Academic Programs Committee

Committee Information 2025-2026

Meeting Times:

Classification:

Senate Appointed Chartered Committee (As Charter, Section IV, Section 1(b); Bylaw 7, Section 3).

Reports to:

Academic Senate

Charge:

To review new programs and changes to existing programs. 

Proposed Changes to Charge:

One faculty member from each college plus the chair.  Several administrative people.

Composition:

Chair: Dr. Dave Asch

Qualifications of Committee Members (if appropriate):

Faculty shall include all those employed as full service personnel who hold academic rank and are paid, at least in half-part, by one or more academic departments.  Their home department shall be that academic department in which the greater portion of their salary is budgeted and where they shall have the right to cast ballots.  In cases where a major portion cannot be defined, the home department shall be the academic department where the person holds academic rank (Academic Senate Charter, Article II, Section 3).

Means of Appointment:

By Governance Committee Appointment (Bylaw 7, Section 2)

Membership Term:

Quorum:

Quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the voting and nonvoting membership (Bylaw 7, Section 1 (a)).

Attendance:

Same as Academic Senate Attendance Policy

Chair Responsibilities:

Proposed Changes to any Area Other Than Charge and Composition:

Current Composition (Members and Vacancies):

Meeting Minutes (2025-2026) 

Committee Worksheet Information

Academic Programs Worksheet 2022-2023

Academic Programs Worksheet 2025-2026