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Policy No: 402.10.1

Policy Contact: Vice President for Instruction

Policy Title: CURRICULUM ADDITIONS, CHANGES, OR DELETIONS BETWEEN PLANNED REVIEWS 1. Curriculum additions or deletions may be proposed to the Standing Curriculum Committee at any time. 2. New program requests must be initiated by the divisions within which the change will occur. In the case of Career and Technical programs, the state-mandated model curriculum must be the basis for the proposed change if applicable. 3. The standing Curriculum Committee of the College will review any proposed changes, additions, deletions, and substantive change issues that must be reported to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). See their web site for details. 4. Recommendations from the Curriculum Committee will be submitted to the Instructional Council with all completed materials, including SACSCOC issues. The President will make the final determination of whether to include the proposed change or addition on the agenda of the next meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees and whether to contact SACSCOC to report the proposed change or addition as a substantive change. 5. The East Central Community College Board of Trustees is responsible for approving the number and types of degrees; the number and nature of departments and divisions through which the curriculum is administered; and the extent to which the institution should offer distance learning programs. Therefore, curriculum changes will be implemented only after Board of Trustees’ approval and any approvals required by SACSCOC.

(Added 5/13/08; Revised 11/10/15)