NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE BYLAWS

ARTICLE 1: NAME

The Name of this standing committee of the Faculty Senate is the University Curriculum Committee (UCC).

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

Section 1: The purpose of the UCC are to process and to recommend approval or disapproval of all policies and procedures related to the curriculum of Northern Kentucky University, with the exception of those policies and procedures that are under the purview of the Chase College of Law.

Section 2. The UCC will process and recommend approval or disapproval of the following: new courses, experimental courses, non-traditional credit courses, course change, new programs, majors and minors, and changes in programs, majors, and minors.

Section 3. The UCC will forward its recommendation for approval to the appropriate office, i.e., the President of the Faculty Senate and/or the Provost.

Section 4. The UCC will process and recommend approval or disapproval of certificate programs that contain credit courses.

Section 5. The UCC will process and recommend approval or disapproval of all matters pertaining to general studies and remedial work.

Section 6. The UCC may initiate action on behalf of the faculty regarding curricula and related matters.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Regular: The regular membership of the UCC is that specified in the Constitution of the Faculty Senate plus one non-voting representative chosen by the Interdisciplinary Studies faculty. The UCC representative will be chosen by a committee composed of one member from each of the interdisciplinary programs.

Section 2. Ex officio: The ex officio membership of the UCC is the NKU Registrar and the President of Student Government or their designated representatives.

ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS and DUTIES

Section 1. The officers of the UCC are the Chairperson, the subcommittee chairpersons, and the Secretary.

Section 2. The Chairperson of the UCC is elected by the Faculty Senate following the election procedure set forth in the Faculty Senate's Constitution.

Section 3. The Chairperson of the UCC will (a) set each meeting's agenda, (b) serve as an ex officio member of the Graduate Council, (c) act as liaison to university committees, bodies, and administrators in matters relating to curricula, and (d) engage in the other duties specified in the Faculty Senate's Constitution.

Section 4. The Chairpersons of the College Curriculum Committees will be elected by members of those committees.

Section 5. The Chairperson of the General Studies/Remedial Work Committee will be elected by the members of the UCC.

Section 6. The Chairperson of the Experimental/Non-Traditional Course Committee will be elected by the members of the UCC.

Section 7. The Secretary is elected by the members of the UCC. He/she will keep minutes of the meetings.

Section 8. In the absence of nominations for the subcommittee chairpersons or for the Secretary, the Chairperson of the UCC will appoint a member(s) from the UCC to fill the vacant position(s).

ARTICLE V: MEETINGS

Section 1. Regular: The chairperson of UCC will select (a) the meeting time convenient to as many members of the UCC as possible, and (b) the first date on which the UC is to meet each semester.

Section 2. Regular: The UCC will meet once every two weeks after Section 1(b) has been established.

Section 3. Regular: The Chairperson of the UCC should try to have the agenda and needed materials for the meeting in the hands of the members of the UCC approximately five days in advance of the meeting.

Section 4. Special: Special meetings of the UCC may be called by the Chairperson of the UCC after consultation with the UCC's officers. The UCC members will be notified as far in advance as possible.

Section 5. Quorum: A simple majority of the UCC constitutes a quorum.

Section 6. Approval of an agenda item. Unless otherwise specified herein, the agenda item will be decided by majority vote, provided a quorum is present.

e.g., even if one member votes for a motion, but none vote against it and all others abstain, then the motion will be ruled as having carried by a majority, in this case, a majority of one.

Subsection (a): Proposed changes in the NKU's general studies requirements require a two-thirds majority.

Subsection (b): All approved changes in NKU's general studies requirements must be forwarded to the President of Faculty Senate.

Subsection (c): Following the approval of a new course, the UCC may refer it to the Faculty Senate if one-third plus one of those members of the UCC present so recommend.

Subsection (d): Proposed changes in NKU's remedial work requirements require a two-thirds majority.

Subsection (e): All approved changes in NKU's remedial work requirements must be forwarded to the President of the Faculty Senate.

Subsection (f): All proposed changes in NKU's entrance or exit requirements must be approved by the UCC.

Section 7. Proxy votes: Proxy votes, conveyed to the Chairperson of the UC prior to the vote on an agenda item or through a stand-in representative will be allowed if approved by majority vote.

ARTICLE VI: STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES

Section 1. The standing subcommittees are: (a) the college subcommittees of each college offering undergraduate degrees, (b) the General Studies/Remedial Work Committee, and (c) the Experimental/Non-traditional Course Committee.

Section 2. Each regular member of the UCC will serve on the appropriate college subcommittee as determined by her/his academic departmental appointment. The representative from the interdisciplinary programs will serve as a voting member on the Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee.

Section 3. The library will make appointments to each college subcommittee as it deems appropriate.

Section 4. General Studies/Remedial Work Committee: This subcommittee shall consist of two members from each college offering undergraduate degrees (membership may be open to any faculty member interested in serving on the General Studies/Remedial Work Subcommittee not just to UCC members) and a chairperson from among the members of the UCC. The individual members as well as the chair will be elected by the UCC.

Section 5. Experimental/Non-Traditional Course Committee (ENTC): This subcommittee will have six members. The chairperson will be elected from the membership of the UCC. The other members will be selected either from the UCC or from the faculty at large following the solicitation of nominations. The Chairperson of the UCC will be an ex officio member of this subcommittee.

Subsection (a): Actions of the committee with regard to proposals for experimental course/programs will not be subject to the approval of the UCC.

Subsection (b): Actions of the committee with regard to proposals for non-traditional credit courses will be subject to approval of the UCC.

Subsection (c): An experimental course may be offered twice without having to go through the regular curriculum approval process providing it is approved each time by the ENTC.

Subsection (d): Experimental programs will be submitted to the ENTC for consideration and approval. If approved, a summary of the program will be sent to the UCC for information only.

Subsection (e): The ENTC will submit to the UCC during the last regular meeting of each semester a brief report of its activities.

Subsection (f): Funding or reassigned time for experimental courses/programs or non-traditional courses will be negotiated through the appropriate departmental chairperson(s) and dean(s) by the initiator. The ENTC will make recommendation in such matters.

ARTICLE VII: TEMPORARY SUBCOMMITTEES

Section 1. By majority vote, for issues or matters falling outside the usual scope of the full committee, the Chairperson of the UCC may appoint other subcommittees, standing or ad hoc.

Section 2. The subcommittee provided for in Section 1 above may include, if desired, university administrators, and students who are not members of the UCC.

ARTICLE VIII: AMENDMENTS

These by-laws may be amended at any regular UCC meeting by a majority vote of the UCC members in attendance provided the amendment was submitted in writing at the previous regular UCC meeting. By-laws changes must be approved by the Faculty Senate.

Approved:

UCC - February 2, 1984

Faculty Senate - February 27, 1984

Faculty Senate - May 11, 1987

Faculty Senate - October 9, 1987

Faculty Senate - May 16, 1991

Revised: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994

Reprinted: 8/25/94