Academic Council

Publication: Faculty Handbook

Policy Statement

The Academic Council is responsible to study, refine, and recommend to the President all matters relating to the curriculum of Carolina University.

Policy Procedures

Particularly, the Committee shall give attention to the following duties:

1. to serve in an advisory capacity
2. to keep abreast of course offerings and of needs for curricular changes
3. to consider proposals involving all additions, deletions, or modifications of curricular programs or required courses
4. to discuss relationships of various school programs
5. to handle other tasks as may, from time to time, be delegated to it.
6. to provide leadership in the academic areas of the University in conjunction with university leadership.
7. to serve as an appeal committee as designated

All discussion of curriculum changes, program additions, and program deletions originates in each individual school. Each school makes a recommendation to the Academic Council. The Academic Council discusses and acts on the school recommendation. In all votes, a simple majority is adequate. The Faculty has the authority to make curricular changes, but the President must approve program changes such as the deletion or addition of a program.