Academic Council

Academic Council (AC) provides academic leadership support by recommending approval of new programs or program changes; ensuring curriculum conforms to requirements; assisting with the direction of academic priorities; and developing and recommending policies, processes and practices to support effective teaching and learning.

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Academic Council meeting minutes

Guidelines for presenters

Academic Council meets monthly during the academic year to approve the following:

  • New program curriculum
  • Program renewals
  • Program changes including:
    • Program titles
    • Total program hours
    • Individual course hours
    • Greater than 25 per cent changes to the intent of the learning outcomes
    • Course grade mode
  • Admission requirements

Meeting dates are scheduled a year in advance.

Process

The guidelines below are provided to assist program areas when presenting programs to AC for approval. To facilitate an efficient presentation at AC, proposals must be:

  • submitted through the Curriculum Information Management (CIM) system to the Office of Academic Quality (OAQ) for review a minimum of two weeks prior to the AC meeting date for review. The OAQ will recommend revisions as appropriate.
  • approved by the dean/associate dean.
  • submitted through CIM to the OAQ office manager (for distribution to AC members) a minimum of one week prior to the AC meeting date.

Guests/presenters will be in attendance with their dean/associate dean/director.

Documents

All program documentation is housed within CIM and includes the following:

  • Program Outline 
  • Program mapping
  • Program tracking
  • Detailed Curriculum Map
  • Program Renewal Summary

For assistance, please contact the Office of Academic Quality.