Next Meeting: Next meeting is 8 September 2008

This site is intended to provide CASL faculty and staff with information about new curriculum developments within the College, as well as to assist faculty and staff in successfully navigating the course approval/change process.  The links at the right offer further detail on important items like meeting minutes (that include the status of course proposals that have been deliberated by the Committee), guidelines for proposal preparation and submission, the most up-to-date forms to be used when developing new/modified course proposals, approved policies and procedures pertaining to CASL courses and curriculum, and important deadlines relating to course scheduling and approvals.  The following sections provide basic information about the charge of the Curriculum Committee, its current membership, and the latest "news" associated with curriculum matters in the College.

News & Up-Dates

The last meeting of Curriculum Committee for 2007-2008 is 18 April.
CASL CC Annual Report 2007-2008

Committee Membership 2008-2009

Chair: Camron Amin (ex officio)
Recording Secretary: Mary Beth Michell

Department Representatives:

Behavioral Sciences: Diane Graves-Oliver
Mathematics & Statistics: John Fink
Natural Sciences: John Thomas
Language, Culture and Communication: Jamie Shinhee Lee
Literature, Philosophy and Arts: Sheryl S Pearson
CASL-Wide Programs: Position Open
Social Sciences: Julie Roddy & Georgina Hickey

Committee History and Charge

The CASL Curriculum Committee was established by the CASL Executive Committee on 31 January 1984 to oversee the curriculum of the College on behalf of the Executive Committee.  The original charge to the Curriculum Committee, approved by the Executive Committee on 30 March 1984, reads as follows:

"The CASL Curriculum Committee shall be responsible for (1) carrying out the policies for curriculum matters as established by the Executive Committee, (2) reviewing and approving new course proposals, course modifications, and course deletions, (3) initiating curriculum reviews with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee, and (4) evaluating and recommending to the Executive Committee for approval, any curriculum reforms, such as new degree programs, areas of focus, interdisciplinary studies, minors, etc."

The original composition of the Curriculum Committee consisted of one faculty member of Senate rank representing each of the five departments. The voting membership was expanded in 2006 to include explicit representation for the College-wide programs. In 2008, the voting membership was expanded again to reflect CASL's reorganization into six departments.