Curriculum Policy & Resources
The College of Health Sciences and Professions has a standing curriculum committee comprised of two
faculty representatives from each academic unit. The purpose of the College Curriculum Committee
(CCC) is to enhance consistency in the college curriculum review process.
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The role of the Chair
o Determine meeting agenda
o Approve/return courses and programs
o Document CCC discussion in minutes
o Liaison with UCC as needed
o Send CCC meeting dates to CHSP academic units at least twice a year
o Follow up with course/program contacts related to course/program approval status
Chair term: Chair should be able to make a 3-year commitment
o Two years as the chair
o At least one semester as “past” chair to assist new chair
o Chair should always be a faculty member from a department or school
o The chair can approve courses/programs when the committee agrees that
courses/programs returned to units for revisions are minor enough that they require no
additional review
Chair and meetings
o The chair will establish semester meeting times prior to the start of the semester
o The committee will always meet unless there are no agenda items or issues to consider
o The chair can call special meetings if time-sensitive curricular issues arise between
scheduled meetings
Course reviews
o Chair will maintain a working list of course change requests to determine if it is reasonable
to identify “minor” changes in order to make meeting more efficient
o Courses and programs would be reviewed on a first in-first out basis
CCC Membership expectations
o The expectation is that each unit representative will have carefully reviewed all curriculum
materials before each meeting. An orientation at the beginning of each academic year will
include a review of the CCC guiding principles, an overview of the curriculum review
process, and suggestions on what to look for in courses and programs.
o The unit representative is expected to adhere to high standards when preparing and
submitting materials to CCC. Furthermore, the unit representative is expected to be
prepared to answer questions about the items submitted and go back to academic unit to
communicate feedback.
o For new courses, CCC would like each unit to answer questions such as: Why is the new
course needed? Will this course be a required or elective course? Such questions will allow
the CCC to “get the bigger picture” of the curriculum changes that are occurring, especially
in an RCM environment. There was also discussion of how CCC will evaluate responses to
these questions. That is, under what circumstances will CCC return a course because we do
not agree that it is needed? However, all agreed that the questions are important and need
to be asked.
o Units will have an alternate attend a meeting in the exceptional circumstance that the
designated CCC member cannot attend.
The University Curriculum Council (UCC) website [link to http://
www.ohio.edu/facultysenate/committees/ucc/] has information about: membership, meeting dates
(agendas and minutes), Individual Course Committee, Programs Committee, Program Review
Committee, and OCEAN (the curriculum management system at Ohio University)
Other helpful information on the UCC website:
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General education courses
Experimental courses
Temporary courses
Program relocation process
Guidelines for programs, minors and certificates
RACGS guidelines
Process for offering approved undergraduate programs at other Ohio campuses
Undergraduate and graduate semester programs
Changes in program form
Procedures for requesting a change in an academic program
OCEAN (Ohio Curriculum Enhancement and Approval Network) is used for new courses, course
changes, new programs, and program changes. Link to login to the OCEAN system: [link to
https://webapps.ohio.edu/ocean/]]
VERY HELPFUL DOCUMENT!
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE CHANGES TO AN EXISTING COURSE OR PROPOSE A NEW COURSE, PLEASE
FOLLOW THE OHIO UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF NEW COURSE PROPOSALS AND
COURSE CHANGES [link to http://www.ohio.edu/facultysenate/committees/ucc/upload/GuidelinesNew-Courses-and-Course-Changes_-Aug-2014.pdf]
If you have ANY questions about curriculum guidelines, requirements, forms or process, please
contact:
Sally Marinellie
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Health Sciences and Professions
3-4714, marinels@ohio.edu