1.15  UNIVERSITY CATALOGS

Effective: November 22, 1995

PURPOSE

To establish the academic purpose and function of University catalogs, and to define the academic offices responsible for their maintenance and distribution.

AUTHORITY/SOURCE

Florida Administrative Code 6C-6.001
SACS "Criteria for Accreditation"  Section IV

POLICY

It is required that accurate and current catalogs be published setting forth the University's purpose and objectives, entrance requirements and procedures, rules and regulations for conduct, programs and courses, degree completion requirements, full-time faculty and degrees held, costs and other items relative to attending the institution or withdrawing from it.

University catalogs contain academic policies and procedures derived from authoritative "Primary Manuals," approved following the recognized policy review and approval process.  Thus, catalogs are considered "Secondary Manuals." Likewise, the program and degree requirements they contain are based upon the decisions of the University Curriculum Committee, the Provost and the Florida Board of Regents.

The programs, policies, requirements, and regulations published in the catalog are continually subject to review in order to serve the University's various publics and to respond to the mandates of the Florida Board of Regents, the University's curriculum review process, etc.  The current catalogs at the time a student is admitted to a program serve as the approved course of study unless a specific program manual is provided to the student by the School, College or Department.

PROCEDURE

The Registrar is responsible for the annual revisions to the University catalogs.  Revisions are made in consultation with the Provost's Office and Deans regarding decisions of the University Curriculum Committee, and the Florida Board of Regents.  Academic policies and procedures modified through the internal policy review and approval process are provided to the registrar each year by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies for policies in the Undergraduate Policies and Procedures Manual, the Dean of Graduate Studies for policies in the Graduate Policies and Procedures Manual, and the Provost's Office for those in the Academic Affairs Policies and Procedures Manual.  Curriculum and program changes must be reviewed by the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee, published in the Curriculum Committee Bulletin, and approved by the Provost in consultation with the Deans.  Throughout the year the Provost's Office provides the approved curriculum committee bulletins to the Registrar.  The University Calendar is modified annually by the Registrar in consultation with the Faculty Senate, Council of Deans, Provost's Office and Executive Council.

These offices must assure that the catalogs reflect current University information and approved policies.  Catalogs are distributed by the Registrar, but they may also be obtained from the Offices of Graduate Studies and Undergraduate Studies.

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