Section 3.3 Summer Term: Gaining University Approval for Changes and Preparing for the Next Faculty Vote
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Apply for university approval of changes as soon as feasible
- if possible, encourage a committee member to volunteer to take charge of finding out about the institution's approval process and to oversee submission of required forms
- recognize this person's effort appropriately
- try to obtain institution approvals before students start to register for the revised courses
- if approval is unlikely to occur before registration, restrict entry so that students must see an advisor before allowed to register for a revised course
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Prepare for faculty vote on changes in requirements for the major and minor
- discuss the proposed changes with each faculty member informally
- prepare a document that clearly describes the proposed changes
- provide a one-page executive summary
- list main questions for each category of changes to be decided
- provide a table of contents listing information provided for each change
- provide the details for each proposed change
- refine the document with feedback from small committee members
- discuss the document and proposed changes with head of the department
- ask the head of the department to email the document to faculty