Senate Bill No. 0304-17
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by: Graduate Academic Council
Date: April 19, 2004
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE,
SX.4.6 GRADUATE ACADEMIC COUNCIL
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT:
1. The Charter of the University Senate scheduled to take effect Fall 2004, specifically
section SX.4.6 pertaining to the Committee on Curriculum and Instruction of the
Graduate Academic Council, be amended as follows; and
2. That this proposal be forwarded to the President for approval.
SX.4. Graduate Academic Council
Existing:
SX.4.6 The Council, through its Committee on Curriculum and Instruction, shall have
responsibility for the graduate academic curriculum. The committee shall have no more
that eight members and shall include at least five Teaching Faculty, at least two of whom
are on the Council.
SX.4.6.1 The committee shall consider all revisions in existing graduate degree programs.
SX.4.6.2 The committee shall review proposals for new graduate courses and changes to
existing graduate courses.
SX.4.6.3 The committee shall submit all recommended changes and new courses to the
Council for final approval.
Proposed Revision:
SX.4.6 The Council, through its Committee on Curriculum and Instruction, shall have
responsibility for the graduate academic curriculum. The committee shall have no more
that eight members and shall include at least five Teaching Faculty, at least two of whom
are on the Council.
SX.4.6.1 The committee shall consider all revisions to existing graduate degree programs
and shall submit all recommended changes to the Council for final approval.
SX.4.6.2 The committee shall review new graduate courses and substantive changes to
existing graduate courses, as approved within the schools and colleges, subject to final
review by the Council.
Rationale
The Council submits these modest changes to its charge both to (1) highlight the
significant role that faculty within schools and colleges exercise in regard to course
approval actions and (2) allow for the implementation of approved new or revised
graduate courses in a timely manner, while retaining ultimate GAC authority on all
graduate course matters.
