Graduate Academic Affairs Committee
The GAAC’s mission is “… maintaining oversight of all matters related to the quality of graduate education, in both masters and doctoral programs and in advanced certification programs.” One aspect of this is “maintaining the course approval process for all graduate courses (see OP36.01).”
The 2007-2008 GAAC members have created this web page with three instructional tools for you, the faculty member and author, to assist in your preparation and presentation of a new course, certification program, or graduate certificate, program, changes to an existing course, or deletion of a course, and submitting to the GAAC for recommendation and routing to the Graduate School Council for Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (PSVPAA) approval to the course inventory.
The decision for approval of any submission to the TTU course inventory is made at the Graduate School level.
TTU has established an operating policy and procedure, OP36.01, with forms to be completed and submitted along with required documentation (syllabus, etc…) and routing requirements. The tools listed below are for your edification and use.
Tool One
The web site below provides synthesized guidelines for course addition, change or deletion. Use this link to prepare the required forms for submission to both the GAAC and the Graduate School.
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/docs/facstaff/CourseProgAddChangeDel.pdf
Tool Two
This web site historically lists all EDUC approved courses. Use this to research your proposed course for duplication, similarity, scholastic knowledge, etc… It also has the link to the required course approval FORM.
http://www.irs.ttu.edu/CourseInventory.htm
Tool Three
GAAC recommends the following steps to prepare and present the course for review, approval and routing.
- Review the GAAC form and checklist for submission guidelines
GAAC Cover Sheet Checklist for Course Approval
GAAC Supporting Documentation Form
- Complete Tools One and Two
- Contact other program faculty members for suggestions, recommendations and input. Research student populations and relevant data required as documentation for the forms and approval process. This information will be used in the two justification tables on the course approval form.
- Submit forms, syllabus, template and additional documentation (if needed using the GAAC form and checklist) to your program coordinator for approval. Explain course information to meet program curriculum and prevent duplication. This may occur at program faculty meetings as determined by the program.
- Program coordinator submits information to the department chair for approval and review for duplication or deletion of another course.
- Department chairs will meet as ex officio GAAC members on a regular basis to review and recommend advancement of submitted course requests.
- Submission of all forms and documentation to the GAAC chairperson at least 2 weeks prior to regularly scheduled monthly meetings for review - Electronic submission and one hard copy of the appropriate form, template, and syllabus is required.
- Author will be requested to attend the GAAC meeting, when the course is under review, to present the course and answer questions by members. Voting for recommendation to approve submission to the Graduate School Council may occur at this time.
- If approval occurs at this meeting, signatures will be obtained and all documentation will be routed to the Graduate School Council.
Contact your department chair and the current GAAC Chair with additional questions or concerns.
Additional websites:
EDUC Faculty & Staff Graduate Education Archive
http://www.educ.ttu.edu/gradedpolicies/
NEW COURSE Form
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/facstaff/coursechange.php
TTU Course approval procedure
http://www.irs.ttu.edu/CourseInvty/ShortProcedure.htm
Status of 2007-2008 GAAC Submitted Courses
GAAC Approved Minutes
- July 31, 2008
- March 3, 2008
- February 20, 2008
- January 16, 2008
- September 28, 2007
- September 19, 2007
- February 20, 2007