative of all areas of the college. The members for 2008-2009 are:
Advisory:
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One full-time faculty member from each department, one counselor and one librarian.
Senior Dean of Academic Affairs
Dean of Instruction and Associate Dean of Academic Support Services. This committee may be charged by the President, the Senior Dean of Academic Affairs, and the Collegiate Assembly Executive Committee.
This committee shall distribute its minutes and reports to the President's office, Collegiate Assembly Executive Committee, Senior Dean of Academic Affairs, Education Association President, editor of the Atlantic Cape CommuniCator and to the permanent committee files which are maintained in the office of the Senior Dean of Academic Affairs.
Programs offered at ACCC shall be responsive to the needs of the community's citizens, business and industry. They shall be established upon the basis of research and studies indicating that needs exist and shall be modified or discontinued as those needs change.
Academic departments may submit course proposals to the committee. Department review and approval by department faculty shall occur before the changes or proposals are submitted to the Curriculum Committee.
If a new course is to be offered for only one semester, Form C, entitled "New Course to be Offered One Time Only," must be completed and submitted to the Curriculum Committee. The course may not be offered a second time without submission of Form A, entitled, "New Programs and Courses," and the approval of the Curriculum Committee.
The General Education Committee shall make all recommendations to the Curriculum Committee regarding general education requirements and be responsible to review and evaluate the effectiveness of general education.
The Program Review Committee shall make recommendations regarding the processes of program review as well as oversee and review those program evaluations. Such reports shall be forwarded to the Curriculum Committee and then to the Senior Dean of Academic Affairs.
(as of March 2001 Collegiate Assembly)