Educational Policy Committee

Committee Charge: The charge of the EPC is to review proposed curricular changes and make recommendations to the College and the Dean. The EPC also serves as the academic appeals committee.

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Curricular changes include the creation of new courses and any significant changes to existing courses. Significant changes include change in level, credit hours, significant change to content, or inclusion in the general education curriculum. The EPC also reviews and makes recommendations on new programs and significant changes to existing programs. Significant changes to a program include change in focus, name change, change in total number of hours or total number of upper-level hours, or a change in required courses. Programs include concentrations, minors, certificates, and majors. Click on the following link for additional information on the curriculum approval process. See below for a schedule of proposal deadlines and committee meetings. Click here for proposal instructions.

Proposals Due	Meeting Dates	Recommendations
Sept. 6	Sept. 13	New course proposals for Spring 2020 should be submitted by September 6. Course prerequisite changes should be submitted by September 6 in order to be effective for spring registration.
		New degree, major, and certificate proposals (or name change of same) intended for the 20-21 catalog should be submitted no later than September 6.
Oct. 4	Oct. 11
Nov. 1	Nov. 8
Dec. 6	Dec. 13
Jan. 3	Jan. 10	New minor or concentration proposals as well as significant program changes for the 20-21 catalog should be submitted by January 3. Changes to course prerequisites should be submitted by January 3 in order to be effective for summer 2020.
Feb. 7	Feb. 14	Any changes to course prerequisites should be submitted by February 7 in order to be effective for fall 2020 registration.
Mar. 6	Mar. 13	All new course proposals for Fall 2020 should be submitted by Mar. 6.
Apr. 3	Apr. 10

The Committee generally meets at 1:00 p.m. on the second Friday of the month in ASH 202.

EPC Membership 19-20

2017-2020
Jennifer Harbour (Humanities)
Carson Holloway (Social Sciences) (Replaced by Petr Pavlinek fall 2019)
Ed Tisko (Natural Sciences)

2018-2021
Jeanne Reames (Humanities)

2019-2021
Adam Weaver (Social Sciences)
Valentin Matache (Natural Sciences)

2019-2022
Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch (Humanities)
Cristian Doña-Reveco (Social Sciences)
Roxi Kellar (Natural Sciences) Chair

Elect 2020-2023
Tammie Kennedy (Humanities)
Dora Matache (Natural Sciences)
Brett Kyle (Social Sciences)

Joan Bell serves as committee coordinator.