UTDPP1023
Committee on Educational Policy

Policy Statement

The Committee on Educational Policy is a University Committee of The University of Texas at Dallas appointed by the President.

Committee Charge

The Committee is charged with reviewing the policies and procedures of all educational programs of the University, with respect to their quality, feasibility, necessity, and consistency with established academic policies, standards, and goals. The purview of the Committee specifically includes, but is not limited to, 1) all proposals for the assignment of university credit to new courses, 2) all proposals for new programs, 3) all proposals for changes to the existing course inventory and programs, 4) all catalog materials, and 5) other academic policy issues referred to it by the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP) Committee. The Committee shall publish, with the approval of its Responsible University Officials, calendars for submission to it of proposals for new programs, catalog copy for approval, and such other materials as it considers appropriate.

Proposals for new programs and revisions to existing programs, catalog copy and other proposals shall be submitted directly by appropriate administrative officers to the Committee for review after they have been approved by the Council for Undergraduate Education and/or Council on Graduate Education. Upon completion of its deliberations, the Committee will forward the material with their results to the Provost for final decision.

Membership

The members of the Committee shall include two faculty representatives from each School, but with one representative from the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, nominated by the Committee on University Service and appointed by the President. The Chair of the Committee on Core Curriculum shall serve ex officio as one of the voting members. There shall be five non-voting ex officio members: the Dean of Graduate Education, the Dean of Undergraduate Education, the liaison to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Institutional Accreditation Liaison and the University Registrar. The President, or the President's designee, will appoint as non-voting members, a graduate student representative, nominated by the Graduate Student Assembly, and an undergraduate student representative, nominated by the Student Government.

Unless specified otherwise in this charge, Committee members are appointed to two-year terms, and the Chair and Vice Chair are appointed annually by the President. The terms for appointed members shall be staggered so that no more than one-half of the terms expire in any one year. Members may be reappointed by the President for additional terms. If for any reason a Committee member resigns, the President shall appoint another individual to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

Reporting Requirements

Annually, but no later than August 31, the Chair of the Committee provides the President with a written report for the prior academic year.

Responsible University Official (RUO)

The Dean of Graduate Education and the Dean of Undergraduate Education shall serve as the RUOs for this committee.