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1. Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Revi= sed by vote of the faculty in fall 2021, the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum c= onsists of First Year Seminars with a Living and Learning Workshop; three r= equired interdisciplinary components (Core Communities, Core Conversations,= and Core Sciences); one course from each of the five Liberal Arts Practice= s (Confronting Collective Challenges; The Process of Writing; Quantitative = and Algorithmic Reasoning; Language Study; and Artistic Practice and Interp= retation) and one course from each of the three Areas of Inquiry (Human Tho= ught and Expression; Social Relations, Institutions, and Agents; and Natura= l Sciences and Mathematics); two units in Physical Education and Wellness; = and an optional Core Distinction capstone experience.
To fulfill the Liberal Arts Practices and Areas of Inquiries requirement= s, students must successfully complete at least seven courses, from at leas= t six different departments or programs. A fuller description of the = Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Program may be found in the Catalog.
Colgate=E2=80=99s Core Curriculum continues to be an important part of t= he liberal arts curriculum, and faculty members coming to Colgate are expec= ted to participate in the program. The Liberal Arts Core Curriculum is admi= nistered by the Division of University Studies. The Core Curriculum is revi= sed by the faculty on a ten-year cycle, allowing each revised curriculum to= be in place for ten years. The Provost/Dean of the Faculty empowers the Di= vision Director of University Studies to initiate the revision to accommoda= te this time frame. The Core Revision Committee consists of the University = Professors and one elected member from each academic division, as well as t= he Division Director of University Studies, who chairs the committee. The p= rocess of revision is outlined in Sec. II.C.2= a>.
2.&nb= sp;First-Year Seminars First-year students must enroll= in a First-Year Seminar and the Living and Learning Workshop, designed to = introduce students to all aspects of the learning process, both in and out = of the traditional classroom setting. Each First-Year Seminar cohort connec= ts directly with one of the living and learning communities that constitute= the Residential Commons program.The seminars are normally capped at 18 stu= dents. The first-year seminar instructor becomes the student=E2=80=99s acad= emic adviser until a student declares a major (for more information on firs= t-year student and sophomore advising, see Section III.M.4). First-year sem= inars are drawn from many parts of the academic curriculum, including Core = Component courses and entry-level courses in departments or programs. First= -Year Seminars that are departmental or program courses may satisfy any of = the Area of Inquiry or Liberal Arts Practices requirements except for the P= rocess of Writing.
As the First-Year Seminar program requires a two-year advising responsib= ility, faculty members are not encouraged to teach First-Year Seminars in c= onsecutive years (see Section III.M.4.a).
The first-year seminar program is administered by the offic= e of the dean of the faculty in coordination with the university studies di= vision director and the university professor for first-year seminars and th= e residential commons.
3.&nb= sp;Major/Minor Programs Department and program majors, as t= he name implies, are supervised by academic departments and interdisciplina= ry programs, with some, such as biology and romance languages, having more = than one such program. The department of physical education does not offer = a major. Specific requirements for each department and program majors may b= e found in the chapter on =E2=80=9CCourses of Study=E2=80=9D in the Colgate University Catalogue.
On rare occasions, students may also develop a topical majo= r. Topical majors encompass more than one discipline. The various topical m= ajor programs are administered at the divisional level =E2=80=94 Arts = and Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences =E2= =80=94 although some topical majors cross divisional lines. Student topical= major programs are approved by the respective division directors. Descript= ions of the individual topical major programs, including the requirements f= or each, may be found in the =E2=80=9CUndergraduate Program=E2=80=9D and = =E2=80=9CCourses of Study=E2=80=9D chapters in the Colgate University Catal= ogue.
Every department and nearly every program at Colgate offers= an optional minor. A full description of University rules for all min= or programs is found in the Catalogue.
Students must declare an official major in their fourth ter= m, prior to course registration (typically mid-March). At that time, t= he department or program assigns a new faculty adviser who will advise= the student for the next two years. In order to declare a major or minor o= fficially, students complete a Declaration of Major/Minor form (available i= n the Office of the Registrar), have it signed by the new faculty adviser a= nd the department chair or program director, and submit it to the registrar= . Students may elect to have a single major, a double major, a m= ajor and a minor, or a major and two minors.
4. Off-Campus Study Program Colgate=E2=80=99s program of off-campus study includes semester-long = Colgate study groups that are offered annually or biennially, approved prog= rams (fully implemented for the Class of 2016 and beyond), and extended stu= dy opportunities. The strength and diversity of these programs are rooted i= n the initiative, energy, and commitment of faculty directors who develop a= nd lead individual groups and in the faculty who invest their time in = the careful review of approved programs.
Administration of th= e Off-Campus Study Program The Off-Campus Study Committee (OCSC) i= s appointed by the Dean of the Faculty and is comprised of several faculty = members who have served as study group directors. The committee reviews all= proposals for off-campus study programs and conducts periodic assessm= ents of longstanding study groups and approved programs. Matters of study g= roup curriculum should be directed to the Chair of the OCSC, but the Dean= =E2=80=99s Advisory Council is ultimately responsible for the curriculum. T= he Director of Off-Campus Study/International Programs (OCS/IP), who serves= on the committee and reports to the Dean of the Faculty, is responsible fo= r the general oversight and logistical support of the Program.
