間眅埶AV

History of the Curriculum Initiative at 間眅埶AV

Early in 2000, a distinguished committee was charged with evaluating our undergraduate curriculum. This committee surveyed exemplary universities and consulted widely with students, faculty, staff and experts. Several significant changes were recommended to enhance the quality of undergraduate education at 間眅埶AV. Included in the recommendations were requirements intended to ensure that students entering 間眅埶AV were adequately prepared to do university-level course-work and, when remediation was necessary, that students obtained it before entering 間眅埶AV or early in their programs. These recommendations were presented to the Senate of 間眅埶AV in October 2002 and accepted in principle at that time.

Recognizing that the task of implementing these requirements would be complex, Senate established a Task Force, which was supplemented by three Support Groups (hereafter collectively referred to as the Implementation Committees), to recommend how the proposed changes could be implemented most effectively. In November 2003, the Implementation Committees released a Discussion Paper that contained a set of preliminary recommendations and outlined what they believed to be a workable plan for the advancement of undergraduate education at 間眅埶AV. Following the release of this document, the Implementation Committees consulted widely within 間眅埶AV and with other institutions. A Revised Discussion Paper was prepared for Senate, and motions related to the recommendations were passed at the May 2004 meeting of Senate.

Ad Hoc Curriculum Committee (2001-2002)

* AdHoc_Disc_Paper_Short.pdf
Discussion Paper - Synopsis, December 2001
* AdHoc_Disc_Paper_Long.pdf
Discussion Paper - Full Version, December 2001
* AdHoc_final.pdf
Final Report of the Ad Hoc Senate Committee, June 2002

Undergraduate Curriculum Implementation Task Force (2003-2004)

* Discussion_Paper_Synopsis.pdf
Discussion Paper - Synopsis, November 2003
* Discussion_Paper_final.pdf
Discussion Paper - Full Version, November 2003
* REVISED_DP_April_04.pdf
Revised Discussion Paper - April 2004
* SCAR_memo_FINAL_2.pdf
Memo to SCAR - April 2004

* UCITF_Funding_Plan_093004.pdf
UCITF Planning Document - September 2004

Project Updates (2003-2005)

* Project_Update_No._1.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 1 - May 2003
* Project_Update_No._2.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 2 - July 2003
* Project_Update_No._3.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 3 - November 2003
* Project_Update_No._4.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 4 - n.d.
* Project_Update_No._5.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 5 - March 2004
* Project_Update_No._6.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 6 - March 2004
* Project_Update_No._7.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 7 - May 2004
* Project_Update_No._8.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 8 - October 2004
* Project_Update_No._9.pdf
Curriculum Project Update No. 9 - September 2005