Curriculum Committee

Charge

The Curriculum Committee shall evaluate the merits of proposed courses relative to the academic standards of the institution. Such evaluation shall take into consideration the intellectual rigor, academic integrity, and pedagogical coherence of the proposed course. The Committee shall also consider whether a course merits the proposed number of credits, whether the mode of student evaluation is appropriate for the course content, and whether resources are adequate. Upon course approval, the UWT Curriculum Committee shall forward its recommendations to the UWT Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Curriculum Committee shall forward its policy recommendations to the Executive Council, who will bring them to the Faculty Assembly for a vote.

Membership

The voting membership of the Curriculum Committee shall consist of one representative from each of the academic units of UWT to be elected by each respective unit. The term of office shall be two years..

For more curriculum information visit the University of Washington Curriculum Office web page.

Members:

José Ríos, Chair, Education 2009-2011
Brian Coffey, Urban Studies 2008-2010
Divya McMillin, IAS 2008-2010
Tom Diehm, Social Work 2009-2011
Ruth Rea, Nursing 2009-2011
Daniel Zimmerman, Institute of Technology 2008-2010
Kent Nelson, Milgard School of Business 2008-2010

Service Statements

Please consider including some or all of the following service statements on your syllabus:

Meetings:

October 21, 2009

Deadlines for 2008-2009 Academic Year:

Minutes:

Curriculum 01-23-08
Curriculum 02-20-08
Curriculum 03-19-08
Curriculum 04-23-08
Curriculum 05-28-08
Curriculum 08-06-08
Curriculum 10-22-08
Curriculum 11-20-08
Curriculum 12-10-08
Curriculum 01-21-09
Curriculum 02-18-09
Curriculum 03-18-09
Curriculum 04-22-09
Curriculum 05-20-09
Curriculum 07-22-09

Minutes Archive

Agendas:

Curr.Comm.Agenda_10.31.06
Curr.Comm.Agenda_11.22.06
Curr.Comm.Agenda_01.24.07
Curr. Comm.Agenda 02.21.07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 03.14.07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 04-25-07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 05-23-07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 07-24-07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 10-24-07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 11-19-07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 12-12-07
Curr. Comm. Agenda 01-23-08
Curr .Comm Agenda 02-20-08

Guidelines:

Courses Offered Jointly to Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Design and Evaluation of DL-Suffix Courses

Curriculum Goals for 2006-07:

Retreat breakout TARGET OBJECTIVES for 06/07 school year
Curriculum Goals and Accomplishments 2006-07

Curriculum Goals for 2007-08:

Finalize and fully implement e-submission process for new course applications and coursechange applications.
Post a "best practices" page on the Committee's website with examples of well done submissions from a variety of disciplines, and varying types of courses (those with labs, combo in-class and on-line courses, etc.)
Work with Academic Policy Committee to start establishing guidelines or standards (the wording remains up for discussinon) of what constitutes a course offered at various levels. For example, how is a 200-level course different from a 100-level or 300-level course? Do we want to set standards for this? Is it within the purview of this committee?
Assist in developing an "information flow" for programs such that all faculty know what courses have been approved by CurrComm, so they can include them in their advising to students.

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