3.1 Standing Committees' Authorities and Actions
(Approved February 16, 1993)
Each standing committee shall have by-direction authority over a subset of the matters that come under the authority of the Council. In order to exercise its by-direction authority, a quorum of the subcommittee must be raised for a vote.
Meeting agenda shall indicate matters which have been considered for by-direction decisions since the last meeting of the Council, and the standing committee shall report the results of their deliberations to the Council during the meeting. Support data for by-direction decisions shall be distributed with meeting agenda.
The allocation of by-direction authority is given in detail in the following sections.
3.1.1 Course Review Committee
(Approved: February 16, 1993)(Amended January 25, 2012)
The Course Review Committee possesses by-direction authority to approve changes to previously approved courses, to reinstate previously-retired courses, and to deactivate previously approved courses. Issues involving course modification requests that cannot be resolved within the Committee will, at the discretion of the Committee Chair, be submitted to the full Council for approval or disapproval.
It possesses no by-direction authority to approve new courses.
3.1.2 Curricula, Certificate, and Degree Requirements Committee
(Approved: February 16, 1993) (Amended October 27, 2005) (Amended January 17, 2007) (Amended August 18, 2021) (Amended December 7, 2022)
The Curriculum, Certificate, and Degree Requirements Committee has by-direction authority to approve the following types of requests:
- requests for transfer of credit from another institution;
- requests to extend the time to remove grades of Incomplete;
- requests for exceptions to Academic Certificate requirements;
- requests for new certificates where the only difference from an existing approved certificate is the mode of delivery.
- requests for modifications to existing Academic Certificates.
3.1.3 Doctoral Committee
(Approved: February 16, 1993)(Amended January 25, 2012)(Amended September 15, 2021)
The Ph.D. Committee has by-direction authority to approve:
- advancement to candidacy;
- passage of dissertation defense;
- final degree nominations.
In addition, the Ph.D. Committee has by-direction authority to approve minor deviations from standard procedures for attaining a Ph.D. at the School.
3.1.4 Special Programs Committee
(Approved: February 16, 1993) (Amended January 17, 2007) (Amended January 25, 2012) (Amended August 21, 2013)
The Special Programs Committee has by-direction authority to approve:
- master's degrees which have not been previously and explicitly approved by the Council;
- internal dual degree programs.
3.1.5 Nominations Committee
(Approved: January 25, 2012) (Amended July 26, 2023)
The Nominations Committee has by-direction authority to recommend:
- a list of those nominated for degrees and certificates who meet all requirements.
- a list of those nominated for degrees with special awards.