Senate's Academic Programs Committee
- Chair: Andrew Hippisley, '13
2012-2013 Roster
- Marilyn Duncan, '13
- Mary Arthur, '13
- Esther DuPont-Versteegden, '13
- Richard Charnigo, '14
- David Atwood, '14
- Alan DeSantis, '14
- Todd Porter, '14
- Margaret Schroeder, '14
- Paul Childs, '15
- Paul Karan, '15
- Kelsea Dawson (SGA - Health Sciences), '13
- Tim Tracy, Interim Provost, ex officio
- Mia Alexander-Snow, Director of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, ex officio
Current Items for Review
- Proposed New BA/BS in Information Communication Technology (PDF)
- Proposed New Undergraduate Certificate in Peace Studies (PDF) [revised version posted 3/20/13]
- SC tentatively to review on April 1, 2013
- US tentatively to review on April 8, 2013
- Proposed University Scholars Program for a BS Accountancy and MS in Accountancy (PDF)
- SC tentatively to review on April 1, 2013
- US tentatively to review on April 8, 2013
- Proposed Suspension of Graduate Certificate in Medical Behavioral Science (PDF)
- SC tentatively to review on April 1, 2013
- US tentatively to review on April 8, 2013
- Proposed New Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language (PDF)
- SC tentatively to review on April 1, 2013
- US tentatively to review on April 8, 2013
- Proposed New Graduate Certificate in Power and Energy (PDF)
- SC tentatively to review on April 1, 2013
- US tentatively to review on April 8, 2013
- Proposed New Graduate Certificate in Advanced Horticulture (PDF)
- SC tentatively to review on March 25, 2013
- US tentatively to review on April 8, 2012
Past Items
- Proposed New Graduate Certificate in Instructional Communication (PDF)
- Proposed Suspension of Master of Arts in Library Sciences (PDF)
- Proposed Suspension of Admissions into the Master of Science in Nursing (PDF)
- Proposed New Undergraduate Certificate in Power and Energy (PDF)
- Proposed University Scholars Program for an Undergraduate German Degree and Master of Arts in German (PDF)
- Proposed Resurrection ("New") BA/BS in Foreign Languages and International Economics (PDF)
- Proposed BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies (PDF)
Senate Council Charge 2012-2013
- Examine the balance of online courses that make up a program of study, and assess the balance's academic merit. Included in this is to determine the synchronous / asynchronous balance within the online component.
- Register the growth of certificate proposals and assess the academic merit of such growth.
- Propose standards and procedures for assessing the effectiveness of programs, especially interdisciplinary centers and institutes and certificates.
- Address the issue of overlap of courses for concurrent certificate programs (double dipping).
Charter - Senate Rules 1.4.2.6
The Senate's Academic Programs Committee (SAPC) is charged with recommending action to the Senate on all new academic programs approved by the Undergraduate Council, the Graduate Council, or the Academic Council for the Medical Center. Specifically, the SAPC shall review the academic excellence, the need, and the impact, desirability, and priority of the new academic program in relation to other programs. In approving a new program, the Committee shall recommend a priority to indicate its importance and the immediacy with which it should be implemented.
The Committee shall function mainly through three permanent subcommittees: Graduate Degree Programs, First Degree Programs (including undergraduate degree programs), and Professional and Pre-professional Degree programs. The appropriate subcommittee shall investigate the proposed new program and present its evaluation to the full committee, which shall decide on its recommendation to the Senate. In ascertaining the appropriate subcommittee, and in acting upon the recommendations of the SAPC, it is the policy of the University Senate to adopt and utilize the definitions of the Council on Postsecondary Education that distinguish these different types of degree programs.