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Phone: 718-960-8675 / Fax: 718-960-8548
Email: arts.humanities@lehman.cuny.edu
Departments begin the process of curricular change by sending their proposals simultaneously to both the chair of the Arts and Humanities Curriculum Committee (AHCC) and the chair of the appropriate Undergraduate or Graduate Senate Curriculum Committee, with copies to the Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. The faculty members of the AHCC check the proposals, on their own and in conjunction with the Dean's Office and/or the departments (as needed), while the Senate Committee waits. Once the proposals are in proper order, they move to the Provost's office, which forwards them to the appropriate Senate Curriculum Committee. Proposals approved by Lehman Senate Curriculum Committee(s) are forwarded to the Lehman College Senate for a vote, and then on to CUNY's central office for final approval, after which the curricular changes are entered into Smart Catalogue and appear in the Bulletin.
The following links should help departments as they plan, submit, and revise their proposals:
- AHCC MEMBERSHIP 2012-2013
- LEHMAN COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEES 2012-2013
- LEHMAN COLLEGE SENATE SCHEDULE 2012-2013
- CUNY DEADLINE CALENDAR 2012-2013
- CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CURRICULAR CHANGES2012-2013
- PROCEDURE FOR PROPOSING CURRICULAR CHANGES
- ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INVENTORY
- SAMPLE APPROVED PROPOSALS
AHCC MEMBERSHIP 2012-2013
DEPARTMENT |
MEMBER |
MEMBER'S EMAIL |
African-American Studies |
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Art |
Paul Carrellas | |
English |
Paula Loscocco (CHAIR) |
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History |
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Journalism, Communication, & Theater |
Philip Ruiz |
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Languages & Literatures |
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Latin American & Puerto Rican Studies |
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Music |
Jack Hyatt |
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Philosophy |
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Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences |
lynn.rosenberg@lehman.cuny.edu
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LEHMAN COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEES 2012-2013
Click here to link to the Lehman College Senate Curriculum Committees
Professor Barbara Jacobson (718-960-8841) is the Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Professor Janet DeSimone (718-960-4993) is the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee.
- Spring 2013 deadlines and meeting schedule for the Graduate Studies Committee
LEHMAN COLLEGE SENATE SCHEDULE 2012-2013
Click here to link to the Lehman College Senate Schedule
During the academic year, departments should allow at least two weeks (and more, for complex proposals) prior to the items deadline to enable proposals to go through both the School and Senate curriculum committees.
Departments are strongly advised to send a representative to all Curriculum Committee and Senate meetings in which departmental proposals are discussed.
CUNY DEADLINE CALENDAR 2012-2013
Click here to link to the CUNY Deadline Calendar.
Proposals approved by the Lehman College Senate proceed to the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs (OAA), the Committee on Academic Program, Policy, and Research (CAPPR), and the CUNY Board.
The CUNY Deadline Calendar explains how long it will take for final CUNY approval after proposals have left the Lehman Senate. As the Calendar indicates, the date for likely CUNY approval depends on when Senate-approved proposals arrive at the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs.
Lehman College must approve any University Curriculum Committee recommendations before proposals can proceed to the CUNY Board. Courses can be added can into the Smart Catalogue within a week of CUNY approval. Courses appear in the online Lehman Bulletin about a month after they are entered into the Smart Catalogue.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CURRICULAR CHANGES 2012-2013
In the School of Arts and Humanities, the proper procedure for proposing curricular changes is as follows. Proposals are first approved by Departmental (not P&B) vote. The Department then sends the approved proposals simultaneously to (a) the chair(s) of the appropriate Senate Curriculum Committee(s) and (b) the chair of the Arts and Humanities Curriculum Committee (AHCC), with copies to the Associate Dean, School of Arts and Humanities.
During the 2012-2013 academic year, the relevant individuals are:
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair: Professor Barbara Jacobson (barbara.jacobson@lehman.cuny.edu)
Graduate Curriculum Committee Chair: Professor Janet DeSimone (janet.desimone@lehman.cuny.edu)
Arts and Humanities Curriculum Committee Chair: Professor Paula Loscocco (paula.loscocco@lehman.cuny.edu)
Associate Dean, School of Arts and Humanities: Terrence Cheng (terrence.cheng@lehman.cuny.edu)
First work is done by the AHCC, while the Senate Curriculum Committee waits. The AHCC clarifies, corrects, and formats proposals, in consultation with the Department, the Associate Dean, and (as needed) the Senate Curriculum Committee chair(s). During this process, the Department communicates with the AHCC.
Once proposals have been revised by the AHCC and approved by the Department and Dean's Office, they go to the Provost’s Office, which forwards them to the appropriate Senate Committee(s). After this handoff, the Department communicates with the Senate Curriculum Committee chair(s). NOTE: owing to a new requirement by CUNY Central, some proposals for changes to programs will require additional information regarding course syllabi and instructors. In these cases the AHCC chair will notify the department after receiving the proposal; please send this to the AHCC chair prior to Senate approval. Once the proposal is approved by the Senate, this information will be added to what is sent to CUNY Central.
For an outline of the process of curricular change, departments should consult the Provost’s 5 April 2010 “Memorandum on . . . Curricular Changes”and “New Procedures for Submission of Curricular Changes”:
- New Procedures for Submission of Curricular Changes
- Provost's 4/5/10 Memorandum on Curricular Changes
PROCEDURE FOR PROPOSING CURRICULAR CHANGES
Departments should use the following templates for all proposed curricular changes:
For changes to existing programs:
- The “From” section of each template should follow existing Bulletin copytext exactly. Deformat any text copied from online, removing hyperlinks and hypertext.
- Verify that proposed course numbers and codes are accurate. For undergraduate courses,visit this web page and click on “Course Offerings, Levels and Codes,” “Course Levels,” “Course Categories,” and “List of Alpha Codes.” For graduate courses,visit this web page and click on “Curricula and Course Offerings,” “Cross-listed Courses,” “Course Levels,” and “Index of Course Abbreviations (Alpha Codes).”
- Align each template’s “Learning Objectives” with the Department’s current Learning Objectives and Assessment Goals. Learning Objectives consist of actions students should be able to perform by the end of the course.
- Bold-bracket all changes in the “From” section. Underline all changes in the “To” section.
Entirely new programs are not covered by the instructions and templates listed above. New programs need to send a formal Letter of Intent to CUNY; departments should expect a delay of 3+ semesters as CUNY seeks information on funding and assesses University-wide demand for the program. (New minors and new BA/MA proposals do not require a Letter of Intent.)
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INVENTORY
As departments prepare the “Changes in Degree Requirements” form, they should consult the Academic Programs Inventory for Lehman College (pdf file).
- The “Program Code”, used by the New York State Education Department to register programs, is the five-digit number that appears at the top left of each entry in boldface.
- A program’s “Hegis #” (Higher Education General Information Survey) appears on the left in the form 0000.00.
- A “Major Code,” used by the Lehman College Registrar to keep track of majors, is the three-digit number that is indented from the left-hand margin.
SAMPLE APPROVED PROPOSALS
- English MFA Letter of Intent
- Russian Studies Minor
- LAPRS new course proposal
- History BA/MA proposal (approved by Senate)
Last modified: Jan 17, 2013
