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University Studies Program

All proposals reviewed by this committee must be accompanied by the University Senate's Review and Consultation Summary Sheet (DOC).

University Studies Program Committee


2005-2006 Roster


Charter

1.4.3.0 University Studies Committee [US: 2/3/86; 4/14/86; 10/12/87; 4/23/01]

  1. The University Studies Committee shall be composed of sixteen voting members, twelve from the non-LCC/KCTCS faculty, one member from the Lexington Community College, one member from KCTCS, and two undergraduates. It shall be chaired by the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education who shall not have a vote except in cases of ties.

    The faculty members shall be appointed by the Senate Council. The Senate Council shall solicit nominations from the faculty prior to making appointments. The composition of the faculty membership shall parallel that of the Undergraduate Council, with nine members representing the various undergraduate colleges, three members appointed at large, and two representatives from the faculty of Lexington Community College or KCTCS as described in Rule I - 1.3.3.2. Faculty members shall serve for staggered three-year terms. The non LCC/KCTCS faculty members may not succeed themselves nor may they serve on the Committee again for a period of three years, except for a faculty member who is appointed to fill out a vacant term of one year or less. Members from the LCC/KCTCS are appointed for a three year period and are eligible for reappointment.

    The two student members shall be appointed annually by the Senate Council from names recommended by the President of the Student Government Association. The KCTCS member shall be appointed by the Senate Council upon the recommendation of the Community College Council for a three year period. (US: 10/12/87)

  2. The University Studies Committee shall exercise the following functions:
    1. It shall select all courses which are proposed to fulfill the program requirements.
    2. Upon the recommendation of the Associate Provost or on its own initiative, and upon sufficient investigation, it may delete courses (or pairs of courses) from their status of fulfilling the program requirements.
    3. It shall review periodically (at least every six years) the teaching and content of all courses selected to fulfill the program requirements. It shall delete courses (or pairs of courses) from the program that no longer seem appropriate to the program and recommend to colleges or departments, through the Associate Provost, such changes as it deems necessary or appropriate.
    4. It shall determine the general policies for the teaching and content of the Freshman Seminars.
    5. It shall consider and propose methods which will enhance the University Studies Program and assert its centrality to the undergraduate curriculum.
    6. Upon the recommendation of the Associate Provost or upon its own initiative, it shall develop and propose changes in the structure of the program or in the requirements necessary to complete it.
    7. It shall approve or disapprove recommendations of the Associate Provost for temporary waivers of or temporary substitutions for program requirements for particular categories of students.
    8. It shall set policies for the granting of credit to transfer students for courses taken which are equivalent to those in the program and it shall communicate these policies to all undergraduate colleges on campus.
    9. The University Studies Committee shall employ the principles and learning objectives approved by the University Senate for evaluating the alternate routes for satisfying the Oral Communication requirement in University Studies [US: 3/10/97]
  3. Waivers: All waivers of or substitutions for program requirements for particular categories of students, if approved by the Committee, shall be submitted to the Senate Council for its approval. The Senate Council’s approval of temporary waivers of or substitutions for program requirements for particular categories of students shall be final. [US: 10/11/99]

Meetings

September 7, 2005