Colgate study groups and ext= ended study programs are directed by a faculty member who assumes responsib= ility for the program while away from campus. In addition to providing= academic leadership, the faculty director must act in the capacity of an a= dministrative adviser with respect to the members of the group. The fa= culty director is financially accountable to the University for all expendi= tures, which must be supported by adequate documentation. Faculty members w= ho cannot accept the responsibilities of providing sound academic leadershi= p, student counseling, and financial accountability will not be permitted b= y the Dean of the Faculty to lead future off-campus study programs. Faculty= may not normally lead study groups in a semester that coincides with or di= rectly follows a pre-tenure review or tenure decision.
Creation of New Prog= rams
A. Colgate Study Groups Faculty members and= departments interested in proposing new Study Groups should speak first wi= th the Chair of the Off-Campus Study Committee and the Director of Off-Camp= us Study/International Programs. Proposals are reviewed by the OCSC on an a= nnual basis in the fall, but faculty who wish to propose a new group should= consult with the director of OCS/IP well before this. No costs for a propo= sed study group may be incurred before the Dean has granted =E2=80=9Capprov= al in principle=E2=80=9D to the group.
Study groups must have a cle= ar educational purpose and be of demonstrable academic value to students. G= roups must also demonstrate that they have continuity of leadership, w= hether they are sponsored by a department or by an interdisciplinary staff,= and each proposed group should list a steering committee. All groups must = be economically feasible to operate, and each must have a minimum enrollmen= t of twelve qualified students 120 days before departure. These four consid= erations will help guide the OCSC in making recommendations to the Dean of = the Faculty.
Detailed guidelines for stud= y group program and budget proposals are provided in the Director=E2=80=99s= Manual for off-Campus Study Groups available from OCS/IP.
B. Extended Study Programs provide a way to= extend courses beyond the traditional semester with an off-campus componen= t in either May, August or January. Three to five weeks in duration, extend= ed study courses complement and/or supplement students=E2=80=99 academic ex= perience by providing access to sites and institutions not available on cam= pus. Extended study may precede or follow the on-campus portion of a course= or follow one or more on-campus prerequisite courses.
Faculty members interested i= n proposing a new extended study course should submit a one-page preliminar= y plan to the director of OCS/IP and to the chair of the OCSC with cop= ies to their department chair (and interdisciplinary program director, if a= pplicable), division director(s), and to the associate dean of the faculty.= The preliminary plan should be a short description of the program that the= faculty member will be asked to develop more fully if the idea of the new = extended study is approved in principle.
Full proposals are reviewed = annually at the end of the fall semester by the OCSC, the Dean=E2=80=99s Ad= visory Council and in the case of high- risk destinations, Risk Management.= Colgate will normally try to offer four to six extended study programs eac= h year. In the event of a large number of proposals, please refer to the Ex= tended Study Guidelines available from OCS/IP for criteria that will be use= d to balance offerings.
C. Approved Programs Starting with the Clas= s of 2016, students wishing to study abroad, but whose academic interests a= re not best served by one of Colgate=E2=80=99s study groups, will be able t= o choose from a list of vetted and approved non-Colgate programs. Identific= ation of new approved programs usually will occur at the request of interes= ted faculty and academic departments/interdisciplinary programs. Ideally, f= aculty from several departments will collaboratively recommend a destinatio= n or program to the OCSC that they believe will serve curricular needs.
Programs under consideration= for the approved programs list will be vetted by the registrar and academi= c departments/interdisciplinary programs for credit transferability and by = OCS/IP for appropriate risk management and student administrative support. = In addition, the OCSC will take into account the program=E2=80=99s academic= rigor, the extent to which credit from the program can be integrated into = a Colgate student=E2=80=99s academic plan, and the potential impact on rele= vant Colgate departments and study groups.
Review of Programs Students enrolled in of= f-campus study programs are expected to complete an evaluation of the off-c= ampus study experience, which addresses the content of their program, the c= ourses, the director=E2=80=99s leadership performance and the program admin= istration. When the off- campus study program includes a credit-bearing com= ponent on campus, such as may be the case with extended study courses, both= the standard SET form and evaluation of off-campus study experience will b= e completed. Evaluation forms are distributed by faculty directors of Colga= te study groups and extended study programs and by OCS/IP for approved prog= rams. Completed evaluation forms are returned to OCS/IP.
Faculty directors of Colgate study groups and extended stud= y programs must submit a financial report and final general program report = to OCS/IP upon the conclusion of the program. Details regarding the content= of these reports are available from OCS/IP. A copy of the final general re= port should also be filed with the faculty director=E2=80=99s departme= nt chair or chair of the interdisciplinary program, and made available to t= he next director.
Study groups of long standing are reviewed in full once eve= ry four years. This assessment is conducted by members of the study group= =E2=80=99s steering committee, academic department(s) or interdisciplinary = programs(s) who review past directors=E2=80=99 reports and submit a written= self-study to the chair of the OCSC. The self-study highlights the strengt= hs, discusses the challenges, and suggests recommendations for the future o= f the study group. Detailed information regarding the content of the full r= eview is available from OCS/IP.
The OCSC will review each approved program every four years= , as it does Colgate study groups. Review will include a careful considerat= ion of the number of students participating in the approved program; s= tudent evaluations of the program; a list of all courses transferred into C= olgate from the program in the previous four years, including major and min= or credits earned; comments solicited by OCS/IP from departments whose majo= rs have studied on the program as to their view of the academic experience;= and any demonstrated effect on Colgate study groups.