Resources from the 2018 Curriculum Guidelines

 
 
Approval Flowchart for Course Changes: provostdata.kent.edu/roadmapweb/06/approval-flowchart-courses.pdf
 
Approval Flowchart for Program and Policy Changes: provostdata.kent.edu/roadmapweb/06/approval-flowchartprogram-policy.pdf
 
Approval Flowchart for Academic Administrative Structures: provostdata.kent.edu/roadmapweb/06/approvalflowchart-structure.pdf  
 
Board of Trustees: www.kent.edu/bot  
 
Catalog: catalog.kent.edu  
 
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP): nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode  
 
Curriculum Services: www.kent.edu/provost/curriculum  
Educational Policies Council: www.kent.edu/provost/curriculum/educational-policies-council
Faculty Senate: www.kent.edu/provost/faculty-senate  
Higher Learning Commission: www.hlcommission.org  
 
Kent State Academic Programs (KSU log-in required): visit www.kent.edu/provost/curriculum and click on the link
 
Ohio Department of Higher Education: www.ohiohighered.org  
Policy Register: www.kent.edu/policyreg
 
Provost: www.kent.edu/provost
 
 
                                                      
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND INITIALS
 
BDS – Basic Data Sheet: former name of proposals for courses that listed the basic information about the course, including number, title, credits, description, prerequisites, learning outcomes, course contents (topics), etc.
CCC – College Curriculum Committee: the college-level curriculum body that reviews and recommends action to the college dean
CCGS – Chancellor’s Council on Graduate Studies: state-wide committee comprising graduate deans of Ohio public universities and charged by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to assess, recommend and report new graduate degree programs to the chancellor
CCP – Certification of Curriculum Proposal: provides a brief summary of the proposal and contains approval signatures from the administrators for the affected department/chair, campus, college; final signature is the provost (or designee)
CCU – Course Catalog Update: previously-used electronic workflow (available in FlashLine) to submit a proposal for courses; replaced by CIM
CIM – Curriculum Inventory Management: electronic workflow to submit a proposal for a course, program or policy (replaces the CCU workflow for courses and paper documents for programs)
CIP – Classification of Instructional Programs: taxonomy of academic disciplines at colleges and universities that allows federal, state and other agencies to understand the programs that institutions offer, regardless of the unique names each institution may title their programs
EPC – Educational Policies Council: committee of the Faculty Senate charged with long-range academic planning and overall curriculum and academic policy guidelines for the university
GDAC – Graduate Dean’s Advisory Council: primary academic advisory body to the dean of graduate studies on matters involving graduate programs, policies and procedures
GPS – Graduation Planning System: Kent State’s degree audit, which is the official list of all degree requirements merged with a student’s academic record to provide a real-time assessment of student progress toward graduation
 
GSAAC – Graduate Studies Administrative Advisory Council: former name of the Graduate Dean’s Advisory Council (GDAC)
HLC – Higher Learning Commission: one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States, which accredits degree-granting, post-secondary educational institutions in 19 states, including Ohio; the gatekeeper for federal financial aid
OBR – Ohio Board of Regents: former name of the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE)
ODHE – Ohio Department of Higher Education: cabinet-level agency for the governor that oversees higher education for the state, including authorizing and approving new degree programs, managing state-funded financial aid programs and developing and advocating policies to maximize higher education’s contributions to the state and its citizens
PDP – Program Development Plan: first step before a full proposal in the process to establish a new graduate degree or major; the PDP is a concise description of the proposed program
 
RACGS – Regents’ Advisory Council on Graduate Studies: former name of the Chancellor’s Council on Graduate Studies (CCGS)
UDC – Undergraduate Deans Council: studies and recommends solutions to improve undergraduate academic and administrative policies and procedures
URCC – University Requirements Curriculum Committee: EPC subcommittee charged with assessment, evaluation and approval of university-wide curricular requirements for undergraduate students (e.g., Kent Core)