POLICY 03:02:01

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Curriculum Development Committee (CDC) recommends courses of action related to
educational programs; reviews new curricula, new programs, or substantive changes in existing
curricula, programs, and courses, including general education course proposals; and supports and
monitors the curriculum development system.

1. General Guidelines:
   The charge of the committee is to ensure that Pellissippi State Community College’s programs
   and courses meet the needs of students, business and industry, and the local community as well
   as the requirement of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and the Tennessee Higher
   Education Commission (THEC). These requirements include ensuring that college courses and
   programs reflect the breadth, depth, theory, and practice appropriate to the discipline and degree
   level. The curriculum development committee establishes and upholds the curriculum timeline
   for proposal submissions for the academic year. The committee will recommend action as
   needed to improve specific components of the curriculum; appoint subcommittees and
   coordinate and communicate their activities as needed; and communicate the results of the
   committee’s efforts to faculty, staff, administration, and students through appropriate means.
2. Proposals and Curriculum Changes
   New curriculum, program, certificate proposals, program modification, and general education
   course proposals must follow requirements specified in Pellissippi State Policy 03:04:02
   Program Modification, and Policy 03:01:01 Degree Requirements: Transfer Programs, Policy
   03:01:02 Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Policy 06:02:03 Academic Freedom and
   Responsibility. For other curriculum changes, see Pellissippi State Policy 03:04:00 Credit Course
   Addition/ Deletion/Modification.Complete proposals are submitted to the director of Curriculum via the curriculum change
   workflow, and proposals must be approved by the academic department dean prior to CDC
   review. It is recommended that the academic department dean or other knowledgeable person
   attend the committee meeting in which the proposal is discussed.

   After approval by the CDC, proposals are sent to the Chief Academic Officer for approval.

Approved: Executive Council, March 4, 1991
Executive Council, September 10, 1991
Executive Council, September 28, 1992
Executive Council, June 20, 1994
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, September 18, 1995
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, September 18, 1995
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, February 11, 1998
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, August 6, 2001
Approved: President’s Staff, May 15, 2006
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, May 15, 2006
Editorial Changes, July 2008, July 2009
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, July 19, 2010
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, July 19, 2010
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, May 9, 2011
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, May 9, 2011
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council September 26, 2016
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., September 26, 2016
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, June 27, 2022
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., June 27, 2022
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 27, 2023
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., November 27, 2023