College of Liberal Arts
Policies and Procedures Manual

The Policies and Procedures are being extensively revised. Sections of Part III were significantly changed in the 2003-4 academic year while Parts I and II and the rest of Part III await revision and meanwhile contain numerous errors, some typographical, many more substantive.

Table of Contents

I. Academic Policies and Procedures

A. Mission, Vision, and Core Values
B. Curriculum

1 Curriculum Committee
2 Curriculum
3 Curriculum Change
4 Credit for Non-Traditional Studies

C. Independent Study
D. Academic Conduct Committee
E. Honors Committee
F. Summer Teaching
G. International Education Committee
H. Process for Study Abroad Concentration and Procedures
I. Professional Responsibilities

II. Policies and Procedures on Faculty Evaluation, Tenure and Promotion

A. Criteria and Standards
B. Annual Tenure Review of Tenure-Track Faculty
C. Third-year Review Committee
D. Tenure Committee
E. Promotion
F. Student Evaluation

III. Policies and Procedures on Governance

A. Policy Making
B. Committees
C. Academic Departments and Chairs
D. Policies and Procedures Committee
E. Policy on Faculty Meetings and Agenda Committee
F. Faculty Election Procedures
G. Assessment Committee

Committees