Boards Responsibilities

Administrative Boards of the College of Arts & Sciences and the General College
Responsibilities of Members

The College of Arts and Sciences and the General College each has an administrative board appointed by the chancellor upon recommendation of the dean. A majority of the members of an administrative board are members of the faculty of the school or unit concerned. The term of office is three years. Terms are staggered so that approximately the same number of terms expires each year. A member who has served two consecutive terms is not eligible for immediate reappointment. Each Board includes representation from other schools with undergraduate degree programs. The Director of Undergraduate Admissions and the University Registrar may attend the meetings of the administrative boards, in an ex officio, non-voting capacity.

Meeting three times a semester, the Administrative Board of the General College and the Administrative Board of the College of Arts and Sciences work in concert. Their duties include (per the Faculty Code §6-2) the following:

1. To formulate, together with the dean, educational policies;
2. To advise the dean in handling administrative matters;
3. To review and approve new programs and curricula;
4. To examine and pass finally on all new courses proposed to the particular school or college; and
5. To perform such other duties as may be delegated to them.

The Boards review the following types of program proposals:

• New undergraduate degrees/majors
• New undergraduate concentrations
• New undergraduate minors
• New dual bachelor’s – graduate degree programs
• Revisions to undergraduate programs (degrees/majors, concentrations, minors)
• Discontinuations to undergraduate programs (degrees/majors, concentrations, minors)

Members of the Boards may also serve on a subcommittee, each described below.

Course Committee

The Course Committee includes members of the Boards, faculty from the College and Professional Schools, and a representative from The Graduate School. It is chaired by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Curricula. Meetings occur throughout the fall and spring semesters. The Committee reviews all undergraduate course proposals (numbered from 50 through 699), including proposals for the General Education curriculum. The Committee may advise the Boards on other curricular matters.

Program Committee

The Program Committee will resume in 2024-2025.

Subcommittee on Appeals

Within the College of Arts and Sciences, the academic appeals process is administered by the Office of Undergraduate Education, including the Academic Advising Program and the Retention Program. Academic administrators in these areas work collaboratively to make decisions concerning appeals for academic actions (i.e., drops or withdrawals) and appeals for eligibility (i.e., requests to return to the University on academic probation). A document approved by the Administrative Boards guides all decisions and is periodically reviewed and, as necessary, revised. Once a semester, grade protests and other appeals that are particularly complex are heard by the Subcommittee on Appeals, which is convened by the Associate Dean and Director of the Academic Advising Program.

 Last revised: 4/22/2024