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Curriculum Committee

Committee Charge

Purpose: Foster innovative course, credential, and program offerings. Facilitate and recommend the addition, revision or elimination of courses, credentials and programs.

Goal1: Study and review all proposals for the addition of courses, programs and curricula and evaluate recommendations.

  • Receive and evaluate all requests for the addition of curricula
  • Recommend changes as necessary to comply with LLC policy and procedure
  • Vote to accept or reject all proposals and recommend to the President for LLC Board approval

Goal 2: Review suggestions for the revision or elimination of courses and programs.

  • Receive and evaluate all requests for revision of curriculum
  • Recommend changes as necessary to comply with LLC policy and procedure
  • Vote to accept or reject all proposals and recommend to the President those to be forwarded to the Board and ICCB for approval

Goal 3: Make recommendations for curriculum and course changes.

  • Recommend proposals to the President for LLC Board of Trustees, ICCB, IAI, IBHE and HLC approvals

Connection to Strategic Plan 2027

Strategic Motto: Education That Fits Your Life

Strategic Priority Statement: Lake Land College will enable students to fit education within their active work and personal lives. We will streamline enrollment processes and technology, provide customer-centric schedules and learning options, and facilitate access to comprehensive support services.

Committee Membership

  • Chair and Sponsor: Vice President for Academic Services
  • Committee Assistant: Administrative Assistant to VP for Academic Services
  • Dean of Academic Operations
  • Dean of Admission Services
  • Director of Assessment and Program Review 
  • Director of Data Analytics
  • Director of Institutional Research and Reporting
  • Director of Library Services
  • Associate Dean of Enrollment
  • All Division Chairs
  • Coordinator of Curriculum Development
  • Academic Scheduling Coordinator
  • One Member from Workforce Solutions and Community Ed.
  • One Admissions and Records Staff
  • One Academic Counselor
  • One Career Faculty
  • One Transfer Faculty 
  • Two students selected by the Student Government Association

Curriculum Meetings and Timelines

The Curriculum Committee process requires a pre-committee review of curricular changes before they are taken to the full committee for first reading. In order for items to be considered, they must first meet one of the deadlines for packet submission in the right column below. At which Curriculum Committee meeting those items are considered depends on the types and/or volume of revisions required. Faculty are strongly encouraged to work closely on curricular changes with their division chair and Shannon McGregor, Coordinator of Curriculum Development (smcgregor2@lakelandcollege.edu, ext. 5334, Webb Hall 027).

Curriculum Development forms are located on the shared drive under Academics, Academic Forms, Curriculum Development Forms. Course and program changes must be described on the Rationale for Course or Program Revisions Form Excel file in that folder.

Courses

  • To create a new course, complete the Course Information Form and Rationale for Course or Program Revisions Form (Rationale tab only), Excel files on the shared drive.
  • If revising a course, request the most recent Course Information Form from Shannon.

Programs

  • To create a new program proposal, complete the Program Development Form and Rationale for Course or Program Revisions Form (Rationale and New Program tabs) Excel files on the shared drive.
  • If revising a program, complete the Rationale for Course or Program Revisions Form (Rationale and Revised Program Model tabs). You can download the most recent program model from the Lake Land College website or email Shannon to send in the Rationale file. Please remember to check the program and semester credit hours for accuracy.

Important Dates

  • To ensure changes for the following fall, curriculum documents must be finalized before October 31 and be presented for first reading at the November Curriculum Committee meeting.
  • To ensure changes are approved for the following spring, documents must be finalized before May 1 and make the May Curriculum Committee meeting.

Fall 2025

Meeting Date Deadline for Packet Submission
September 10, 11:00 a.m. August 28, 11:00 a.m.
October 8, 11:00 a.m. September 25, 11:00 a.m.
November 12, 11:00 a.m. * ^
* Final Curricular Changes for Fall 2026 Start
^ Final Curricular Changes for Catalog		 October 30, 11:00 a.m.
December 9, 11:00 a.m. November 26, 11:00 a.m.

Spring 2026

Meeting Date Deadline for Packet Submission
January 14, 11:00 a.m. December 19, 11:00 a.m.
February 11, 11:00 a.m. January 29, 11:00 a.m.
March 18, 11:00 a.m. February 26, 11:00 a.m.
April 15, 11:00 a.m. April 2, 11:00 a.m.
May 13 (Finals Week) *, 11:00 a.m.
* Final Curricular Changes for Spring 2027 Start		 April 30, 11:00 a.m.
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