Policy for Review of Non-Credit Certificate Programs

Whereas, the Board of Trustees has assigned to the Faculty the responsibility of providing for the establishment of curricula and courses as well as for the establishment of a program of extra-curricular education; and

Whereas, the Faculty have established their Senate to exercise all the powers vested in the Faculty by the Board of Trustees and to determine the duties that it will delegate to faculty committees; and

Whereas, the Senate Coordinating Committee on Education is charged with providing a large context for the examination and preparation of educational proposals and with helping to formulate and assess educational policies and practices; and

Whereas, the University offers several non-credit academic certificates, which entail courses, curricula, faculty, and graduation events; and

Whereas, these certificate programs are not approved by the Faculty through their Senate as are all other degrees, certificates, and academic programs; be it therefore

Resolved, that all non-credit certificate programs offered by the University of Delaware first must be approved by the Senate Coordinating Committee on Education.