Program Development and Curricular Revisions

TSC places primary responsibility for the content, quality, and effectiveness of the curriculum with its faculty. Faculty are generally responsible for ensuring the achievement of appropriate student learning, curriculum, and academic program outcomes. To ensure faculty involvement in the approval of educational programs, TSC has developed an academic program approval process, driven by faculty.

The Curriculum and Instruction Committee considers all new course and program proposals, improvements and revisions to existing programs and the general education core curriculum, and program closures. The Committee reviews requested curricular actions and makes recommendations to the Vice President of Instruction regarding the appropriate administrative action. Throughout the process, the Committee assures compliance with guidelines from The Commission on Colleges and Universities (SACSCOC), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and program- specific accrediting agencies.