Eligibility

Tenure/Non-Tenure	Full-Time/Part-Time	Elected/Appointed
T/N	F	E/A

Composition

There are three Division Curriculum Committees (one for Divisions 1 and 2, one for Divisions 3 and 4, and one for Divisions 5 and 6).

• Six (6) faculty members: Three (3) are elected at large from each division represented
• Two (2) counselors: One of the counselors is designated as a voting member; the other advises and consults.
• One (1) student

  Individual committees may have distribution requirements among the represented division. Staggered two-year terms are mandated on each committee to provide continuity.

  All full-time faculty who will not be physically absent from campus (i.e., on sabbatical/leave/exchange) are automatically nominated for DCC elections which are held each March.

Purpose

The Division Curriculum Committees represent the curriculum interests of each division and reviews course and program proposals originating within the division prior to those proposals being sent to the CPC.

Function

Each Division Curriculum Committee:

• Approves and recommends amendments to curriculum and courses.
• Recommends curriculum and course proposals to the Committee on Programs and Curricula (CPC).
• Makes recommendations to the CPC on other divisional curriculum matters as may arise.
• Ensures that the appropriate information as required by system and college procedures be included in each curriculum and course proposal.
• selects a liaison to serve as a non-voting member of the CPC.

Workload

Although this Committee meets only once a month, the workload for the DCC can at times be very heavy. It is expected that proposals be reviewed in depth and be evaluated within the context of departmental and college-wide educational development plans.