Representatives to all divisional committees are, at the request of the Arts and Sciences Council, elected through procedures specified within the departments/schools and divisions to serve three-year terms.

Function

• To review curriculum modifications and new course proposals from department or program units within each division.  If approval is recommended, the course modification proposal forms are forwarded to the Dean; if the modifications are not approved, the forms are returned to the department/program unit for revision.
• To act on student appeals to waive or substitute courses within that portion of the general requirements which might be considered under the "jurisdiction" of each respective divisional committee.
• To make appropriate recommendations to the Dean regarding matters of concern to each respective division.

Membership

Committee for the Arts and Humanities

Voting members include one representative from each of the following: the School of Art; Departments of English, German, Russian and East Asian Languages, Philosophy, Popular Culture, Romance Languages, Theatre; the College of Musical Arts. 

An Assistant or Associate Dean who holds faculty rank serves as a non-voting member. 

A college advisor serves as a non-voting member.

The representative from the College of Musical Arts is not eligible to chair the committee.

Committee for the Social Sciences

Voting members include one representative from each of the following: the Departments of Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and the School of Communication Studies, and Telecommunications. 

An Assistant or Associate Dean who holds faculty rank serves as a non-voting member.

A college advisor serves as a non-voting member.

Representatives from the Department of Economics is not eligible to chair the committee.

Committee for Mathematics and the Natural and Physical Sciences

Voting members include one representative from each of the following: the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics and Astronomy. 

An Assistant or Associate Dean who holds faculty rank serves as a non-voting member.

A college advisor serves as a non-voting member.

Committee for the School of Communication Studies

Voting members include two representatives from the Departments of Journalism and Interpersonal Communication; an additional representative is appointed by the director.

An Assistant or Associate Dean serves as a non-voting member.

A college advisor serves as a non-voting member.

Committee for the School of Art

Voting members include one representative from each of the program divisions within the School and one undergraduate student. 

An Assistant or Associate Dean serves as a non-voting member.

A college advisor serves as a non-voting member.

Committee for Interdisciplinary Programs

The Council of Interdisciplinary Program Directors serves to review course proposals and modifications which are not departmentally based.

Voting members include one representative from each of the following: African Studies, American Culture Studies, Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, Chapman at Kohl, Classical Studies, Environmental Studies, General Studies Writing, International Studies and Women's Studies.  Neuro-science is a non-voting member.

An Assistant or Associate Dean who holds faculty rank serves as a non-voting member.

A college advisor serves as a non-voting member.