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Curriculum Committee Procedures 2002-2003

Quorum
Fifty percent of the active membership constitutes a quorum. An inactive member is, by definition, one who is on leave of absence, who has resigned from the Committee, or who has declined, in writing, to participate in the work of the Committee. Alternates will not be counted for purposes of a quorum.
Meeting Period
The customary meeting period is 90 minutes from the call-to-order. Where special reasons exist, a meeting may be extended either by the Chair or by a motion from the floor and approval by a simple majority of the members in attendance.
Length of Debate
Debate may be limited by the Chair or by a motion from the floor and approval by a simple majority. A ruling by the Chair to limit debate may be overturned by a motion from the floor and approval by a simple majority.
Distribution of Agenda
The Chair will distribute agenda in accordance with contract requirements. Two copies will be sent routinely to each of the following: the President, Vice President and all Deans in the Academic area; Vice President, Student Life; the Chair of each academic department; the Chair of each contract committee; the office of the Student Government Association. Two copies will be sent to the MSCA Office, and fifteen to the All-College Committee.
Distribution of Minutes
The Secretary will distribute one copy of the minutes of each meeting to each member of the Committee and (after approval by the Committee) to each person on the distribution list given in item 4 above. Two copies will be sent to the MSCA office and one to the All-College Committee.
Guests
Committee meetings are open to all members of the College Community. It is strongly recommended that the author(s) of a proposal and the appropriate department Chair(s) attend the Committee meeting on the date when the proposal appears on the agenda under "Old Business", and participate in the discussion. If any involved party is unable to be present, the Committee may vote (or agree by general consent) to postpone consideration of a proposal.
Submission of Proposals
All proposals originating outside the Committee must be submitted through the All College Committee. One copy of the proposal should be sent to the Chair of the All College Committee with a request for forwarding to the Curriculum Committee. All proposals must carry an effective implementation date. Proposals for new courses, changes in existing courses, and deletion of courses must be submitted on the appropriate forms, which are available in the Academic Affairs Office. All proposals forwarded from the All College Committee will have received a tracking number.
Subcommittees of the Curriculum Committee
Except where special reasons exist, each proposal received by the Committee will be assigned to a representative or subcommittee which, after appropriate study, will report back to the whole Committee for debate and action.
- Subcommittee Policies and Procedures
Treatment of Rejected Items
1. An item rejected by the Committee will be returned to the person or department originating the proposal. The originator may either submit a revised proposal or request reconsideration of the original proposal.
  
  Revised Proposals - If the revisions are limited in extent and involve changes specifically requested by the Committee, the revised proposal may, at the Chair's discretion, be placed directly under "Old Business" on the Agenda. The subcommittee which considered the original proposal may be asked for a recommendation on the revision. Extensively revised proposals will be treated as new business.
  
  Reconsideration - An item submitted unchanged for reconsideration will be listed under "New Business" on the agenda. It will not be assigned to a subcommittee at this time. Discussion of the item will be limited to the question of reconsideration, not to the contents or merits of the proposal. If two-thirds of the Committee members present vote for reconsideration, the item will then be assigned to a subcommittee and listed under "Old Business" for the following meeting. Items which do not receive Committee approval for reconsideration will be returned to the originators.
2. Items passed by the Curriculum Committee but rejected and returned by the All College Committee will be handled in one of several ways. If the stated reasons for the rejection involve only technical corrections or other limited revision, the item may, at the Chair's discretion, be placed directly under "Old Business" on the agenda of the next Committee meeting. Items requiring more extensive review may be assigned to a subcommittee or returned to the original sponsors for revision. Items returned by the All College Committee without explicitly stated reasons will be treated as in a. above: "Reconsideration". In any case, the Committee will attempt to respond to the returned item at the earliest feasible time.