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The S-designation is a semi-autonomous subcommittee of the Leeward CC Curriculum Committee. They review proposals for new S-designation courses, review and approve all S-designation courses for renewal, and report courses approved for S-designation to the Leeward CC Faculty Senate (for final approval) through the Curriculum Committee Chair.
Curriculum proposers are faculty looking to propose new, modification, or deletion of courses, programs, and certificates.
Curriculum Committee
Welcome, Curriculum Committee members!
Please see these excerpts from the UH Leeward CC Faculty Senate Charter and Bylaws to better understand the Curriculum Committee’s function within the curriculum approval process.
Submission Deadline
The 2024-2025 deadline for curriculum proposal submission approved by the Division Chairs is Friday, October 11, 2024. (The deadline for individual proposal submission to the division may vary by what is set by the respective division chair. Since all the initial submissions need to be reviewed and voted on by the division first prior to the division chair’s approval, the individual submission of any proposal to the division chair should be by the first Friday in October at the latest if no deadline has been set by the respective division chair.)
Note the following:
- The Start Term for non-experimental course proposals and Effective Term for
program proposals are Fall 2025. - The deadline is the date when a proposal must be approved by a division chair and submitted to the Curriculum Committee.
- Division review of and vote on the proposals must be conducted prior to the
division chair approval, with the exception of experimental course proposal.
- Division review of and vote on the proposals must be conducted prior to the
- The Curriculum Committee encourages faculty to submit proposals early in the fall semester to facilitate the review process at the college level.
Documents for Curriculum Committee Members
2024-2025 Meeting Schedule
Curriculum Committee meetings will be conducted via Zoom. Proposers are invited and strongly encouraged to attend the meeting on the review day of their proposals because their participation, though not required, often can facilitate the approval process.
Fall 2024
- August 30
- September 6, 13, 20, 27
- October 4, 11, 18, 25
- November 1, 8, 15, 22
- December 6, 13, 20
Spring 2025
- January 10, 17, 24, 31
- February 14
- March 7
- April 4, 25
Other important dates:
- January 31, 2025 – Last Curriculum Committee meeting to approve program and course proposals prior to the Faculty Senate meeting.
- February 5, 2025 – Last Faculty Senate meeting to approve program and
course proposals prior to the STAR deadline. - February 14, 2025 – STAR deadline: All new academic programs and all changes to existing programs, including courses, must be fully approved by February 1st in order to be effective for the following fall semester.
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