Chapter 4. Departments, Programs of Study, and Ad Hoc Faculty Supervisory Committees

4.1 Departments and programs of study are campuswide academic units each offering instruction in a single discipline or a combination of disciplines. The Committee on Educational Policy may recommend the establishment of departments and programs of study. (Am 27 Jan 71; CC 1 Aug 77, 28 Jan 81; EC 12 May 97, 31 Aug 06)

4.2 Departments and programs of study are responsible for assembling, making available, and coordinating course offerings in their fields, subject to the approval of the Committee on Courses of Instruction or the Graduate Council, as appropriate. (Am 4 June 69, 27 Jan 71, 26 May 76; CC 1 Aug 77, 28 Jan 81, 31 Aug 18; EC 12 May 97, 31 Aug 06)

4.3 Departments and programs of study establish minimum requirements for major and minor programs in their fields, subject to the approval of the Committee on Educational Policy, which shall review the requirements at least every five years. (Am 27 Jan 71; CC 1 Aug 77, 28 Jan 81; EC 12 May 97, 31 Aug 06)

4.4 When in these Regulations there is reference to the functions of departments, the term will be taken to include programs of study, if appropriate and in accordance with SCR 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. (Am 27 Jan 71; CC 31 Aug 98: EC 12 May 97, 31 Aug 06)

4.5 Major programs made up of courses offered by existing instructional units suitable for groups of students may be proposed for approval to the Committee on Educational Policy by ad hoc Faculty Supervisory Committees organized for the purpose. Upon approval, the proposing sponsors become the committee to supervise the major or minor program. Major and minor programs sponsored by supervisory committees are equivalent to those sponsored by departments and programs of study, except they shall be reviewed by the Committee on Educational Policy at least every two years. (Am 27 Jan 71; CC 1 Aug 77, 28 Jan 81; EC 12 May 97, 31 Aug 06)

4.6 When in these Regulations there is reference to the functions of departments, the term will be taken to include ad hoc Faculty Supervisory Committees, if appropriate and in accordance with SCR 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. (Am 27 Jan 71; CC 31 Aug 98)