3.4.10 Responsibility for curriculum

The institution places primary responsibility for the content, quality, and effectiveness of the curriculum with its faculty.

Judgment of Compliance

Compliance

Narrative of Justification

Bennett College places primary responsibility for the content, quality, and effectiveness of the curriculum with its faculty.  All course and curricula changes are initiated and approved at the departmental level by the faculty.  The department submits the recommendation to their respective Division for review and approval by the faculty. Thereafter, the Faculty Senate considers the recommendation in the Curriculum Committee and submits it to the full faculty for final approval. Changes in the General Education curriculum must originate in the General Education Advisory and Assessment Council and are then sent to the Curriculum Committee of the Faculty Senate, and the full faculty for consideration.  Examples of the process can be found in the minutes of departments, colleges, committees, the Faculty Senate, and the faculty (i.e. Division Meeting Minutes, Feb. 13, 2006 and Sept. 14, 2004).

The faculty’s role in ensuring the effectiveness of the curriculum is met in two ways: (1) establishing program and course student learning outcomes, measuring them, reflecting results as a basis for future improvements and department program reviews. (Academic Programs Student Learning Outcomes Assessments) All academic programs and general education program are reviewed as a program, internally and externally, once every five years.

The role of the Bennett College faculty as it relates to curricular responsibilities, is described in the Faculty Handbook, pp.54-56.

Supporting Documents

SOURCE	LOCATION/Special Instructions
Academic Programs Student Learning Outcomes Assessments	Office of Academic Affairs
Department Program Reviews	Office of Academic Affairs
Division Meeting Minutes, Feb. 13, 2006 and Sept. 14, 2004	Offices of Division Chairs
Faculty Handbook	Office of Academic Affairs