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eMailThe Academic Affairs Committee is responsible for maintaining excellence in the instructional program at the College. It has the authority to process all curricula changes and to appoint ad hoc committees as necessary to develop sufficient background information for its decisions. In addition, this Committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending academic policies and procedures. This includes (but is not limited to) such items as admission requirements, degree requirements, attendance policy, late and irregular registration, and grades and grading policies. The committee annually reviews the admissions, academic and general degree requirement policies. Recommendations for the addition of new programs of study are taken to the Board of Regents for consideration prior to being submitted to the Coordinating Board for approval.
Standard procedures have been developed for the submission of all curriculum revisions to the Academic Affairs Committee. Submissions must include:
Curriculum revisions must be submitted to the Academic Affairs Committee according to the following guidelines:
COURSES
If submitting a course revision, refer to either the WECM or ACGM
Technical courses are located in the Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) and are viewable online at http://www.thecb.state...pub/default.cfm.
Academic courses are located in the Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) and are viewable online at http://www.thecb.state...orceEd/acgm.htm.
Revision of Existing Course(s)
To request a revision to a course title, course pre/co-requisite, course description or lecture/lab hour combination, complete a curriculum revision request form. In addition, the existing course information needs to be submitted with strikethroughs indicating deletions. The revised course must include changes and additions which are highlighted.
Addition of New Course(s)
To request the addition of a course to the Amarillo College course inventory, complete a curriculum revision request form describing the need for the course and a rationale/justification. The request must include course title, course pre/co-requisite requirements, course description and lecture/lab hour combination.
If a proposed new course requires Coordinating Board approval as a unique (ACGM) or local (WECM) needs course, contact the office of the Vice President and Dean of Instruction for assistance. All unique and local needs courses require Coordinating Board approval prior to submission to Academic Affairs.
PROGRAMS
Addition of a New Technical Program
Prior to curriculum submission to Academic Affairs, all new program requests require Coordinating Board approval. The following provides a direct link to the Guidelines for Instructional Programs in Workforce Education (GIPWE) outlining the requirements of a new program request.
http://www.thecb.state...rceEd/gipwe.htm
Addition of a New Academic Program
Prior to curriculum submission to Academic Affairs, refer to the Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) for a complete inventory of approved academic courses. The following provides a direct link to the ACGM.
http://www.thecb.state...orceEd/acgm.htm
Revision of Existing Program
To request a revision to an existing program, complete a curriculum revision request form. In addition, the existing program curriculum must be submitted with strikethroughs indicating deletions. The proposed program curriculum must include course additions and changes highlighted.